New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo defended his recent request for 30,000 more ventilators from the federal government, saying it’s based on projections from health officials who are anticipating a spike in patients with the coronavirus.

“Yes they’re in a stockpile because that’s where they’re supposed to be because we don’t need them yet,” the Democrat said Friday during a press conference. “We need them for the apex. The apex isn’t here so we’re gathering them in the stockpile so when we need them they will be there.”