By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo confirmed 69 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 729 confirmed cases in New York State.
The highest number of cases are seen in New York City (329), Westchester County (196) and Nassau County (98). Three deaths have been reported.
In an open letter to President Trump, the Governor called on the President, through the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to authorize states to certify a wider array of testing labs and methods in an effort to maximize testing capacity to identify and isolate positive cases faster.
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