A month ago deaths were over 500 a day - it is much less now. Unfortunately with all the protests and other news this has not received enough attention.NY Governor Cuomo reports 54 virus deaths vs. 56 deaths the previous day. In his daily COVID-19 briefing, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reported 54 virus deaths in the state yesterday vs. 56 deaths the previous day. Governor Cuomo noted that 44 deaths occurred in hospitals and 10 deaths occurred in nursing homes. Governor Cuomo also reported the number of total hospitalizations are down, the net change in total hospitalizations is down, the net change in incubations is down, and the 3-day average of new COVID cases is down to the lowest level ever. Notably, the governor reported that New York tested approximately 50,000 people yesterday and only about 1,000 people tested positive.