Gov. Cuomo identifies 6 Long Island hospitals as hotspots for coronavirus patients

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling the spread of coronavirus in New York a fire, and has identified six Long Island hospitals as hotspots for virus patients.

News 12 Staff

Apr 5, 2020, 12:11 PM

Updated 1,484 days ago

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling the spread of coronavirus in New York a fire, and has identified six Long Island hospitals as hotspots for virus patients.
He says hospitals like Northwell Health’s LIJ Medical Center is seeing a surge of patients. Dr. David Battinelli, of Northwell Health, says we're close to reaching the top of the apex.
Hospital officials believe predict we’ll reach that apex in one week.
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