New York State has recorded 731 deaths from the new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, a new record since the start of the epidemic in this state, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday, while pointing to a possible stabilization of hospitalizations .
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The previous record dated Saturday, with 630 dead in 24 hours. New York State, the epicenter of the epidemic in the United States, has now recorded 5,489 deaths since the start of the epidemic, according to Andrew Cuomo.