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Never-before seen surge in 911 calls as Covid-19 death toll in New York surpasses 1,000

It took Spain 18 days to go from its first death to its 1,000th, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Italy took 21 days. New York state took 16 days.

ew York state's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak climbed Sunday above 1,000, less than a month after the first known infection in the state.

Most of those deaths have come in just the past few days.

New York City reported in the evening that its toll had risen to 776. The total number of statewide deaths isn't expected to be released until Monday, but with at least 250 additional deaths recorded outside the city as of Sunday morning, the state's total fatalities was at least 1,026.

The virus and the disease it causes, COVID-19, has torn through New York with frightening speed.

The first known infection in the state was discovered March 1 in a health care worker who recently returned from Iran. Two days later, the state got its second case, a lawyer from the suburb of New Rochelle.

By March 10, Gov. Andrew Cuomo had declared a "containment area" in New Rochelle that shuttered area schools and houses of worship. That same day, the metropolitan area saw its first fatality: a man who worked at a harness track in Yonkers and lived in New Jersey.

By March 12, the state had banned all gatherings of more than 500 people, darkening Broadway theaters and sports arenas. A day later, the first New York resident died, an 82-year-old woman with emphysema.

New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio closed New York City's schools March 15.

More severe restrictions came March 20, when Cuomo ordered all nonessential workers to stay home, barred gatherings of any size and instructed anyone out in public to stay at least 6 feet from other people. At the time, only 35 New Yorkers had been killed by the virus.

 

That was only nine days ago.

It took Spain 18 days to go from its first death to its 1,000th, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Italy took 21 days. New York state took 16 days.

Here are the latest coronavirus developments in New York:

'UNPRECEDENTED' SURGE IN 911 CALLS

New Yorkers are hearing a constant wail of sirens as weary ambulance crews respond to a record volume of 911 calls. The city's ambulances are responding to about 6,000 calls a day - more than 50 per cent more than average. Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said Sunday that the last five days have been the busiest stretch in the history of the city's EMS operation.

"This is unprecedented," de Blasio said. "We have never seen our EMS system get this many calls - ever."

Nigro said the surge is delaying responses to lower-level calls. De Blasio said the city is planning to shift personnel onto EMS crews to help keep up with demand.

MAYOR: DAYS BEFORE SUPPLIES RUN OUT

De Blasio said he has asked the federal government to deliver 400 more ventilators to city hospitals by Wednesday and warned that without reinforcements the city will run out of masks, gowns and other hospital supplies in a week.

With the expected peak of cases in the city still two to three weeks away, de Blasio said he has asked the US military to aid in sending needs new waves of doctors, nurses and other medical personnel to the city.

Cuomo said Sunday that more than 76,000 health professionals, including many who've recently retired from the field, have volunteered to help in the coronavirus fight.

The USNS Comfort, a Navy hospital ship with 1,000 beds, 12 operating rooms and a full medical staff, is scheduled to arrive in the city on Monday. It will be used to treat non-coronavirus patients to free up space in city hospitals.

A 68-bed field hospital is being built in Manhattan's Central Park. Samaritan's Purse, a charity run by Christian evangelical preacher Franklin Graham, built a similar temporary facility in Italy to help deal with the crisis there. He said the New York City version could be up and running Tuesday.

POOR NEIGHBORHOODS HIT HARD

Coronavirus is overwhelming some of New York City's poorest neighborhoods, according to new data released by the city.

Queens accounts for 32 per cent of the city's more than 30,000 confirmed cases as of Saturday - more than any other borough.

Neighborhoods such as Jackson Heights, Elmhurst and Corona, which are generally poor, densely packed and have large non-English speaking populations, have been among the hardest hit, according to a city map showing percent ranges of people testing positive for the disease. In those areas, between 69 per cent and 86 per cent of the tests done have come back positive.

A hospital in Elmhurst has been overrun with coronavirus cases.

Statistics on coronavirus cases do not reflect everyone who may have the virus, because many people have been told to manage their illness at home and are not getting tested.

 

EARLY PATIENT GOES HOME

The number of patients being discharged at the state's hospitals after they've been treated for coronavirus has increased daily to a high of 845 on Saturday, Cuomo said. In all, more than 3,500 people have been discharged.

They include a lawyer from the New York City suburbs connected to one of the earliest US coronavirus clusters.

Lawrence Garbuz's family and neighbor were infected, as well as members of his synagogue.

"The 'patient zero' - what we call patient zero in Westchester, New Rochelle - who was very sick for a very long time, he has actually gone home," Cuomo said Sunday. "He's out of the hospital."

As of Sunday, more than 8,500 people remain hospitalized across the state because of the disease, including more than 2,000 in intensive care.

Those totals are continuing to spike, but Cuomo said they're not multiplying nearly as quickly as they were last week. From March 16-19, the number of hospitalizations in the state doubled every two days. Now it's taking about six days for the number to double.

STATE PUSHES FOR MORE FEDERAL MONEY

Cuomo spoke with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday after lambasting the federal government for giving the state a fraction of needed funding as it faces a potential revenue shortfall of up to $15 billion due to the economic damaged caused by the virus.

"They committed to right the wrong in the next federal bill that passes, and the governor is committed to working with them to make that a reality," Cuomo senior adviser Richard Azzoparadi told The Associated Press. Schumer called the conversation "long and productive."

TRAVEL ADVISORY CONCERNS

On Saturday, after saying he was weighing the idea of mandatory quarantine for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, President Donald Trump tweeted that instead, he'd issue advisory urging people in those states to avoid any nonessential travel for two weeks.

De Blasio said he worried about the advisory's impact on families with members in New York and other places who were looking to reunite.

"We've got to respect, in the middle of a crisis, families have a right to be together," de Blasio said.

OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:

With schools and many daycare centers closed, states, local governments and philanthropists are scrambling to provide child care for parents who are needed on the front lines of the virus fight.

College students were sent home because of the coronavirus are taking advantage of their last days on campus to forge a few more memories.

James Dolan, the owner of the New York Knicks and Rangers, has tested positive for COVID-19.

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Italy coronavirus deaths rise by 756, total death toll over 10,700

The total death toll in Italy has crossed 10,700 after 756 fresh ones were recorded on Sunday. The number of fatalities, by far the highest of any country in the world, accounts for more than a third of all deaths from the infectious virus worldwide.

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54-yr-old woman from Kalimpong dies in North Bengal Medical College 

A woman infected with the coronavirus died at a state-run hospital in north Bengal on Monday, taking the total number of COVID-19 deaths in West Bengal to two, hospital sources said.

The 54-year-old woman from Kalimpong in Darjeeling district breathed her last around 2 am at the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, where she was admitted.

She had recently returned from Chennai, where she had gone for the treatment of her daughter. Her daughter and the doctor, who was treating the woman, have been quarantined at a centre, a health department official said.

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Eight fresh cases emerge in Madhya Pradesh 

Eight new cases of the novel coronavirus were recorded in Madhya Pradesh, seven from Indore and one in Ujjain on Monday. The total of confirmed cases in Indore has risen to 32, said Dean, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore.

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COVD-19 STATE WIDE STATS

*Including 49 foreign Nationals, as on 30.03.2020 at 10:30 AM)

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Total Confirmed cases *	Cured/ Discharged/Migrated	Death
1	Andhra Pradesh	19	1	0
2	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	9	0	0
3	Bihar	11	0	1
4	Chandigarh	8	0	0
5	Chhattisgarh	7	0	0
6	Delhi	53	6	2
7	Goa	5	0	0
8	Gujarat	58	1	5
9	Haryana	33	17	0
10	Himachal Pradesh	3	0	1
11	Jammu and Kashmir	31	1	2
12	Karnataka	80	5	3
13	Kerala	194	19	1
14	Ladakh	13	3	0
15	Madhya Pradesh	33	0	2
16	Maharashtra	193	25	8
17	Manipur	1	0	0
18	Mizoram	1	0	0
19	Odisha	3	0	0
20	Puducherry	1	0	0
21	Punjab	38	1	1
22	Rajasthan	57	3	0
23	Tamil Nadu	50	4	1
24	Telengana	69	1	1
25	Uttarakhand	7	2	0
26	Uttar Pradesh	75	11	0
27	West Bengal	19	0	1
Total number of confirmed cases in India		1071	100	29

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Confirmed cases climb to 1,071

Total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India rose to 1,071, including 942 active cases, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. So far, 29 deaths due to the infection has been reported while 99 individuals have recovered and discharged. 

 

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COVID-19 toll in Gujarat rises to six

A 45-year-old coronavirus patient died in Gujarat, taking the state's toll to six, PTI reported.

One person, undergoing treatment for COVID-19, had died in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

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Coronavirus: Hospital starts tele-medicine services using WhatsApp to help patients

A hospital in Deralakatte in Mangaluru has started tele-medicines using WhatsApp, enabling patients to consult doctors and get medical advice during the ongoing coronavirus lockdown in India.

"This service has been started due to Coronavirus pandemic. The patients can contact their respective doctors& get advice. Yesterday, 300-plus patients approached our doctors through this service: Dr S Hiremath, Medical Superintendent at the hospital told news agency ANI.

 

 

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Take care of people from UP, taking care of those here: Yogi Adityanath pens letter to other CMs

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday wrote a letter to chief ministers of other states, requesting them to take care of UP natives living in their states. He also assured them that he is also taking care of people from other states living in UP. It may be noted that a lot of migrant workers from UP are stuck in other states due to the lock down.

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Two new cases in Andhra Pradesh take state tally to 23

The total number of corona virus cases in Andhra Pradesh rose to 23 with two more persons testing positive since last night. A 72-year old man in Rajamahendravaram and a 49-year old from Kakinada tested positive for the infection, the Medical and Health Department said in its latest bulletin.

Their travel details were being traced, it said. With the fresh two cases, the number of confirms cases in East Godavari district touched three.

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AIIMS Delhi trauma centre converted into Covid-19 dedicated hospital

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, is reshaping its Apex Trauma Centre complex into a dedicated hospital for treatment of novel coronavirus patients, Dr DK Sharma, Medical Superintendent of AIIMS, told news agency ANI.

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Four fresh cases in Bhagalpur 

Four more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Bihar's Bhagalpur on Sunday, taking the number of coronavirus cases in the state to 15, an official said.

These four samples were tested at the IGIMS Hospital, run by the state government, where testing facilities became functional recently.

"We had received a total of 16 samples from the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College at Bhagalpur of which four tested positive," Head of the Microbiology department at IGIMS S K Shahi said.

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Benjamin Netanyahu's aide tests positive for COVID-19, unclear if Israeli PM exposed to virus

An aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tested positive for coronavirus, officials said on Monday, but it was not immediately clear if the 70-year-old leader had been exposed or his work affected.

"We will take action in accordance with Health Ministry directives," an official said, announcing the diagnosis of the parliamentary aide, whom Israeli media described as being in good condition.

The Health Ministry generally requires 14-day self-isolation and possible coronavirus testing for anyone deemed to have been in proximity with an infected person.

 

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Jack Ma, Alibaba foundations donate medical supplies to India, six other nations

Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation on Sunday announced donation of essential medical supplies, including face masks and COVID-19 test kits, to India and six other nations to help combat the spread of coronavirus.

"Collectively, these seven countries will receive a total of 1.7 million face masks, 1,65,000 test kits as well as protective clothing and medical equipment such as ventilators and forehead thermometers," the two foundations said in a statement.

The first batch of medical supplies for India arrived in Delhi on Sunday night and were received by the Indian Red Cross Society. Besides India, the medical supplies will be donated to Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.

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77-year-old from Kolkata tests positive 

A 77-year-old man from Kolkata tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, taking the total number of people afflicted with the novel coronavirus to 22, a senior health official said.

The septuagenarian was admitted to a private medical facility on Sunday evening with fever, cough and severe respiratory issues, he said.

The elderly man, whose travel history is yet to be ascertained, is on ventilator support at an isolation unit of the hospital, the official said.