N.Y. mandating hospitals increase number of beds by at least 50% – By Aaron Besecker (Buffalo News) / March 22 2020
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 20: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during his daily news conference amid the coronavirus outbreak on March 20, 2020 in New York City. Cuomo ordered nonessential businesses to keep 100% of their workforce at home in an effort to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images)
Each hospital across the state will be required to increase the number of beds in its facility by 50% and should attempt to double its capacity, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Sunday.
As Covid-19 continues to spread, the state is projected to need 110,000 hospital beds, but the current capacity sits at 53,000, the governor said.
New York has 15,168 confirmed Covid-19 cases, with 13% of the cases resulting in hospitalization, Cuomo said. As of Saturday morning, the state had 10,356 cases.
“The numbers are still going up,” he said.
The state Department of Health will be issuing an emergency order and waiving regulations that limit the number of beds based on the amount of physical space in a facility, Cuomo said.
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