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LOCAL UPDATES TO STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8
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COVID-19 has been disproportionately killing black and Hispanic New Yorkers, according to new data released today by the state. Black and Hispanic populations have represented 18% and 14%, respectively, of New York's coronavirus deaths, even though they make up 9% and 11% of the state's population outside New York City.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday that the state's deadliest one-day spike in coronavirus deaths had occurred over the previous 24 hours.
In Rockland, Spring Valley and Monsey have been hit hardest by the virus. Meanwhile, in Westchester the number of people who need a hospital bed has remained manageable.
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For now, here are a few stories with information about how we got here and where we're going. Also we have some lists we'll continue updating that you'll want to bookmark:
People wear masks during the coronavirus pandemic as they walk in the intersection of Fulton Street and Nostrand Avenue, Tuesday, April 7, 2020 in the
Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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