NYC Coronavirus Case Count Tops 1,000, Governor Says

NEW YORK CITY — More than 1,000 New Yorkers have tested positive for the new coronavirus as of Wednesday morning, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The 1,339 confirmed COVID-19 cases in New York City — 695 newly reported — make up the bulk of the 2,382 cases in New York State, said Cuomo. Just Wednesday moring, Mayor Bill de Blasio said the number was 923 - though he warned it would certainly pass 1,000 today.

"The number of cases is up because we're taking more tests," Cuomo explained. "But the numbers are going up, hence the increased actions to reduce the spread."

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Cuomo's actions Wednesday included signing an executive order to cap businesses ability to send workers away from home and calling on New York medical students and retirees to join the state's fight against the spread.

The governor also announced that a 1,000-bed hospital boat had been directed by President Donald Trump to dock in New York City.

Among those diagnosed in New York City are a Rikers Island guard and inmate, 31 NYPD cops stationed in downtown Manhattan, four Brooklyn Nets players, a New York Times journalist and members of Brooklyn's Hasidic community.

There have been 10 deaths in New York City and 20 in the state, officials said.

There were 183,425 COVID-19 cases worldwide with 7,167 deaths and 79,737 recoveries as of Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkins University's tracker.

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