Officials reported 21 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in New York on Saturday, bringing the state's total to 76.
Governor Andrew Cuomo has officially declared a state of emergency in New York because of the increasingly rapid spread of COVID-19.
Speaking at a Saturday afternoon news conference in Albany, Cuomo gave the following updated breakdown of the total number of cases: 11 in New York City; 57 in Westchester County; 2 in Rockland County; 4 in Nassau County; and 2 in Saratoga County.
Of the 76 cases total, ten of those patients are currently hospitalized, Cuomo said.
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