“Many people will get the virus but few will truly be in danger,” he said.

On Sunday, Cuomo said the state had 15,168 cases, more than France or South Korea were reporting at the time and those numbers are expected to dramatically rise as the state ramps up testing. Cuomo said New York has run 78,289 COVID-19 tests so far and is testing more than 16,000 people a day now. 

Cuomo has said he worries the outbreak will stretch U.S. hospitals to their capacity that is maximum the world doesn’t have sufficient hospital beds to handle a pandemic. Hospitals over the nation are running low on personal equipment that is protective. Cuomo said the state has had some luck finding extra gear for doctors and nurses and is sending hundreds of thousands of surgical masks, N95 masks, gloves and gowns to hospitals across the state.