A 1,000-bed floating hospital run by the U.S. Navy has arrived in New York harbor to alleviate hospitals currently overwhelmed with coronavirus patients.

The USNS Comfort traveled up the Hudson River to Pier 90 where it will dock and take patients within 24 hours.

It will will help ease pressure on New York hospitals. 

While it won't be treating coronavirus patients, officials are working to keep the ship free from COVID-19.

Every member of the crew was screened before boarding and they will not be allowed to disembark while in New York. There will also be strict limits on who is allowed onboard.

The captain of the ship says they are going to create a "bubble" around the ship, to keep the patients and crew healthy.

New York City has also built a temporary 3,000-bed hospital at the Javits Convention Center. A field hospital has been set up in Central Park.

The state has seen more than 66,000 coronavirus cases and New York City alone has had 790 deaths due to the coronavirus so far.