New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he would close down the playgrounds in New York City in an effort to bolster social distancing steps and limit the number of coronavirus-related deaths, which are approaching 2,000 in the state, Reuters reported.
Cuomo told a daily briefing that the number of coronavirus cases in his state had increased to 83,712, up from 75,795 from a day earlier, with deaths rising to 1,941, up from 1,550.
The five boroughs, meanwhile, have tallied 40,900 cases, with 932 fatalities, according to City Hall statistics released Tuesday morning, The New York Post informed.
But Cuomo noted that the toll in New York City may be even greater, as the state tallied 43,139 in the five boroughs.
A staggering 205,186 New Yorkers have been tested for the contagion.
The governor again stressed that the disease’s hellish apex is still approaching, some 14 to 30 days down the road, depending on the model.
“We’re still going up the mountain,” he said. “The main battle is on the top of the mountain.”
Cuomo described the agonizing build-up as “debilitating and exhausting and depressing” for all involved, most of all those on the front lines.
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