Cuomo Says New York Coronavirus Crisis May Have Hit Plateau

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday that recent data on the novel coronavirus including hospitalizations and deaths suggest the crisis now hitting the state may be hitting a plateau.

“The possible flattening of the curve is better than the increases we have seen,” Cuomo said. “New York is still far and away the most impacted state.”

Cuomo also told a news briefing that he was extending an order to keep non-essential businesses and schools for two more weeks, until April 29.

He also said he was doubling to $1,000 the maximum fine for violating the state’s strict social distancing rules.

“It’s not about your life,” Cuomo said at a press conference in Albany. “You don’t have the right to risk someone else’s life.”