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With Coronavirus Deaths 'Essentially Flat' Last Two Days, NY Gov. Sees 'Good Signs'

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said there were 599 coronavirus deaths statewide since Sunday. He said it may suggest a "possible flattening of the curve" but also warned numbers were inconclusive.
"While none of this is good news, the ... possible flattening of the curve is better than the increases that we have seen," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. He is seen last month following the arrival of the U.S. Naval hospital ship Comfort to New York City.

There are "good signs" in New York's battle against the coronavirus as the state's death toll is "effectively flat for two days," the governor announced Monday, while also noting the state's health care system is

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