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The first case of COVID-19 in the U.S. state of New York during the pandemic was confirmed on March 1, 2020, and the state quickly became an epicenter of the pandemic, with a record 12,274 new cases reported on April 4 and approximately 29,000 more deaths reported for the month of April than the same month in 2019.
On March 2, 2020, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted that people should ignore the virus and "go on with your lives + get out on the town despite coronavirus." [12] [13] At a news conference on March 3, New York City Commissioner of Health Oxiris Barbot said "we are encouraging New Yorkers to go about their everyday lives."
Government website. www .nyc .gov /coronavirus. The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City was confirmed on March 1, 2020, though later research showed that the novel coronavirus had been circulating in New York City since January, with cases of community transmission confirmed as early as February.
Tracking Coronavirus in New York: Latest Map and Case Count. Updated March 23, 2023. We have published redesigned tracking pages to better reflect the current state of the pandemic. See the...
May 17, 2022 · By Joseph Goldstein. New York City health officials put the city on “high Covid alert” on Tuesday, after rising case counts and hospitalizations reached a level that could put substantial...
COVID-19 Fact Sheet. COVID-19 is a disease caused by a virus called SARS-CoV-2 which was identified in 2019. It is part of the coronavirus family, which includes common viruses that cause a variety of diseases from head or chest colds to more severe (but very rare) diseases like severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS).
Understanding the COVID-19 pandemic in New York. Stay current on the state of the pandemic with daily metrics on vaccine distribution, coronavirus case counts by state and county, plus how the government is spending to boost the economy. Latest update on Jul 23
