New York - Coronavirus COVID-19

[JerseyGirl]

New York City hospital worker who caught coronavirus returns to treat patients

New Yorkers have a reputation for being tough and resilient – and Raeburn Fairweather is a shining example of that.

The respiratory therapist at Brooklyn’s Maimonides Medical Center is now back at work trying to save the lives of coronavirus patients after catching and recovering from the sickness himself.

“I love my job, and I was very bored at home,” he said this week, describing how his fever once reached 104 degrees while he was fighting COVID-19.

 

[PommyMommy]

New York's governor says the coronavirus pandemic is like "a slow-moving hurricane across the country"

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday on CNN’s coronavirus town hall that the city has about six days at “the current burn rate of ventilators.”

“It’s very simple: A person comes into the ICU unit. They need the ventilator, or they die. It’s that basic proposition,” Cuomo said.

Cuomo said the state has purchased 17,000 ventilators but they haven’t been delivered because they are coming from China and there are 50 states and the federal government all competing for the equipment. New York only has 4,000 ventilators in the state, Cuomo said.

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Cuomo said that once New York runs out of ventilators, the state will have to share the machines between patients, use BiPap machines, anesthesia machines and other creative strategies such as canceling all non-elective surgeries to provide people the care they need. He also said he will redeploy the ventilators to the places that need them the most.

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“It’s like watching a slow-moving hurricane across the country, where you know the path that it’s taking. Why not deploy the national resources and just stay ahead of the hurricane?” Cuomo asked.

States, he said, cannot manage the ventilator problem on their own.

“I have a 50,000 bed health system. I don’t have the resources to be able to build an additional 50,000 beds just in case there’s a public health emergency and a pandemic every 10 years. You know, it doesn’t work that way,” Cuomo said.

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Coronavirus live updates: Cases top 1 million globally - CNN

 

[PommyMommy]

New York first responders told not to bring cardiac arrest patients to hospital if they can't find a pulse after CPR

New York City Emergency Medical Service teams who cannot find or restart a pulse while administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation on adult cardiac arrest patients have been told not to bring those patients to hospitals to mitigate the risk of coronavirus exposure to EMS workers, according to a memo obtained by CNN and the chair of the regional emergency medical advisory committee familiar with the edict.

“In the event a resuscitation is terminated, and the body is in public view, the body can be left in the custody of NYPD,” states the memo sent to NYC EMS providers outlining the temporary change issued in response to the ongoing pandemic.

If the New York Police Department (NYPD) response is delayed, EMS teams are instructed to call the police department’s Dead on Arrival Removal teams, according to the memo.

The memo was issued effective immediately on March 31.

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Coronavirus live updates: Cases top 1 million globally - CNN

 

[Jessthinkin]

Maybe I've missed it, but why exactly are things SO much worse in New York than other states right now?

Extremely close quarters, for one thing....

 

[JerseyGirl]

Governor Cuomo's briefing today:

 

[epiphany]

Virus deaths in New York State near 3,000 as cases top 100,000.

Here are the daily virus statistics from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s morning briefing:

• Deaths in New York State: 2,935, up by 562 from 2,373 on Thursday morning. New York accounts for 45 percent of the 6,257 virus-related deaths in the United States.
  
  
• Confirmed cases: 102,863 in New York State, up from 92,381. New York City has 57,159.
  
  
• Hospitalized in New York State: 14,810 up from 13,383.
  
  
• In intensive care in New York State: 3,731 up from 3,396.
  
  
• Watch Now: Governor Cuomo Gives Coronavirus Update

 

[epiphany]

RIGHT NOW

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York said he would sign an executive order giving the state the power to seize and redistribute medical equipment, including ventilators, from hospitals with lower needs and and private sector companies.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Half of Humanity Under Lockdown Orders

 

[JerseyGirl]

Governor Cuomo's briefing today:

April 3, 2020:

New York's death toll from COVID-19 climbed to 2,935 on Friday, up from 2,373 the day before — the "highest single increase in the number of deaths since we started," Governor Andrew Cuomo said.

There have now been more than 102,000 confirmed cases statewide and 14,810 people are currently hospitalized in New York. More than half of cases in the state are in New York City.

Cuomo said he is concerned about an increase in hospitalizations and cases on Long Island, which stretches east from New York City. "Long Island does not have as elaborate a health care system as New York City," he said. "We don't have the same amount of resources on Long Island."

The governor called for resources from across the country to be deployed to the state, saying the only practical solution to the nationwide crisis as it continues to unfold is: "Focus on the emergency that is in front of you. Focus on the emergency at the place and time that is in front of you and then redeploy to the next situation," he said.

Cuomo said that after the state hits its peak in cases, which is expected in the next 2-3 weeks, it then can redeploy "what we have – personnel, equipment – to whatever locality is next."

"New York is in crisis. Help New York. And then pick up, decamp, and then go to the next place as this rolls across the country."

"I do not see any operational, practical alternative to dealing with this going forward," he said.

"People are going to die in the near-term because they walk into a hospital and there's no bed with a ventilator. Because there's either no bed, or no staff, or no PPE, or no ventilator. That is what is going to happen. And I think this is the only way to avoid it."

New York governor reports deadliest day yet from coronavirus, pleads for help

Cuomo reiterated that the state will work with companies who can make needed supplies including masks, gowns and face shields. He said the state is willing to pay a premium.

"It is unbelievable to me that in New York state in the United States of America we can't make these materials and that we are all shopping China to try to get these materials and, we're all competing against each other," he said. "These are not complex materials. And we will work with New York manufacturers, we'll finance the transition necessary to make these materials."

 

[JerseyGirl]

RIGHT NOW

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York said he would sign an executive order giving the state the power to seize and redistribute medical equipment, including ventilators, from hospitals with lower needs and and private sector companies.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Half of Humanity Under Lockdown Orders

Cuomo said he will sign an executive order that will allow the National Guard to go to hospitals and health-care facilities to take unused ventilators and other medical supplies so they can be used in parts of the state in desperate need of more resources.

"I’m not going to let people die because we didn’t redistribute ventilators," Cuomo said.

He said the drastic step is needed, despite hesitancy from some health-care administrators, because the state is running out of ventilators mainly in New York City — where more than half of the cases are located.

Cuomo said the state will either bring the ventilators back when they are finished being used or the state will pay the facilities for new ones.

The goal is not to leave other facilities without any equipment, just no excess equipment. He said he hopes there are several hundred ventilators available.

"Several hundred could save several hundred lives," Cuomo said.

After deadliest day due to coronavirus, NY to send National Guard to take unused ventilators

 

[Gardenista]

Cuomo said he will sign an executive order that will allow the National Guard to go to hospitals and health-care facilities to take unused ventilators and other medical supplies so they can be used in parts of the state in desperate need of more resources.

"I’m not going to let people die because we didn’t redistribute ventilators," Cuomo said.

He said the drastic step is needed, despite hesitancy from some health-care administrators, because the state is running out of ventilators mainly in New York City — where more than half of the cases are located.

Cuomo said the state will either bring the ventilators back when they are finished being used or the state will pay the facilities for new ones.

The goal is not to leave other facilities without any equipment, just no excess equipment. He said he hopes there are several hundred ventilators available.

"Several hundred could save several hundred lives," Cuomo said.

After deadliest day due to coronavirus, NY to send National Guard to take unused ventilators

This is insanity. How is a hospital supposed to know how many CV pts they might get in the days after Cuomo takes their vents?

 

[JerseyGirl]

Hospital ship USNS Comfort changes criteria for accepting NY patients

The U.S. Navy hospital ship brought to New York City to help is changing its criteria so it can take on non-COVID-19 cases more quickly.

In an effort to keep coronavirus cases off the vessel, screened patients will be isolated and immediately tested for the virus. If a test comes back positive for COVID-19, the patient will be transported to the Javits Center.

 

[JerseyGirl]

This is insanity. How is a hospital supposed to know how many CV pts they might get in the days after Cuomo takes their vents?

Cuomo dared anyone who wanted to sue him to go ahead.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city could run out of ventilators as early as Monday. He called it a "D-Day" life-or-death situation when struggling hospitals could be overwhelmed.

Cuomo announced his executive order as he reported another one-day high of deaths from the virus, 562 since Thursday.

Deaths from coronavirus now total 2,935 statewide, nearly as many people that died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

New York's death toll has nearly doubled in the last three days.

Cuomo: LI area of concern as NY coronavirus cases top 100,000; sending National Guard to get ventilators

 

[JerseyGirl]

NEW YORK STATEWIDE:

Official coronavirus website or call 1-(888)-364-3065.

• New York City: Official coronavirus website or call 311, or text “COVID” to 692-692

• Westchester County: Official coronavirus website or call 211 for general information, or 1-(866)-588-0195 if you are under self-quarantine or were exposed to a known case

• Nassau County: Official coronavirus website and map of confirmed cases or call 1-(516)-227-9570, or text “COVID19NC” to 888777

• Suffolk County: Official coronavirus website or text “COVIDSUFFOLK” to 67283

 

[gregjrichards]

May School Safety Agent Luis Albino and Auxiliary Police Lt. Pierre Moise both Rest In Peace

On Friday, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea revealed that two more NYPD officers died of coronavirus.

School Safety Agent Luis Albino died Friday after spending 20 years with the department. He was most recently assigned to the Bronx.

Auxiliary Police Lt. Pierre Moise, who joined the force in 1994 and worked in Brooklyn, also passed away.

Wealthy NYC businesses board up their stores to defend against civil unrest as virus decimates NYPD | Daily Mail Online

 

[JerseyGirl]

NYC offers free meals to all New Yorkers amid economic fallout from coronavirus

All New Yorkers can get three free meals a day at hundreds of sites across the five boroughs starting Friday amid the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

Families and children can pick up the three meals between 7:30 and 11:30 a.m. and adults can pick them up between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at 435 sites.

“You can get all three meals for yourself and your family for free,” Mayor de Blasio said Thursday.

Those in need can find a site to pick up food by texting “FOOD” or “COMIDA” to 877-877.

No one will be turned away.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Francis “Frank” Boccabella III

Francis “Frank” Boccabella III, 39, was the first federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employee to die from COVID-19.

Boccabella joined the TSA in 2004, working as an explosive detection canine handler at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Faces of the coronavirus pandemic: Remembering those who died

 

[JerseyGirl]

James Villecco

James Villecco, 55, was an auto mechanic with New York City's fire department, most recently working in the ambulance repair shop.⁣ ⁣ “Behind the thousands of calls our members respond to every day is a team of dedicated and skilled mechanics who ensure our ambulances are running 24/7. James Villecco was one of those truly unsung heroes in our Department whose outstanding work provided medical care for the people of our city. The entire Department mourns his loss.”⁣ ⁣

Villecco, who died on March 29, lived in State Island and served six years in the Army, the FDNY said.

He is survived by his wife and daughter.

FDNY on Instagram: “The Department is mourning the loss of Auto Mechanic James Villecco, 55, who died today due to COVID-19. He joined the FDNY Bureau of Fleet…”

 

[JerseyGirl]

Joe Lewinger, 42, died last weekend from complications with coronavirus.

Like other families across the US right now, Lewinger had to say goodbye to her husband virtually, over FaceTime in their case. She said that because of the stay-at-home orders, social distancing and overall isolation that this virus has brought on, the reality of her husband's death sometimes misses her.

"Right now, not seeing anybody, it sometimes just feels like he's at work," she said.

Joe worked at a Catholic High School on Long Island, New York, for 20 years. He was an assistant principal and coach of the basketball team.

Joe had no pre-existing conditions and he started out with "mild symptoms," that included a low-grade fever. It was around St. Patrick's Day in March that his fever spiked and he started to have issues breathing.

In the days before Joe's death, Lewinger said the two "pretty much spent 24/7 on FaceTime, trying to mediate and calm him, trying not to let him feel alone."

When doctors told Lewinger her husband's breathing was getting worse and that he was on three different blood pressure medications, she requested to speak with Joe on Facetime.

"I saw him and I begged him not to leave us and told him we all need him," Lewinger said.

Doctors told her they'd try other methods to keep Joe alive. During that waiting period, Lewinger said she listened to her wedding song on loop just staring into the backyard. Then the doctor called back.

The doctor then told her Joe's pulse was gone.

"I played our wedding song for him. And then that was it," Lewinger said.

Joe leaves behind his wife, three children, a son and two daughters.

New York woman played her husband their wedding song on FaceTime as he passed away from coronavirus - CNN

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Cuomo to speak soon - 11 am presser. ETA Corrected link

Javits center will now be COVID only. And be staffed by the federal government

 

[Gardenista]

Cuomo dared anyone who wanted to sue him to go ahead.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city could run out of ventilators as early as Monday. He called it a "D-Day" life-or-death situation when struggling hospitals could be overwhelmed.

Cuomo announced his executive order as he reported another one-day high of deaths from the virus, 562 since Thursday.

Deaths from coronavirus now total 2,935 statewide, nearly as many people that died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

New York's death toll has nearly doubled in the last three days.

Cuomo: LI area of concern as NY coronavirus cases top 100,000; sending National Guard to get ventilators

Shame on him.