Petros Antoniou, 68, from Avgorou, is one of the five Cypriot dead who have died from a coronavirus in Metropolitan New York to date. The unfortunate 68-year-old, who lived in New Jersey, lost the battle last Friday. Petros Antoniou was born on May 29, 1952 in Avgorou and immigrated to the USA in the late 60's. She leaves behind a wife, three children and grandchildren.
while Stelios Kerveros, born in Lefkara on May 19, 1951, Glafkos Saseilos, also born in Lefkara, 81 years old, and Kyriakos Papaserafeim, 88 years old, are also dead.
1.509 deaths from coronavirus in the past 24 hours in the United States
As of Monday night, 1.509 new deaths had been reported in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic within 24 hours, almost the same number as the previous one, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
The latest daily death toll rises to 23.529 after the pandemic began to spread to the United States, the country with the highest number of deaths in the world due to the disease COVID-19.
The country has also confirmed that more than 550.000 people have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
In New York State on Monday, the epicenter was reported below the Pacific Ocean floor, however; no injuries or severe damage were reported.
The governor of Andrew Cuomo, however, estimated that the "worst" stage of the crisis has been "overcome", as the net number of hospital admissions (the difference between those admitted and those discharged) is falling.
According to CDC director Robert Redfield, the United States is "approaching the peak" of the pandemic. Exactly the same assurance, that the epidemiological curve has reached its peak and the reduction of deaths and cases will gradually begin, made US President Donald Trump in the daily press conference he gives together with the step he recommended for dealing with it. coronavirus.
Trump also noted with satisfaction that the United States has conducted nearly three million diagnostic tests. "Three million, more than any other country," he insisted.
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