New York City is witnessing a potential relief in its fight against the Coronavirus pandemic as it has reported no deaths in a single day for the first time since March.
Preliminary data from the New York City’s health department indicates that zero deaths were confirmed within a 24-hour period between Tuesday and Wednesday.
The latest figures provide a hopeful glimpse following the weeks and months of numerous deaths in America’s commercial capital.
New York City’s death toll currently stands at 21,752. Although the death toll increased by 59 on Wednesday, those deaths occurred on previous dates rather than within the 24-hour period from Tuesday to Wednesday.
The last time New York saw an increase of zero daily deaths was on March 12 – one day after the first death was confirmed in the city.
Health officials in New York warned that the number could still be adjusted due to reporting lag times, as three probable Coronavirus deaths during that period are still under investigation.
‘This is great news,’ Mayor Bill de Blasio’s press secretary Freddi Goldstein expressed to the New York Daily News on Thursday night.
‘In the face of extraordinary challenges, New Yorkers have gone above and beyond to keep each other safe throughout the crisis,’ said De Blasio’s spokeswoman Avery Cohen.
‘With hope on the horizon, we will continue to do everything we can to reopen safely without losing sight of the progress we’ve made.’