New York Intensifies Testing While Deaths Increase More Slowly

New York is ramping up testing as it moves toward reopening parts of the state less hit by the new coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said.

A week ago, the state was testing an average 20,000 people a day. It is now testing 30,000 daily and is working with the federal government to reach 40,000. New York still isn’t where it needs to be, but it’s a “dramatic increase,” Cuomo said Wednesday.

“We have been very aggressive in testing and we have made great progress,” he said.

New York added 330 deaths on April 28, “still disgustingly high” according to Cuomo, ...