AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews New York Gov.
Cuomo said the state is freezing evictions for renters who cannot pay due to the coronavirus pandemic until August 20.
"On a human level, I don't want to see people and their children being evicted at this time," Cuomo said.
Despite hospitalizations and new infections remaining mostly flat, 231 New Yorkers died as a result of the virus on Wednesday, Cuomo said.
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