COVID hospitalizations in New York jump 40 percent since Thanksgiving to 4,222 but Gov Cuomo says people are spending HALF as long in hospital and the death rate of inpatients has dropped from 23% in March to 8%
COVID hospitalizations in New York have jumped more than 40 percent since Thanksgiving. Statewide statistics on Friday showed the total number of hospitalizations on December 3 at 4,222. On November 24 - the day before the Thankgiving holidays - hospitalizations were at 2,982. Sixty people died yesterday. Currently the statewide positivity rate is 4.79% and in the state's micro-clusters it's now 7.35%. Again this is a jump from last week when 3.62% positivity was reported statewide with 5.28% in the micro-clusters. Governor Cuomo revealed on Friday that the death rate among hospitalized COVID patients in the state of New York has dropped from 23 percent in March and April to just eight percent and people are spending half as long in the hospital. EMTs arrive at Elmhurst Medical Center on April 10, 2020 in New York City. Since then, the rate of death among hospitalized patients has dropped from 23 percent to just 8 percent The rate of hospitalization is increasing but it'