New York recorded its highest single-day increase in virus deaths on Tuesday. The 731 deaths reported brought the total to 5,489 deaths and 138,836 infections in the State. This after the state had seen two days of slowing infection rates and fewer deaths. Among the dead was inmate at Rikers jail, 53 year old Michael Tyson who died waiting for a hearing over a non-criminal offence. As of Monday, 286 inmates and 331 staffers in New York City’s jails have tested positive for the coronavirus. Tyson had been in custody since 28 February for violating a 2017 parole order, a technical error akin to missing curfew or failure to report an address change. The outbreak in New York City’s jail system is one of the worst at correctional facilities in the United States. Governor Cuomo has so far ordered the release of at least 1,100 prisoners. Several jurisdictions have released prisoners due to Covid-19 risk, but the application has been uneven.