New York state has produced its least number of fatalities in a single day in weeks and Governor Andrew Cuomo calls it a critical benchmark. as per a report in AP.??
The daily death tally was 84 and this comes after a peak of 799 on April 8.?
According to the governor, it seemed impossible to bring down the daily fatality rate to below 100 a few weeks back.
"In my head, I was always looking to get under 100," he said.?
"For me, it's a sign that we're making real progress," he added.?
New York also saw the number of its patients in hospital dip to 4600.?
Cuomo also said the area along the Hudson River north shall start to reopen on May 26 and Long Island could could do the same on May 27.?