Coronavirus: New York will run out of ventilators within six days, governor warns

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Source: independent





'If a person comes in and needs a ventilator and you don't have one, the person dies,' Governor Andrew Cuomo says


3 hours ago

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has warned the state could run out of its ventilator stockpile in the next six days depending on how many Covid-19 positive patients need the machines.

The number of ventilators available in the state and nationwide has become a concern when treating coronavirus patients, as the virus tends to attack the upper respiratory system.

Based on the current "burn rate" of ventilators in New York, the state has anticipated it will run out in six-days time.

The government released 400 ventilators to New York City on Wednesday and another 200 ventilators between Long Island and Westchester. These ventilators go towards patients in the ICU, which means they need the equipment to help them breathe.

With a deadline now of six days for ventilators left, this means New York has reached a point where it needs equipment currently available, not ones that are in the process of being created by companies like GE and Ford. ....................

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-new-york-ventilators-andrew-cuomo-press-briefing-new-cases-a9443566.html

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1. Umpossible! Jared made his own projections - we don't need them

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