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Cuomo says its shocking most new coronavirus hospitalizations are people who had been staying home
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Posted: July 20th, 2020
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/06/ny-gov-cuomo-says-its-shocki...
Most new Covid-19 hospitalizations in New York state are from people who were staying home and not venturing much outside, a shocking finding, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. The preliminary data was from 100 New York hospitals involving about 1,000 patients. It shows that 66% of new admissions were from people who had largely been sheltering at home. The next highest source of admissions was from nursing homes, 18%. Cuomo said nearly 84% of the hospitalized cases were people who were not commuting to work through car services, personal cars, public transit or walking. He said a majority of those people were either retired or unemployed. Overall, some 73% of the admissions were people over age 51. He said the information shows that those who are hospitalized are predominantly from the downstate area in or around New York City, are not working or traveling and are not essential employees. He also said a majority of the cases in New York City are minorities, with nearly half being African American or Hispanic. Cuomo said the states hospitalization rate has continued to decline, although at a painfully slow rate. He said around 600 infected people were still walking through hospital doors every day, although that number has also declined. While data shows the coronavirus is on the decline in New York, the new survey results appear to clash with Cuomos prior assurances that isolation can reliably prevent transmission.
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