'The curve is continuing to flatten': Cuomo says New York coronavirus hospitalizations have hit an apex

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• Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday that new hospitalizations in New York related to the coronavirus have remained steady, indicating that the curve is flattening.
• The death toll is stabilizing as well, though 783 died since Friday from the virus.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday that the measures the state has taken to 'flatten the curve' are showing clear signs of working in combatting the spread of the coronavirus.

New hospitalizations have remained relatively steady over the past few days, with only 85 new patients admitted since yesterday, Cuomo said in his daily update on Saturday. There are 18,654 coronavirus patients hospitalized across New York as of Saturday morning.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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