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