Cuomo said the state had 540 deaths Friday, as New York continues moves past plateau at the apex of the coronavirus pandemic.
The federal government sent New York 1.5 million cloth masks for public distribution, as Cuomo's executive order that all New Yorkers wear masks in public went into effect Friday night.
"If you look at the past three days [of hospitalizations] you could argue that we are past the plateau and we're starting to descend, which would be very good news. Again, it's only three days, but that's what the numbers would start to suggest," Cuomo said. "If it wasn't for the relative context that we've been in this would be devastating news, 2,000 people coming into the hospital system...This is where we were in late-March when it started to go up. So, we're not at the plateau anymore, but we're still not in a good position," the governor said.
The United States Navy Ship Comfort, which was sent to New York on President Donald Trump's authorization after Cuomo asked for more hospital beds, remains largely empty. There are currently 71 COVID-19 patients on the ship, according to a report by CNBC. The ship has a capacity of 500 beds for patients infected with the disease.
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