New York has more than 10,000 coronavirus cases and over half of them are patients younger than 50, governor says

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• New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the state was ramping up its response to the coronavirus outbreak as 10,356 cases have now been confirmed.
• Cuomo said 54% of the cases were identified in patients between 18 and 49 years old, challenging previous thoughts that younger people faced a lower risk from the virus.
• The new numbers in the US epicenter of the outbreak are similar to those in Italy when it locked down a region of 16 million people after nearly 6,000 identified cases.
• Cuomo doubled down on his urging for New Yorkers to avoid social interaction to prevent infection, but stopped short of issuing a "shelter in place" order and said he was instead "closing the valve" of normal activity to encourage residents to "remain indoors to the greatest extent."
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday that the state was reckoning with a significant rise in the number of coronavirus cases, the majority of which were identified in residents younger than 60.

Cuomo announced there were 10,356 confirmed cases across the state, 6,211 of which are in New York City, and 54% of which are from patients who are between 18 and 49 years old.

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