NY’s weekly deaths from Covid-19 take another big drop

Photo by Tom Rivers: The American flag is lowered at the Albion Town hall on Clarendon Road this morning out of respect for the victims of Covid-19 in the state. The total confirmed deaths in the state is now at 24,189 due to Covid-19, including 41 in Orleans County.

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 7 June 2020 at 12:48 pm

The weekly number of deaths in New York State from Covid-19 continues to decline week after week.

Last week there were 335 deaths in the state from Covid-19, which was down 34 percent from the 505 deaths the previous week and less than half of the 730 the week of May 17-23.

The 35 deaths on Friday was the lowest daily total since the Covid-19 forced the state in mid-March to close schools, businesses and gatherings or more than

“Today is a day of good news,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday, when he reported the deaths and hospitalizations from Covid-19.  “We have one of the lowest hospitalization rates since this began and really good news, we have the lowest death rate, it’s down to 35 … This is really, really good news and compared to where we were, this is a big sigh of relief.”

Cuomo urged New Yorkers to continue social distancing, wearing a mask in public and using other precautions to reduce the spread of the virus, especially as more businesses are allowed to reopen.

The weekly number of deaths have continued to decline since a peak of 5,226 deaths the week of April 5-11.

The 335 deaths last week is an average of about 48 a day, which is down from an average of 72 the previous week and a 104 daily average two weeks earlier.

Week of May 31 to June 6 (335 deaths)

• May 31, 54; June 1, 58; June 2, 49; June 3, 52; June 4, 42; June 5, 35; June 6, 45.

Week of May 24-30: (505 deaths)

• May 24; 96; May 25, 73; May 26, 74; May 27, 74; May 28, 67; May 29, 67; May 30, 56.

Week of May 17-23: (730 deaths)

• May 17, 106; May 18, 105; May 19, 112; May 20; 105; May 21, 109; May 22, 84; and May 23, 109.

Week of May 10-16: (1,107 deaths)

• May 10, 161; May 11, 195; May 12, 166; May 13; 157; May 14, 132; May 15, 157; and May 16, 139.

Week of May 3-9: (1,568 deaths)

• May 3, 226; May 4, 230; May 5, 232; May 6, 231: May 7, 216; May 8, 226; May 9, 207.

Week of April 26-May 2: (2,176 deaths)

• April 26, 337; April 27, 335; April 28, 330; April 29, 306; April 30, 289; May 1, 299; May 2, 280.

Week of April 19-25: (3,097 deaths)

• April 19, 478; April 20, 481; April 21, 474; April 22, 438; April 23, 422; April 24, 437; April 25, 367.

Week of April 12-18: (4,484 deaths)

• April 12 (Easter), 671; April 13, 778; April 14, 752; April 15, 606; April 16, 630; April 17, 540; April 18, 507.

Week of April 5-11: (5,226 deaths)

• April 5, 599; April 6, 731; April 7, 779; April 8, 799; April 9, 777; April 10, 783; April 11, 758.

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