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Covid-19: Long Island Death Toll Rises Dramatically As Record-Number Die In NY For Second Day

With 183 new deaths tied to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Long Island, the total number of fatalities has reached 763 during the pandemic.

The latest novel coronavirus deaths in all of New York State as of midday Wednesday, April 8.

The latest novel coronavirus deaths in all of New York State as of midday Wednesday, April 8.

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The latest novel coronavirus statistics in New York as of Wednesday, April 8, 2020.

The latest novel coronavirus statistics in New York as of Wednesday, April 8, 2020.

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The latest novel coronavirus hospitalization statistics in New York as of Wednesday, April 8.

The latest novel coronavirus hospitalization statistics in New York as of Wednesday, April 8.

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The latest novel coronavirus statistics in New York as of Wednesday, April 8, 2020.

The latest novel coronavirus statistics in New York as of Wednesday, April 8, 2020.

Photo Credit: ny.gov

In Nassau County, there were 119 COVID-19 new deaths reported overnight, bringing the total to 500, while there were 64 fatalities in Suffolk, as the total climbed to 263 since the outbreak.

There are now 16,610 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nassau and 15,553 in Suffolk.

There were 779 new COVID-19 deaths statewide, the most in a single day, bringing the total to 6,268 since the outbreak began, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced during his daily press briefing on Wednesday, April 8.

“The number of deaths is going to continue to rise as those hospitalized for the longest periods pass away,” he said. “The longer you are on a ventilator, the less likely you are to come off the ventilator.

“I understand the science of it … I understand the facts of it … but it’s still incredibly difficult to deal with. Every number is a face. Every number is a family. That’s been painfully obvious to me every day.”

Cuomo made note that during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, 2,753 lives were lost in comparison. More than 4,000 have now died in New York City due to COVID-19.

Cuomo ordered all flags to be flown at half-mast statewide to “honor those who we have lost to the virus.”


“We’re flattening the curve, thank god, and thank a lot of good people who have been working very hard. But that’s just a moment in time, we can’t get complacent,” he said. “I went through 9/11, and I thought in my lifetime I’d never have to see anything that bad or anything that tragic again.

“I remember the number of funerals after 9/11 and the grief after 9/11, and that this will eclipse that in terms of the number of dead in this state is almost unimaginable to me.”

Though the death toll continues to rise, Cuomo said that there is some positive news, as the state has seen some “flattening of the curve” as the number of cases and hospitalization have started stabilizing.

“The curve is flattening because we are flattening the curve by what we are doing,” Cuomo said. “We’ve taken dramatic actions to close down schools and businesses, and it’s working. So far.

“If we stop doing what we’re doing, we’ll see that number go up. The curve is a function of what we’re doing day in and day.

Cuomo said that it’s key that New Yorkers don’t get complacent, and continue what they’re doing to ensure that the numbers stay steady and begin to slowly drop.

“This is not about going back, it’s always about going forward, and that’s what we have to deal with here. We’re learning from what we’ve experienced and we’re growing and moving forward,” he said. “We’ve been killing ourselves in isolation, and the good news is we’re seeing the benefit and flattening the curve at a lower rate than any model projected.

“But we are still in the middle of this and when you look at the terrible news at how many lives we’ve lost, it’s breathtaking. Look at the number of people we’ve lost. Remember that before you decide to go out of the house because you have cabin fever.” 

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