Several hospitals in NYC, administrators told health care workers to decide who gets ventilators. Those who talk to the media or post on social media were threatened to discipline or fire doctors.

Elmhurst Hospital crisis was due to unclaimed next of kin and lack of language interpreter. Paper works were delayed from inadequate information of patient's health.

Montifiore Hospital had 13 deaths yesterday, half the staff called in sick with many nurses tested positive.

Northwell developed a way to use BiPAP machines as ventilators, says Cuomo, noting he's ordered 7,000. "We're creative and we're working and figuring it out."

NYS Health Commissioner Howard Zucker refused to provide further information about NYC's 1st death of minor under 18 in this AM's COVID-19 count, citing HIPPA laws. But he's provided details about other patients in the past including gender, occupation, age.