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https://www.liherald.com/stories/gov-covid-19-outbreak-continues-to-shift-to-li,123775
Gov.: Covid-19 outbreak continues to shift to L.I.
Posted April 5, 2020
By Scott Brinton
Coronavirus cases in Nassau County continued to climb steadily overnight from Saturday into Sunday, nearly reaching 14,400, up from 13,346 the day before — an almost 8 percent increase, according to Governor Cuomo.
Statewide, 4,159 people have died of Covid-19, he said.
Speaking Sunday, Cuomo said, “There is a shift to Long Island … As Long Island grows, the percentage of cases in New York City has reduced.”
The sharp rise in Nassau cases in recent days contrasts with data that show an emerging “plateau” of cases statewide over the past three days, the governor said.
It is too early to tell, he said, if New York is reaching the apex of cases, when the number of deaths will drop, but it appears the high point could be reached sometime in the next week. Previously, he had said it could be seven to 21 days before the apex is reached...