Emergency rooms in New York City hospitals are starting to see fewer patients, but more of them are testing positive for the CCP virus, and many need hospitalization.
Fewer than 3,500 people have come to emergency rooms with breathing issues on each of the five days ending April 1, on average. That compares with almost 3,900 on average for the prior five days. For patients coming with flu-like symptoms, such as a sore throat and fever, the numbers have dropped from nearly 1,500 to about 1,000.
