COVID-19 deaths climb in NY; Chris Cuomo tests positive
Chris Cuomo (left,) younger brother of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (right) tested positive for COVID-19. Photo via CNN

Chris and Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo will continue anchoring his show from his home.

More than 300 New Yorkers died from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, a somber-sounding Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday as temporary hospital beds were made available to help relieve the stress on city hospitals inundated with virus patients.

City officials announced Tuesday that 250 more ambulances and 500 paramedics and EMTs are headed to New York to help manage record numbers of calls for assistance.

The latest coronavirus developments in New York:

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