Washington State to send 400 ventilators to New York as coronavirus deaths soar there
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington state will return more than 400 ventilators it has received from the Strategic National Stockpile so that they can be used in New York and other states that have been hit hardest by the coronavirus, Gov. Jay Inslee said Sunday.
Although Washington was one of the first places to be slammed by the pandemic in the U.S., Inslee's statewide stay-home order and weeks of social distancing by Washingtonians have led to slower growth in the number of death and cases here as it spikes elsewhere in the country.
"These ventilators are going to New York and others states hardest hit by this virus," Inslee said. "I’ve said many times over the last few weeks, we are in this together. This should guide all of our actions at an individual and state level in the coming days and weeks."
New York's death toll from COVID-19 has topped 4,000, and the state has more than 122,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday that his state could run out of ventilators in a matter of days.
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