New York state has reported over 160,000 cases of COVID-19.<br />According to Reuters, the state's staggering number of confirmed cases is higher than any other country in the world.<br />New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday said more than 7,000 people in his state have died as a result of COVID-19.<br />On Thursday, Cuomo urged residents of his state to continue to stay home and practice social distancing.<br />He said that 799 people in New York died of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the highest death toll in a single day for the state.<br />As of Thursday, over 7,000 people have lost their lives to the novel coronavirus in New York.
