The coronavirus episode in New York state - the focal point of the scourge in the United States - is "on the drop," Governor Andrew Cuomo reported on Sunday.

"We are past the high point, and all signs now are that we are on the plummet," Cuomo told a question and answer session.

"Regardless of whether the plummet proceeds rely upon what we do, however right currently we're on the plunge."

New York has borne the brunt of the infection in the United States, which has slaughtered in excess of 13,000 individuals in the state, with in excess of 226,000 known contaminations.

A field medical clinic has been raised in New York City's Central Park, and the state's shutdown - which orders occupants to remain at home but to practice or perform basic business - has been reached out until May 15.

It is "uplifting news just contrasted with the awful news that we were living with, which is that steady increment" in hospitalizations and passings, Cuomo said of the most recent information.

"It's no opportunity to get presumptuous and it's no opportunity to get self-important. We have far to go and a great deal of work to do. This infection has been in front of us at all times.

"We despite everything need to ensure that we monitor that brute."