good point + question! The explanation is now forthcoming from Fool Cuomo in his press conference - he says that’s because they’re not dying, they’re all on ventilators, some now for 20-30 days, and will continue to remain on them, that’s why he needs more ventilators!
I watched a video by Jason (Crowdsource the Truth, I think) and he was taping while walking along the sidewalk in front of NYC hospital. Showed 8 ambulances parked, nobody going in thru the emergency room, asked a few ambulance drivers whether or not they have seen or transported virus victims and one said no and the other would not answer. He asked a few people he saw come out of the hospital, assumed they were employees and they too would not answer his questions. Finally, a security guard or cop came out and told Jason that he had to move to across the street. I also saw a video where there were soldiers/cops (I don’t remember which) were guarding an “empty building”. A few citizens asked them why they were guarding an empty building and no one would answer. Something is fishy.