Gov. Cuomo points to a collage of masks during a coronavirus update during a press conference in the Red Room at the State Capitol. He refered to the masks as a “self-portrait of America.” (Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew Cuomo)

NEW YORK (AP) — A towering collage of hundreds of multi-colored face masks sent to New York to help fight the outbreak was unveiled by Cuomo at his daily briefing.

Five days after highlighting the generosity of a retired Kansas farmer who donated a mask, Cuomo said thousands more have come in from across the country.

The mix of masks included homemade coverings decorated with little hand prints, stripes and tie-dyed patterns. One read “I Love NY.” Cuomo called it a “self-portrait of America.”

“This is just people’s way of saying we care and we want to help,” he said. “This is what this country’s about. And this is what America’s about.”