N.Y. coronavirus death toll hits 10k

Gov. Cuomo grimly reported Monday that the coronavirus killed another 671 New Yorkers over the high holiday, bringing the state’s total death toll above 10,000 even as the pandemic scourge appeared to run out of steam on some fronts.

In his daily briefing from Albany, Cuomo said New York’s death count crossing the five-digit threshold on Easter Sunday hit him hard on a personal level.

“I’m Catholic. Easter Sunday is the high holiday … To have this happen over this weekend is really, really especially tragic,” Cuomo said. “They are all in our thoughts and prayers.”