NY governor Cuomo warns 16,000 New Yorkers will die due to coronavirus

NEW YORK: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has urged fellow governors in the US to take quick action against the deadly coronavirus, cautioning that their cities could also face situations like that in New York where some 16,000 people may die due to the infection by time the virus pandemic runs its course.

Cuomo, at his daily press briefing on the pandemic, cited fatality estimates projected by a group funded by the Gates Foundation.

According to these projections, 93,000 Americans and 16,000 New Yorkers will pass away by the time the pandemic is over.

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“And what would that mean to New York? That would mean about 16,000. Frankly that would mean that New York is only 16 per cent, roughly, of the number of deaths. I don’t even understand that since New York is so much higher right now,” he said.

“But what that does say to the rest of the nation is, this is not just New York. If you believe these numbers, 16,000 deaths in New York, that means you’re going to have tens of thousands of deaths outside of New York.”

“So to the extent people watch their nightly news in