As NY reopens, state death toll continues downtrend while nation approaches 100,000 dead
NEW YORK (AP) — The daily coronavirus death toll increased slightly, though the trend continues down, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said this weekend.
The daily death toll has hovered around 100 over the past week, a significant drop from the peak in early April when the number seemed more likely to hit 1,000 than fall below 100. It peaked at 799 deaths on April 8.
Cuomo said the state was now “decidedly in the reopening phase.” And he noted that the state’s curve was going down even as many places in the country were rising in deaths.