New York sees record coronavirus deaths again as Cuomo warns economic toll 'worse than 9/11'

Grim milestone comes as New York City hires laborers for mass burials on Bronx island

New York broke its record for the largest single-day coronavirus death toll for the third consecutive day, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Thursday, as he warned the effect of the outbreak on the state’s economy is expected to be more devastating than 9/11.

The grim milestone came as New York City officials hired contract laborers to bury the rising number of dead in its potter’s field on Hart Island, an area which has for decades been used to bury those with no known next of kin.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3eba6JO