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'This Is A Big Deal': New York Hails Ventilator Deliveries From China And Oregon

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said New York, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., is still waiting on its order from federal authorities. But others have stepped in with some 1,140 ventilators.
A pedestrian wearing a face covering passes Thursday in New York City. On Saturday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters that New York continued to see a rise in confirmed cases and deaths related to the coronavirus throughout the state.

New York, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, is scrambling to obtain ventilators wherever it can find them. The state ordered 17,000 of the lifesaving devices from the federal government, but "that Saturday.

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