Coronavirus: New York could hit apex 'in seven days’ as death toll passes 9/11

New York state has now estimated it could hit its apex in seven days, as the coronavirus death toll surpasses 9/11 numbers.

Governor Andrew Cuomo and other state officials have consistently mentioned the dreaded peak of when New York state will be at the highest capacity of patients needing hospital beds to battle the novel virus.

Dates previously ranged from seven, to 14, to 21 days into the month of April for when this peak would hit. Mr Cuomo said on Saturday during his daily press briefing that the apex was anticipated in seven days.

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