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'{{short description|Details of ongoing viral pandemic in New York state}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Use American English|date=March 2020}} {{Current disaster|event=disease pandemic|date=January 2020}} {{about|the pandemic in the state of New York as a whole|the pandemic in New York City specifically|2020 coronavirus pandemic in New York City}} {{Infobox pandemic | name = 2020 coronavirus pandemic in<br>the state of New York | map1 = COVID-19 outbreak New York per capita cases map.svg | legend1 = Confirmed cases per 10,000 inhabitants by county | map2 = | legend2 = | map3 = | legend3 = | disease = [[COVID-19]] | virus_strain = [[SARS-CoV-2]] | location = [[New York (state)|New York]] state, U.S. | first_case = [[Manhattan]] | arrival_date = February 22, 2020<ref name=Feb22/> | confirmed_cases = 122,031<ref name="County Breakdown">{{cite web |title=County by County Breakdown of Positive Cases |url=https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |website=Department of Health |accessdate=21 March 2020 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317220254/https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |archive-date=March 17, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=ArcGIS>{{cite web |url=https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 |title=Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS |access-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905173559/https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 |archive-date=September 5, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> | suspected_cases = | recovery_cases = 12,187 | deaths = 4,159 | territories = | total_ili = | website = {{URL|https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/}} | image = New York National Guard (49677711431).jpg | caption = A testing center in [[Staten Island]] }} During the [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic]], the first case of [[COVID-19]] in [[New York (state)|New York]] was confirmed on March 1, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 4, 2020 |title=Second Case of Coronavirus in N.Y. Sets Off Search for Others Exposed |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/03/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-state.html |work=The New York Times |location= |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308155808/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/03/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-state.html |archive-date=March 8, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> {{As of|2020|04|05|df=US}}, there have been 122,031 confirmed cases in the state,<!-- Please do not update without official source. Unoffical higher estimates likely included not confirmed cases --><ref name="County Breakdown"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Cuomo says coronavirus is 'more dangerous' than expected as New York cases jump 14% overnight to 75,795 |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/31/gov-cuomo-says-coronavirus-is-more-dangerous-than-expected-as-new-york-cases-jump-14percent-overnight-to-75795.html |accessdate=31 March 2020 |work=CNBC |date=31 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref> and of those 4,159 people have died. New York has the highest number of confirmed cases of any [[U.S. state|state]] in the [[2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States|United States]], with five times as many cases as neighboring [[2020 coronavirus pandemic in New Jersey|New Jersey]], the state with the second most confirmed cases. Nearly 45 percent of known national cases are in the state,<ref name="50 percent">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1242107530463019011?s=19|title=NBC News twitter message|last=|first=|date=March 23, 2020|website=|publisher=[[NBC News]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=March 23, 2020|quote=5,707 new coronavirus cases in New York state, Gov. Cuomo announces, bringing state total to 20,875, representing more than half of all US cases}}</ref> with one quarter of total known US cases being in [[2020 coronavirus pandemic in New York City|New York City]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Perlstein|first=Mike|url=https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/perl-stats-story/289-f2e70da4-3e5b-48b5-8684-a0dd5dc0361d|title=New Orleans is second only to Seattle in COVID-19 cases per capita|date=March 16, 2020|newspaper=4WWL|accessdate=March 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317192439/https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/perl-stats-story/289-f2e70da4-3e5b-48b5-8684-a0dd5dc0361d|archive-date=March 17, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> == Timeline == {{2019–20 coronavirus pandemic data/United States/New York State medical cases chart}} {{see also|2020 coronavirus pandemic in New York City}} March 1 saw the first confirmed case of [[COVID-19]] in New York, a 39-year-old woman health care worker who lived in [[Manhattan]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=West|first=Melanie Grayce|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/first-case-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-new-york-state-11583111692|title=First Case of Coronavirus Confirmed in New York State|date=2020-03-02|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2020-03-09|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303050256/https://www.wsj.com/articles/first-case-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-new-york-state-11583111692|archive-date=March 3, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> She had returned [[2020 coronavirus pandemic in Iran|from Iran]] on February 25 and had no symptoms at the time. She went into home isolation with her husband.<ref>{{cite news |title=New York's first case of coronavirus is a health care worker, and officials say more cases are 'inevitable' |first=Holly |last=Yan |first2=Kristina |last2=Sgueglia |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/02/us/new-york-coronavirus-first-case/index.html |newspaper=CNN |date=March 2, 2020 |accessdate=March 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304002946/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/02/us/new-york-coronavirus-first-case/index.html |archive-date=March 4, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 3, a second case was confirmed, a lawyer in his 50s who lives in [[New Rochelle, New York|New Rochelle]], [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]], immediately north of [[New York City]], and works in [[Midtown Manhattan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=At least 28 coronavirus cases in New York are linked to one man — a 50-year-old attorney who works near Grand Central Terminal. Here's what we know. |first=Aria |last=Bendix |url= https://www.businessinsider.com/new-york-second-coronavirus-case-attorney-law-firm-grand-central-2020-3?r=US&IR=T |newspaper=Business Insider |date=March 7, 2020 |accessdate=March 13, 2020}}</ref> He had traveled to [[Miami]] in February and regularly visited [[Israel]], but had not visited areas known to have widespread transmission of the coronavirus. Two of his four children had recently returned from Israel. After first feeling ill on February 22, he was admitted to a hospital in Westchester on February 27 and diagnosed with [[pneumonia]], and released from isolation after testing negative for the flu.<ref name=Feb22>{{Cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Joseph |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/03/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-state.html|title=Second Case of Coronavirus in N.Y. Sets Off Search for Others Exposed |date=March 4, 2020|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 9, 2020|last2=McKinley|first2=Jesse|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308155808/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/03/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-state.html|archive-date=March 8, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://nypost.com/2020/03/03/bronx-jewish-day-school-closes-for-suspected-coronavirus-case/|title=New York confirms second coronavirus case as Jewish schools close over virus fears|last=Algar|first=Selim|last2=Hogan|first2=Bernadette|date=March 3, 2020|website=New York Post|language=en|access-date=March 9, 2020 |last3=Henry |first3=Jacob|last4=Steinbuch|first4=Yaron}}</ref> Instances of [[panic buying]] in New York were reported after this case was confirmed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nypost.com/2020/03/03/nyc-shoppers-panic-with-second-case-coronavirus-confirmed/|title=NYC shoppers panic with second case of coronavirus confirmed |last=Misdary|first=Rosemary|last2=Roberts|first2=Georgett|date=March 4, 2020|website=New York Post|language=en|access-date=March 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305142942/https://nypost.com/2020/03/03/nyc-shoppers-panic-with-second-case-coronavirus-confirmed/|archive-date=March 5, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 4, the number of cases in New York increased to 11 as nine people linked to the lawyer tested as positive, including his wife, a son, a daughter, a neighbor, and a friend and his family.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2020/03/04/five-more-new-york-coronavirus-cases-confirmed-bringing-state-total-to-11/ |title=Five more New York coronavirus cases confirmed, bringing state total to 11|last=Hogan|first=Bernadette|last2=Marsh|first2=Julia|date=2020-03-04|website=New York Post|language=en|access-date=2020-03-09|last3=Feis|first3=Aaron|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308050724/https://nypost.com/2020/03/04/five-more-new-york-coronavirus-cases-confirmed-bringing-state-total-to-11/|archive-date=March 8, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 5, Mayor de Blasio said that coronavirus fears should not keep New Yorkers off the [[New York City Subway|subway]], riding from [[Fulton Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|Fulton Street]] to [[High Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)|High Street]] in a public press attempt to demonstrate the subway's safety.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-bill-de-blasio-coronavirus-subway-20200305-vmjdxjudbndlrjekashqs3hfou-story.html|title=Mayor de Blasio says coronavirus fears shouldn't keep New Yorkers off subways|last=Parnell|first=Wes|last2=Shahrigian|first2=Shant|date=March 5, 2020|website=Daily News|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=March 24, 2020}}</ref> On March 6, eleven new cases were reported bringing the state caseload to 33.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/|title=Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) NY Dept of Public Health March 6th update|last=|first=|date=2020-03-06|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306210107/https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/ |archive-date=March 6, 2020|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref> All the new cases were tied to the first community transmission case, the lawyer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/more-cases-of-coronavirus-expected-as-ny-plans-to-expand-testing-ability/2314911/ |title=New York COVID-19 Cases Surge to 45; Dozens Under Mandatory Quarantine Order |first=Jennifer |last=Millman |newspaper=NBC New York |date=March 7, 2020 |access-date=March 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313012411/https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/more-cases-of-coronavirus-expected-as-ny-plans-to-expand-testing-ability/2314911/ |archive-date=March 13, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the end of the day, an additional 11 new cases were reported by the governor, bringing the total caseload to 44, with 8 of the new cases in Westchester County, and 3 in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] on Long Island.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nygovcuomo/status/1236046668220567553?s=21|title=Update: We have learned of 11 new confirmed cases of #Coronavirus in NYS — bringing the total number of cases to 44. -8 of the new new cases are in Westchester County -3 of the new cases are in Nassau County We have expected the number of positive cases to go up as we test.|first=Andrew|last=Cuomo|date=March 6, 2020}}</ref> Also on March 6, an article appeared in the ''[[New York Post]]'' stating that while Mayor de Blasio assigned responsibility for the lack of [[N95 mask]]s and other personal protective equipment to the federal government, the city never ordered the supplies until that date.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2020/03/20/city-hall-didnt-order-covid-19-supplies-for-nyc-until-march-6/|title=City Hall didn't secure 1st order of COVID-19 supplies for NYC until March 6|last=Marsh|first=Julia|date=March 20, 2020|website=New York Post|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=March 24, 2020}}</ref> [[File:New Rochelle Containment Area March 2020.svg|thumb|right|Location of the [[New Rochelle]] Containment Area within [[Westchester County]], New York]] [[File:New York National Guard (49659328902).jpg|thumb|right|National Guard personnel disinfect the dais of New Rochelle City Hall.]] On March 7, [[Governor of New York|Governor]] [[Andrew Cuomo]] declared a [[state of emergency]] in New York after 89 cases had been confirmed in the state, 70 of them in Westchester County, 12 in New York City and 7 elsewhere.<ref name="state-emergency">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=March 8, 2020 |title=Coronavirus in N.Y.: Cuomo Declares State of Emergency |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/07/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-queens.html |work=The New York Times |location= |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309082540/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/07/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-queens.html |archive-date=March 9, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 8, the state reported 16 new confirmed cases and a total of 106 cases statewide.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Freytas-Tamura|first=Kimiko de|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/08/nyregion/coronavirus-newyork.html|title=Coronavirus in N.Y.: Cuomo Attacks C.D.C. Over Delays in Testing|date=March 8, 2020|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 9, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309001908/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/08/nyregion/coronavirus-newyork.html|archive-date=March 9, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> New York City issued new commuter guidelines amid the current outbreak, asking sick individuals to stay off public transit, encouraging citizens to avoid densely packed buses, [[New York City Subway|subways]], or trains.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-issues-new-commuter-guidelines-to-combat-coronavirus-spread/2317584/|title=NYC Issues New Commuter Guidelines to Combat Coronavirus Spread|website=NBC New York|language=en-US|access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref> On March 9, [[Mayor of New York City|New York City mayor]] [[Bill de Blasio]] announced that there were 16 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2020/03/09/new-york-city-coronavirus-case-numbers-health-update|title=Mayor: 16 Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in City|website=ny1.com|language=en|access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref> On March 10, Governor Cuomo announced a [[Quarantine|containment zone]] in the city of New Rochelle from March 12 to 25.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-update.html|title=N.Y. Creates 'Containment Zone' in New Rochelle|website=nytimes.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310184322/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-update.html|archive-date=March 10, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 11, Cuomo announced that the [[City University of New York]] and [[State University of New York]] schools would be closed for the following week, from March 12 to 19. These college systems would move most classes to an online-based system starting March 19 and continuing through the rest of the spring semester. Dormitories will remain open for students "who cannot return home for hardship reasons."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-update.html|title=CUNY and SUNY Classes Will Be Held Online Because of Coronavirus|website=The New York Times|language=en|access-date=March 11, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311133040/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-update.html|archive-date=March 11, 2020}}</ref> On March 11, a man in [[Monroe County, New York|Monroe County]] tested positive, making it the first county in [[Western New York]] to have a COVID-19 case.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rochesterfirst.com/coronavirus/1st-confirmed-case-of-covid-19-coronavirus-in-monroe-county/|title=1st confirmed case of coronavirus in Monroe County, St. Patrick's Day Parade suspended|date=March 12, 2020|website=RochesterFirst|language=en-US|access-date=March 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317202854/https://www.rochesterfirst.com/coronavirus/1st-confirmed-case-of-covid-19-coronavirus-in-monroe-county/|archive-date=March 17, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Officials say he flew into [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|JFK]] from Italy, traveled on a Greyhound bus from Manhattan to Rochester, and arrived locally the morning of March 10. The bus continued on to [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] and [[Toronto]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/rochester/rochester-coronavirus-rode-greyhound-here-from-nyc/Content?oid=11541837|title=Rochester coronavirus rode Greyhound here from NYC|last=Andreatta|first=David|website=City Newspaper|language=en|access-date=2020-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314150440/https://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/rochester/rochester-coronavirus-rode-greyhound-here-from-nyc/Content?oid=11541837|archive-date=March 14, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 12, the first two cases were confirmed in [[Albany County, New York|Albany County]], leading Albany mayor [[Kathy Sheehan]] to suspend the annual [[St. Patrick's Day parade]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Albany County says there are 2 confirmed cases of coronavirus|url=https://cbs6albany.com/news/coronavirus/albany-county-says-there-are-2-cases-of-coronavirus|publisher=[[WRGB]]|date=March 12, 2020|accessdate=March 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319183739/https://cbs6albany.com/news/coronavirus/albany-county-says-there-are-2-cases-of-coronavirus|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The same day, a staff member at [[Union College]] tested positive for coronavirus in [[Schenectady County, New York|Schenectady County]], marking the county's first case.<ref>{{cite news|title=Union College staff member tests positive for coronavirus|url=https://www.news10.com/news/local-news/union-college-staff-member-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/|publisher=[[WTEN]]|date=March 12, 2020|accessdate=March 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319183741/https://www.news10.com/news/local-news/union-college-staff-member-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 13, [[Herkimer County, New York|Herkimer County]] saw its first confirmed case but declined to disclose the patient's location. The patient later was revealed to have been from the [[Mohawk, Herkimer County, New York|Mohawk]]/[[Ilion, New York|Ilion area]], just south of [[Herkimer, New York|Herkimer]], the [[county seat]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Individual test positive for coronavirus in Herkimer County|url=https://www.timestelegram.com/news/20200312/individual-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-in-herkimer-county|date=March 12, 2020|work=Times Telegram|access-date=March 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313210434/https://www.timestelegram.com/news/20200312/individual-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-in-herkimer-county|archive-date=March 13, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 14, the first two fatalities in the state occurred. An 82-year-old woman in [[Brooklyn]] with pre-existing emphysema died in the hospital.<ref name="firstdeath">{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/14/us/nyc-coronavirus-related-death/index.html|title=First coronavirus-related death reported in New York|last=Croft|first=Jay|website=CNN|access-date=March 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316001127/https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/14/us/nyc-coronavirus-related-death/index.html|archive-date=March 16, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> A 65-year-old person with other significant health problems who had not previously been tested for COVID-19 died at their home in [[Suffern, New York|Suffern]], [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]].<ref name="NBC_2nd_death">{{cite news |title=New York Reports 2nd COVID-19 Death as Tri-State Cases Surpass 600; New U.S. Travel Limits in Place |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/tri-state-braces-for-further-covid-19-spread-after-house-house-emergency-bill/2326406/ |newspaper=NBC New York |date=March 14, 2020 |accessdate=March 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316100652/https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/tri-state-braces-for-further-covid-19-spread-after-house-house-emergency-bill/2326406/ |archive-date=March 16, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was also announced that three people in Erie County tested positive for COVID-19.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/3-erie-county-residents-test-positive-for-coronavirus-cuomo-says/71-059af4e0-657f-4de6-9c4c-692b105ee327|title=3 Erie County residents test positive for coronavirus, Cuomo says|website=WGRZ|access-date=2020-03-15}}</ref> On March 15, the third fatality in the state was announced. A 79-year-old woman with underlying health issues, who had been admitted to a New York City hospital, died.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/03/15/coronavirus-update-death-nyc/|title=Coronavirus Update: 3rd Death Linked To COVID-19, 79-Year-Old In New York City|work=CBS New York|date=2020-03-15|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315200756/https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/03/15/coronavirus-update-death-nyc/|archive-date=March 15, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 16, Clinton County reported its first case, at CVPH Medical Center in [[Plattsburgh, New York|Plattsburgh]]. No further information has been revealed about the patient.<ref>{{cite web |last=Izzo |first=Elizabeth |url=https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2020/03/first-covid-19-case-confirmed-at-plattsburgh-hospital/ |title=North Country's first COVID-19 case confirmed at Plattsburgh hospital |work=Adirondack Daily Enterprise |date=March 16, 2020 |access-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318014422/https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2020/03/first-covid-19-case-confirmed-at-plattsburgh-hospital/ |archive-date=March 18, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> {{As of|2020|3|23|df=US}}, there were 125 deaths in NYC, and 157 statewide.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/health-and-medicine/coronavirus-blog|title=400 Ventilators Coming to NYC as Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Pass 13,000|date=March 23, 2020}}</ref> Three of those deaths were of persons under 44 years of age.<ref>{{cite news|last=|first=|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/nyregion/nyc-coronavirus-young.html|title=20-Somethings Now Realizing That They Can Get Coronavirus, Too|date=March 23, 2020|work=The New York Times|access-date=|url-status=live}}</ref> The number of confirmed cases increased by 4,000 between March 22 and 23, which brought the total number of confirmed cases statewide to nearly 21,000.<ref>{{cite news|last=|first=|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/nyregion/coronavirus-nyc.html|title=Virus Cases Approaching 21,000 in N.Y.C.|date=March 24, 2020|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 24, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> 12,305 of these are in NYC.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2020/03/23/cuomo-previews-the-javits-centers-overhaul-into-a-coronavirus-hospital-complex/|title=Cuomo previews the Javits Center's overhaul into a coronavirus hospital complex|date=March 23, 2020}}</ref> On March 24, Cuomo stated that "The apex is higher than we thought and the apex is sooner than we thought." He warned there was not enough assistance from the federal government and that the state had 25,000 cases and at least 210 deaths.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52012048|title=NY governor says infection rate worse than feared|date=2020-03-24|work=BBC News|access-date=2020-03-24|language=en-GB}}</ref> 211 NYPD officers and civilian employees have tested positive for Covid-19. In total, 2,774 NYPD employees, 7.6 percent of the workforce, are sick.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/us/211-nypd-members-positive-coronavirus 211 NYPD officers, civilian members test positive for coronavirus; 7.6 percent of workforce out sick] By Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 24 Mar 2020</ref> On March 26, Cuomo announced that the state would allow two patients to share one ventilator using a technique he called "splitting" where a second set of tubes would be added to the ventilator. COVID-19 patients need ventilators for between 11 and 21 days, while under normal circumstances patients usually only require them for three to four days. He also said the state was considering converting anesthesia machines to use as ventilators.<ref>{{cite news |author=Dakin Andone |title=New York will allow two patients to share a single ventilator |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/26/health/splitting-ventilators-coronavirus/index.html |work=CNN |date=March 26, 2020}}</ref> Between March 25 and March 26, there were 100 deaths statewide, with the number of hospitalized patients increasing by 40 percent in NYC.<ref>{{cite news |title=100 Deaths From Coronavirus in N.Y. in One Day: Live Updates |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-update.html |work=The New York Times |date=March 26, 2020}}</ref> ==Challenges== === Shortage of protective gear === After trying to purchase 200,000 [[N95 mask]]s on February 7, the [[Office of Emergency Management]] learned that vendors were out of stock. Emergency provisions of masks and hand sanitizers did not arrive until early March. According to ''The New York Post'', one medical supply vendor with standing city contracts said that the initial requests for [[protective gear]] from the [[New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services|Department of Citywide Administrative Services]] (DCAS) were bogged down by inefficient bureaucratic delays. One vendor said, "We'd send them a list of products we can deliver within 24, 48 hours", but on average it took 72 hours for the agency to place an order. He added "the city just moves so slow" when there was very high demand coming from hospitals and the private sector. According to the contractor, eight out of 10 supply orders could not be filled because DCAS did not pay on time, which a spokeswoman for NYC denied. The office of the comptroller approved 12 contracts with a total value of $150 million before the mayor's office took over the process on March 16. Mayor [[Bill de Blasio]] has said that the city may run out of supplies by April if the federal government does not send 3 million N95 masks, 50 million surgical masks, 15,000 ventilators and 45 million surgical gowns, gloves, and face shields.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2020/03/20/city-hall-didnt-order-covid-19-supplies-for-nyc-until-march-6/|title=City Hall didn't secure 1st order of COVID-19 supplies for NYC until March 6|date=March 20, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321141728/https://nypost.com/2020/03/20/city-hall-didnt-order-covid-19-supplies-for-nyc-until-march-6/|archive-date=March 21, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> One EMS worker expressed frustration at being asked to wear the less effective surgical masks.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2020/03/21/nyc-first-responders-resent-lack-of-coronavirus-equipment/|title=NYC first responders resent lack of coronavirus equipment|date=March 21, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322123408/https://nypost.com/2020/03/21/nyc-first-responders-resent-lack-of-coronavirus-equipment/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The police union filed a complaint on March 13 due to NYPD officers not being given masks and other protective gear. A spokeswoman called the [[Police Benevolent Association]]'s complaint "empty rhetoric".<ref>{{cite news |title=Police union files complaint with state over alleged NYPD failure to issue personal protective gear to cops during coronavirus outbreak |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-police-union-coronavirus-equipment-20200313-2dlyg6nwuzerpj7wmw4wsu5spy-story.html |date=March 13, 2020 |access-date=March 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322123411/https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-police-union-coronavirus-equipment-20200313-2dlyg6nwuzerpj7wmw4wsu5spy-story.html |archive-date=March 22, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> === Overcrowded hospital === The situation at [[Elmhurst Hospital Center]] in [[Queens]] has been described by one of the doctors there as "apocalyptic".<ref>{{cite news|author=Michael Rothfeld |display-authors=etal|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/nyregion/nyc-coronavirus-hospitals.html|title=13 Deaths in a Day: An 'Apocalyptic' Coronavirus Surge at an N.Y.C. Hospital|date=March 25, 2020|work=The New York Times}}</ref> As elsewhere, family members of coronavirus patients are not allowed in the hospital.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/inside-a-nyc-hospital-in-an-apocalyptic-situation-81222213672|title=Inside a NYC hospital in an 'apocalyptic' situation|date=March 25, 2020|work=MSNBC}}</ref> On March 25, several news outlets reported the hospital was at its "breaking point" after 13 patients died within a 24-hour period.<ref>{{cite news|author=Reuven Fenton and Tamar Lapin|url=https://nypost.com/2020/03/25/nycs-elmhurst-hospital-at-breaking-point-as-13-patients-die-in-24-hour-span/|title=NYC's Elmhurst Hospital at coronavirus breaking point as 13 patients die in 24-hour span|date=March 25, 2020|work=New York Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.qchron.com/editions/central/elmhurst-hospital-sees-deaths-in--hour-span/article_73ddfbea-6f8a-11ea-a763-6371991a6bb1.html|title=Elmhurst Hospital sees 13 deaths in 24-hour span|last=Russell|first=David|date=March 26, 2020|website=Queens Chronicle|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=March 27, 2020}}</ref> ===Paramedic shortage=== On March 28, ''The New York Times'' reported that the city's [[9-1-1|911]] emergency response system was "overwhelmed" due to the large number of coronavirus patients needing transport to the hospital. Dispatchers received more than 7,000 calls on March 26, a record since the [[September 11 attacks]]. Emergency workers had to decide which cases to prioritize and some patients were being left at home without medical care. In addition, paramedics lacked sufficient protective gear.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Watkins |first1=Ali |title=N.Y.C.'s 911 System Is Overwhelmed. 'I'm Terrified,' a Paramedic Says. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/nyregion/nyc-coronavirus-ems.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage |accessdate=March 29, 2020 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 28, 2020}}</ref> ==Government response== [[File:MTA New York City Transit Sanitizes Stations and Subway Cars (49618677077).jpg|thumb|Disinfection of [[New York City Subway rolling stock|New York City Subway cars]] against coronavirus]] [[File:Closed playing courts at Golconda Playground due to CoronaVirus.jpg|thumb|On March 22, New York City closed all playing courts to group play]] ===March=== On March 2, Mayor Bill de Blasio [[Twitter|tweeted]] that people should ignore the virus and "go on with your lives + get out on the town despite Coronavirus".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/de-blasio-haunted-by-weeks-old-tweet-urging-people-to-get-out-on-the-town-despite-coronavirus |title=De Blasio haunted by weeks-old tweet urging people to 'get out on the town despite coronavirus'| date=March 25, 2020 |first1=Madison |last1=Dibble |work=[[Washington Examiner]]}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.silive.com/news/2020/03/coronavirus-risk-remains-low-in-nyc-same-day-testing-now-available-officials-say.html |title=Coronavirus risk ‘remains low’ in NYC; same-day testing now available, officials say| date=March 3, 2020|first1=Kyle |last1=Lawson |accessdate=March 28, 2020 |work=[[SILive.com]]}}</ref> The following day, at another news conference, authorities described the epidemic caused by the virus and the pandemic as "caused by fear" and reassuring the public that the situation would be under control given the capabilities of New York's health care system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBZxYk5PkGw|title=Gov. Andrew Cuomo: 6 New Yorkers Test Positive For Coronavirus|last=|first=|date=March 4, 2020|website=|publisher=CBS News|via=[[YouTube]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> On March 7, Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a [[state of emergency]].<ref>[https://cornellsun.com/2020/03/07/cornell-braces-for-virus-as-upstate-n-y-reports-first-case-of-covid-19-west-coast-colleges-close-classrooms/ Cornell Braces for Virus as Upstate N.Y. Reports First Case of COVID-19, West Coast Colleges Close Classrooms] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309183452/https://cornellsun.com/2020/03/07/cornell-braces-for-virus-as-upstate-n-y-reports-first-case-of-covid-19-west-coast-colleges-close-classrooms/ |date=March 9, 2020 }} [[The Cornell Daily Sun]]</ref> The following day, the Governor called for private testing due to demand outpacing the ability to test. The Governor called on the CDC to approve private testing and also approve automated testing.<ref name="NewYork38">[https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/03/08/coronavirus-cuomo-testing-kits-connecticut-new-jersey-outbreaks-new-york-cases/ Coronavirus Update: Cuomo Calls For Private Testing To Match Demand, Wife Of New Rochelle Victim Speaks, Schools Close] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309152732/https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/03/08/coronavirus-cuomo-testing-kits-connecticut-new-jersey-outbreaks-new-york-cases/ |date=March 9, 2020 }} [[WCBS-TV|CBS 2]]/[[WLNY-TV|WLNY TV 10/55]]</ref> Responding to the rush on [[hand sanitizer]] buying in the state and reported [[price gouging]], Cuomo revealed on March 9 that the state would begin producing its own hand sanitizers, manufactured by prisoners in [[New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision|the state's correctional system]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Edwards |first1=Jessy |title=NY Gov. Reveals State Hand Sanitizer Amid Price Gouging Fears |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/ny-gov-reveals-state-hand-sanitizer-amid-price-gouging-fears/2318446/ |accessdate=March 9, 2020 |work=NBC New York |date=March 9, 2020}}</ref> A number of schools and school districts announced closings or schedule modifications by March 8 due to the impact of the virus.<!--Somers Central School District, The Keio Academy of New York, Yeshiva University, Scarsdale School District, East Ramapo, Columbia University, Brearly School--><ref name=NewYorkJerseyClosings38>[https://www.pix11.com/news/coronavirus/schools-closing-in-ny-nj-amid-spread-of-covid-19 List of schools closing in NY, NJ amid spread of COVID-19] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309053159/https://www.pix11.com/news/coronavirus/schools-closing-in-ny-nj-amid-spread-of-covid-19 |date=March 9, 2020 }} [[PIX 11]]</ref><ref name="NewYork38"/> Additionally, all school trips were cancelled for those in New York City.<ref name="NewYork38"/> On March 12, Cuomo announced restrictions on mass gatherings, directing events with more than 500 people to be cancelled or postponed and any gathering with less than 500 people in attendance to cut capacity by 50 percent. In addition, only medically necessary visits would be allowed at nursing homes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/during-novel-coronavirus-briefing-governor-cuomo-announces-new-mass-gatherings-regulations |title=During Novel Coronavirus Briefing, Governor Cuomo Announces New Mass Gatherings Regulations|date=March 12, 2020|website=NY.gov|access-date=March 13, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200313041049/https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/during-novel-coronavirus-briefing-governor-cuomo-announces-new-mass-gatherings-regulations |archive-date=March 13, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Cuomo announced that all [[Broadway theatre]]s have been ordered to shut down at 5 p.m. that day, and that public gatherings in congregate spaces with more than 500 people were prohibited beginning 5 p.m. the following day. Broadway theatres are scheduled to reopen on April 13. Until then, the legal capacity of any venue with a capacity of 500 people or less was also reduced by half to discourage large gatherings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/12/21177162/new-york-coronavirus-ban-public-gathering-broadway-concerts-museums |title=NYC just shut down Broadway for at least a month|last=Gartenberg|first=Chaim |date=March 12, 2020|website=The Verge|language=en|access-date=March 12, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200312210017/https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/12/21177162/new-york-coronavirus-ban-public-gathering-broadway-concerts-museums |archive-date=March 12, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Empty paper towel shelves at Hannaford supermarket, Walden, NY, during coronavirus pandemic.jpg|right|thumb|Shelves cleared of paper towels in a [[Walden, New York|Walden]] supermarket on March 13 after school closings were announced.]] As part of the announcement, Cuomo waived the requirement that schools be open for 180 days that year in order to be eligible for state aid. The next day, all public school districts in [[Dutchess County, New York|Dutchess]], [[Orange County, New York|Orange]], and [[Ulster County, New York|Ulster]] counties in the [[Mid-Hudson]] Valley, which had reported their first cases earlier in the week, announced they would close for the next two weeks. The [[Warwick, New York|Warwick]] schools in Orange County added that they would remain closed through April 14, when their annual spring break would normally end.<ref>{{cite news|last=McKenna|first=Chris|title=Schools closed in Orange, Ulster counties for 2 weeks due to coronavirus|url=https://www.recordonline.com/news/20200313/schools-closed-in-orange-ulster-counties-for-2-weeks-due-to-coronavirus |newspaper=[[Times-Herald Record]]|location=[[Middletown, Orange County, New York|Middletown, New York]]|date=March 13, 2020|accessdate=March 14, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200313211703/https://www.recordonline.com/news/20200313/schools-closed-in-orange-ulster-counties-for-2-weeks-due-to-coronavirus |archive-date=March 13, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 13, all public schools in Herkimer County announced they, too, would close until April 14. The county B.O.C.E.S. program and all its participating school districts' superintendents met and unanimously voted for the decision less than a day after the first confirmed case had been announced in the county.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timestelegram.com/news/20200312/individual-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-in-herkimer-county?template=ampart |title=Individual tests positive for coronavirus in Herkimer County |work=Times Telegram |location=Herkimer, NY |date= |accessdate=2020-03-14 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200313210436/https://www.timestelegram.com/news/20200312/individual-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-in-herkimer-county?template=ampart |archive-date=March 13, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Amy Neff Roth |url=https://www.uticaod.com/news/20200313/coronavirus-closes-herkimer-county-schools-until-april-14 |title=Public schools closed in Oneida, Herkimer counties |newspaper=[[Utica Observer-Dispatch]] |location=[[Utica, New York]] |date=March 13, 2020 |accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref> That day, pressure from the teachers union (reported as "furious" about the schools remaining opened) and some city council members, was mounting on the Mayor of New York City to close schools. De Blasio stated that he would keep the schools open, citing the need for meal programs to continue and child care to continue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/coronavirus-outbreak-nyc-teachers-furious-over-de-blasio-s-policy-n1159491 |title=Coronavirus outbreak: NYC teachers 'furious' over de Blasio's policy to keep schools open|last=|first= |date=March 13, 2020|website=|publisher=NBCnews.com |url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> The state's [[New York State Civil Service Commission|Civil Service Department]] postponed [[civil service exam|exams]] scheduled for the weekend of March 14–15.<ref>{{cite web|title=News and Notifications|url=https://www.cs.ny.gov/home/news.cfm |publisher=[[New York State Department of Civil Service]]|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref> [[File:New York National Guard (49667734346).jpg|thumb|[[New York Army National Guard]] personnel register people at a COVID-19 Mobile Testing Center in [[Glen Island Park]], New Rochelle]] On March 13, drive-through testing began in [[New Rochelle, New York|New Rochelle]], [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]].<ref name="pbs">{{cite news |accessdate=March 15, 2020 |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/new-york-launches-drive-thru-testing-site-for-covid-19 |title=New York launches drive-thru testing site for COVID-19 |work=PBS |location=New York, NY |date=March 14, 2020 |author=Booker, Christopher |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200315073644/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/new-york-launches-drive-thru-testing-site-for-covid-19 |archive-date=March 15, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[File:Quick Chek dining area closed off during COVID-19 pandemic, Scotchtown, NY.jpg|thumb|right|Closed dining area at the [[Scotchtown, New York|Scotchtown]] [[QuickChek]]]] On March 15, Cuomo announced that New York City schools would close the following day through April 20, and gave the city 24 hours to come up with a plan for child care and food.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shapiro|first=Eliza|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/15/nyregion/coronavirus-schools-close-nyc.html |title=Coronavirus in N.Y.: New York City Public Schools to Close|date=March 15, 2020|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 15, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200315212022/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/15/nyregion/coronavirus-schools-close-nyc.html |archive-date=March 15, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Paul|last=Berger |first2=Katie|last2=Honan |first3=Lee|last3=Hawkins |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-schools-to-close-over-coronavirus-11584307280 |title=New York City Schools to Close Over Coronavirus|date=March 15, 2020|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=March 16, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200315224118/https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-schools-to-close-over-coronavirus-11584307280 |archive-date=March 15, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Public schools in Westchester, Suffolk, and Nassau would close on March 16 and stay closed for two weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-all-new-york-city-westchester-suffolk-and-nassau-public-schools-will |title=Governor Cuomo Announces All New York City, Westchester, Suffolk and Nassau Public Schools Will Close This Week to Limit Spread of COVID-19|date=2020-03-15|website=Governor Andrew M. Cuomo|language=en|access-date=2020-03-15|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200317121505/https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-all-new-york-city-westchester-suffolk-and-nassau-public-schools-will |archive-date=March 17, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio also announced that all schools, bars, and restaurants in the city were to be closed starting 9 a.m. on March 17 except for food takeout and delivery.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/15/nyregion/new-york-coronavirus.html |title=New York City to Close Schools, Restaurants and Bars: Live Updates|date=March 16, 2020|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=March 16, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200316001547/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/15/nyregion/new-york-coronavirus.html |archive-date=March 16, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 17, as the number of confirmed cases rose to 814 citywide, de Blasio announced that the city was considering a similar shelter-in-place order within the next 48 hours. Across the [[boroughs of New York City]], there were 277 confirmed cases in Manhattan, 248 in Queens, 157 in Brooklyn, 96 in the Bronx, and 36 in Staten Island. Seven city residents had died of the virus.<ref name="ny1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2020/03/17/new-york-coronavirus-latest-will-new-york-city-have-to-shelter-in-place-be-on-lockdown |title=De Blasio: New Yorkers Should Prepare for Possible Shelter-in-Place Order in Next 48 Hours|date=March 17, 2020|work=Spectrum News NY1|access-date=March 17, 2020|language=en-US|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200317221121/https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2020/03/17/new-york-coronavirus-latest-will-new-york-city-have-to-shelter-in-place-be-on-lockdown |archive-date=March 17, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Mayor Bill de Blasio's comments were quickly rebuked by Cuomo's office, and again later by the governor himself in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper.<ref name="businessinsider">{{cite web |last1=Lahut |first1=Jake |title=New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio again calls for 'shelter in place,' even though he can't make the order |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/nyc-de-blasio-we-have-to-shelter-in-place-model-2020-3 |website=Business Insider}}</ref> Melissa DeRosa, secretary to the governor, issued a statement during the mayor's briefing, clarifying state government is not considering shelter-in-place orders at the time.<ref name="ny1"/> Cuomo said later Tuesday morning, "We hear 'New York City is going to quarantine itself.' That is not true. That cannot happen. It cannot happen legally. No city in the state can quarantine itself without state approval. And I have no interest whatsoever and no plan whatsoever to quarantine any city."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Duster |first1=Chandelis |last2=LeBlanc |first2=Paul |title=New York governor dismisses possibility of shelter in place order after mayor urged New Yorkers to prepare for it |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/17/politics/bill-de-blasio-andrew-cuomo-new-york-shelter-in-place-coronavirus-cnntv/index.html |website=CNN}}</ref> [[File:Sign reminding shoppers to keep 6 feet apart during COVID-19 pandemic, Shop Rite, Montgomery, NY.jpg|thumb|right|Social distancing advisory sign at [[ShopRite (United States)|ShopRite]], [[Montgomery (town), New York|Montgomery]]]] On March 18, Cuomo reaffirmed that he would not approve a “shelter-in-place” order for New York City. “That is not going to happen, shelter in place, for New York City,” Cuomo said, “For any city or county to take an emergency action, the state has to approve it. And I wouldn’t approve shelter in place.”<ref>{{cite web |last1=Feuer |first1=William |title=Gov. Cuomo says he won't approve coronavirus 'shelter-in-place' order for New York City after mayor tells residents to prepare |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/18/cuomo-says-he-wont-approve-coronavirus-shelter-in-place-order-for-new-york-city.html |website=CNBC |language=en |date=18 March 2020}}</ref> He also announced that nearly 5,000 tests were administered on March 17 alone, raising the total number to 14,597 people tested. Cuomo suggested that this may in part have led to the jump in confirmed cases to 2,382 statewide,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-update.html |title=Coronavirus Cases in N.Y.C. Near 2,000 as Testing Expands|date=2020-03-18|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-03-18|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200319034431/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-update.html |archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> including 1,871 cases in New York City.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/coronavirus.page |title=Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) |publisher=NYC Health |date=March 18, 2020 |access-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200305031735/https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/coronavirus.page |archive-date=March 5, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Also on March 18, the Department of Defense said the Navy's [[hospital ship]] [[USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)|USNS ''Comfort'']] is being prepared for deployment in New York, "to assist potentially overwhelmed communities with acute patient care".<ref name="dod-hospital-ships">{{cite web |url=https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2116862/hospital-ships-other-dod-assets-prepare-for-coronavirus-response/ |title=Hospital Ships, Other DOD Assets Prepare for Coronavirus Response |website=U.S. Department of Defense |language=en-US |date=March 18, 2020 |access-date=March 21, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200320205222/https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2116862/hospital-ships-other-dod-assets-prepare-for-coronavirus-response/ |archive-date=March 20, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 20, de Blasio called for drastic measures to combat the coronavirus outbreak. "We have to go to a shelter-in-place model," he said, praising California's "stay at home" model for sheltering in place.<ref name="businessinsider"/> Cuomo announced the statewide [[stay-at-home order]] with a mandate that all non-essential workers [[working from home|work from home]].<ref>{{cite news |title=New York, Illinois Governors Issue Stay At Home Orders, Following California's Lead |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/20/818952589/coronavirus-n-y-gov-cuomo-says-100-of-workforce-must-stay-home |accessdate=March 22, 2020 |work=NPR |date=March 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322025419/https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/20/818952589/coronavirus-n-y-gov-cuomo-says-100-of-workforce-must-stay-home |archive-date=March 22, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> On the same day, President Donald Trump declared that major emergency existed in the state of New York, and ordered that Federal assistance be rendered to assist state and local recovery efforts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-approves-new-york-disaster-declaration-5/ |title=President Donald J. Trump Approves New York Disaster Declaration|website=The White House|language=en-US|access-date=March 21, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200321021510/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-approves-new-york-disaster-declaration-5/ |archive-date=March 21, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 22, Trump announced that he had directed Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide four large federal medical stations with 1,000 beds for New York.<ref name=":12">{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-vice-president-pence-members-coronavirus-task-force-press-briefing-8/ |title=Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing|website=The White House|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref> On March 23, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a plan to use convalescent antibody-rich [[blood plasma]], as a stopgap measure for the disease.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00895-8 |title=How blood from coronavirus survivors might save lives|website=Nature|date=24 March 2020}}</ref> On March 24, Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, advised people who have left New York City to self-quarantine for 14 days.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-coronavirus-taskforce-advises-people-whove-left-nyc-to-quarantine-for-14-days |title=White House coronavirus taskforce advises people who've left NYC to quarantine for 14 days|last=O'Reilly|first=Andrew |date=2020-03-24|website=Fox News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-25}}</ref> On March 29, 2020, CBS News reporter [[Maria Mercader]], a New York City resident, died from a COVID-19 related illness.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/video/remembering-cbs-news-journalist-maria-mercader/ |title=Remembering CBS News journalist Maria Mercader|accessdate=March 31, 2020|via=www.cbsnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/03/29/coronavirus-cbs-news-maria-mercader-dies-covid-19-age-54/2936246001/ |title=CBS mourns longtime journalist Maria Mercader, who died at 54 from coronavirus|first=Hannah|last=Yasharoff |website=USA Today|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref> [[File:Social distancing floor signs at Walmart, Newburgh, NY.jpg||thumb|right|Social distancing markers on the floor of the [[Newburgh (town), New York|Newburgh]] [[Walmart]]]] On March 26, Trump announced that USNS ''Comfort'' would be heading up to New York City to assist local hospitals. The ship departed on March 28 and arrived at Pier 90 of the [[Manhattan Cruise Terminal]] on March 30.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-usns-comfort-worlds-biggest-hospital-ship-will-embark-to-nyc-to-treat-coronavirus |title=Trump says USNS Comfort, world's biggest hospital ship, will embark to NYC to treat coronavirus|last=O'Reilly|first=Andrew |date=2020-03-26|website=Fox News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-20200326-jc7et7zepfhjnj323fcohph5va-story.html |title=USNS Comfort to arrive in NYC on Monday to relieve hospitals overrun with coronavirus patients|last=Sommerfeldt|first=Clayton Guse, Chris|website=nydailynews.com|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref> On March 27, the United States, with a confirmed 111,980 cases, surpassed Italy and China to become the country with the most coronavirus COVID-19 cases in the world; more than 52,000 of these cases were reported in New York State alone.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2020/health/coronavirus-us-maps-and-cases |title=Tracking Covid-19 cases in the US|website=CNN|language=en|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref> On that same day, Governor Cuomo announced all schools statewide would remain further closed until at least April 15.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/no-20211-continuing-temporary-suspension-and-modification-laws-relating-disaster-emergency |title=No. 202.11: Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency|date=2020-03-27|website=Governor Andrew M. Cuomo|language=en|access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref> On March 28, Cuomo announced that [[2020 New York Democratic primary|New York State's 2020 Democratic Primary]], originally scheduled for April 28, will be postponed until June 23.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Saul|first=Stephanie|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/us/politics/ny-primary-voting-coronavirus.html |title=Cuomo Postpones New York’s Primary Election to June 23 Because of Coronavirus|date=2020-03-28|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-03-28|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> President [[Donald Trump]] said that he is considering imposing an "enforceable" [[quarantine]] on New York. He later announced: "On the recommendation of the White House CoronaVirus Task Force, and upon consultation with the Governor’s of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, I have asked the @CDCgov to issue a strong Travel Advisory, to be administered by the Governors, in consultation with the Federal Government. A quarantine will not be necessary."<ref>{{cite news |title=Cuomo rips idea of banning New Yorkers from traveling to other states |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/03/28/coronavirus-gov-andrew-cuomo-rips-possible-new-york-travel-ban/2934494001/ |work=USA Today |date=March 28, 2020}}</ref> Governor Cuomo threatened [[Rhode Island]] Governor [[Gina Raimondo]] with a lawsuit over a new state quarantine policy, which would make sure people from New York would [[self-quarantine]] for 14 days upon arrival in Rhode Island.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cuomo threatens to sue RI over new policy to find New Yorkers in the state |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/490019-cuomo-threatens-to-sue-ri-over-new-coronavirus-policy-targeting-ny |work=The Hill |date=March 28, 2020}}</ref> On March 29, Raimondo repealed the order that specifically referred to New Yorkers, and broadened it to include any out-of-state traveller entering Rhode Island with intent to stay.<ref name="wpri29">{{cite web |title=RI reports 3rd COVID-19 death; 55 new cases Sunday |url=https://www.wpri.com/health/coronavirus/march-29-ri-coronavirus-update/ |website=WPRI.com |accessdate=29 March 2020 |date=29 March 2020}}</ref> Cuomo also on March 28 ordered all nonessential construction sites in the state to shut down. This led the developers of the [[Legoland]] park under construction in [[Goshen (town), New York|Goshen]] to postpone their planned July 4 opening date until 2021. A specific date was not set but Orange County's director of tourism expected it would probably be the normal April opening date.<ref>{{cite news|last=Axelrod|first=Daniel |title=Legoland delays opening of Goshen theme park until 2021|url=https://www.recordonline.com/news/20200331/legoland-delays-opening-of-goshen-theme-park-until-2021 |newspaper=[[Times Herald-Record]]|date=March 31, 2020|accessdate=April 1, 2020}}</ref> [[File:Plastic shield to prevent COVID-19 transmission at convenience store cash register, Montgomery, NY.jpg|thumb|right|Plastic shield erected to prevent disease transmission at convenience store cash register]] In March 2020, the U.S. Army dispatched soldiers from [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]] field hospitals in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and Fort Hood, Texas to New York City to convert New York City's [[Javits Center|Javits Convention Center]] into a 2910-bed civilian medical hospital.<ref name=mashcivilian>{{cite web|url= https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/03/27/the-army-corps-of-engineers-has-two-or-three-weeks-to-get-thousands-of-new-hospital-beds-up-and-running/ |title=The Army Corps of Engineers has two or three weeks to get thousands of new hospital beds up and running|first=Meghann|last=Myers |date=March 27, 2020|website=Military Times|accessdate=March 30, 2020}}</ref> More medical hospitals will be set up by these Army officers in New York City as well.<ref name=mashcivilian /> On March 30, 2020, the U.S. Navy medical ship [[USNS Comfort]] arrived in New York City to assist with non-COVID operations, relieving land hospitals to stop the city's growing COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/usns-comfort-arrives-in-nyc-monday-to-help-hospital-with-non-coronavirus-patients/2350317/ |title=USNS Comfort Arrives in NYC Monday to Help Hospitals With Non-Coronavirus Patients|accessdate=March 30, 2020}}</ref> It was later announced that field hospitals would be set up in [[Central Park]] and at the [[Billie Jean King National Tennis Center]] in Queens.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/30/824300407/central-park-and-home-of-tennis-us-open-to-house-hospital-beds-for-new-york |title=Central Park And Home Of Tennis' U.S. Open To House Hospital Beds For New York|first=Anastasia|last=Tsioulcas |publisher=NPR|date=March 30, 2020|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref> On March 31, it was revealed that Andrew Cuomo's brother [[Chris Cuomo|Chris]], a New York City resident and [[Cuomo Prime Time|CNN journalist]], had been diagnosed with COVID-19, and that New York City saw its first COVID-19 related death involving a child.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/e80a98f37714622c5b34d27d94bea8ff |title=NYC sees 1st child virus death; Chris Cuomo tests positive|agency=Associated Press|date=March 31, 2020|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/31/media/chris-cuomo-coronavirus/index.html |title=CNN anchor Chris Cuomo diagnosed with coronavirus; he will continue working from home|first=Brian|last=Stelter |publisher=CNN Business|date=March 31, 2020|accessdate=March 31, 2020}}</ref> ===April=== The ban on large gatherings meant that the annual "First Cast" ceremony at the Junction Pool, a popular [[fly fishing]] spot, in the [[Sullivan County, New York|Sullivan County]] hamlet of [[Roscoe, New York|Roscoe]], marking the April 1 opening of trout season, could not be held. The season is still open and the state's [[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation|Department of Environmental Conservation]] encouraged anglers to take to the state's streams as long as they continued to practice [[social distancing]]. Many stores in Roscoe that catered to them were nevertheless closed and limited to filling orders online.<ref>{{cite news|last=Randall|first=Mike|title=No fanfare for Trout Town's fishing opener|url=https://www.recordonline.com/news/20200331/no-fanfare-for-trout-towns-fishing-opener|newspaper=[[Times Herald-Record]]|date=March 31, 2020|accessdate=April 1, 2020}}</ref> On April 3, the [[National Rifle Association]] sued Governor Cuomo over his March 20 executive order closing gun shops, suggesting it was [[Right to keep and bear arms|unconstitutional]].<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/nra-sues-york-state-governor-011213287.html NRA Sues New York State Governor Over Closure of Gun Stores] by Erik Larson, Bloomberg, 3 Apr 2020</ref> On April 4 Cuomo described the rapid spread of cases on Long Island to "a fire spreading", lowering NYC's share of statewide cases from 75% to 65%.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/04/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-update.html#link-696ea085 |title=‘A fire spreading’: Hot spots are emerging near New York City |date=April 4, 2020 |publisher=New York Times}}</ref> ===State of emergency=== All 62 [[List of counties in New York|counties in New York State]] had declared states of emergency by March 16. {| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" |- ! colspan="3" |[[List of counties in New York|New York Counties]] under a state of emergency Updated 11:30&nbsp;a.m., March 17, 2020 |- !County !Declaration date !Reference |- |[[Albany County, New York|Albany]] |March 14 |<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.news10.com/news/albany-county/albany-and-rensselaer-counties-declaring-states-of-emergency/|title=Albany and Rensselaer Counties declaring states of emergency|date=March 14, 2020|website=NEWS10 ABC|language=en-US|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319222251/https://www.news10.com/news/albany-county/albany-and-rensselaer-counties-declaring-states-of-emergency/|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Allegany County, New York|Allegany]] |March 12 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eveningtribune.com/news/20200316/early-intervention-preschool-halt-services-in-allegany-county|title=Early Intervention, Preschool halt services in Allegany County|website=The Evening Tribune|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319192003/https://www.eveningtribune.com/news/20200316/early-intervention-preschool-halt-services-in-allegany-county|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[The Bronx|Bronx]] |March 12{{efn|name=nyc-emergency|As part of a citywide state of emergency in New York City}} |<ref name="nyt20200312">{{cite news | title=De Blasio Declares State of Emergency in N.Y.C., and Large Gatherings Are Banned | work=The New York Times | date=March 12, 2020 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-update.html | access-date=March 20, 2020 | issn=0362-4331 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314170006/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-update.html | archive-date=March 14, 2020 | url-status=live }}</ref> |- |[[Broome County, New York|Broome]] |March 14 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/2020/03/14/coronavirus-covid-19-new-york-broome-county-schools-closed/5051028002/|title=Coronavirus in NY: Broome County declares state of emergency, closes schools|last=Biviano|first=Ashley|website=Pressconnects|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020}}</ref> |- |[[Cattaraugus County, New York|Cattaraugus]] |March 15 |<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/erie-county/state-of-emergency-issued-in-erie-niagara-and-cattaraugus-counties/|title=State of Emergency issued in various WNY counties|date=2020-03-15|website=News 4 Buffalo|language=en-US|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319035805/https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/erie-county/state-of-emergency-issued-in-erie-niagara-and-cattaraugus-counties/|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga]] |March 14 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2020/03/cayuga-county-declares-state-of-emergency-closes-schools-because-of-coronavirus.html|title=Cayuga County declares State of Emergency, closes schools because of coronavirus|date=March 14, 2020|website=syracuse|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319191313/https://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2020/03/cayuga-county-declares-state-of-emergency-closes-schools-because-of-coronavirus.html|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Chautauqua County, New York|Chautauqua]] |March 15 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.post-journal.com/news/covid-19-coverage/2020/03/county-declares-state-of-emergency|title=County Declares State of Emergency, Schools To Close|last=Tichy|first=Eric|website=www.post-journal.com|language=en|access-date=March 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321210757/https://www.post-journal.com/news/covid-19-coverage/2020/03/county-declares-state-of-emergency|archive-date=March 21, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Chemung County, New York|Chemung]] |March 14 |<ref name="schools closed">{{cite web|url=https://www.stargazette.com/story/news/2020/03/14/coronavirus-schuyler-county-new-york-declares-state-emergency-no-confirmed-covid-19-cases/5050317002/|title=Coronavirus in NY: Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben declare emergencies, close some schools|last=Biviano|first=Ashley|website=Elmira Star-Gazette|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318160128/https://www.stargazette.com/story/news/2020/03/14/coronavirus-schuyler-county-new-york-declares-state-emergency-no-confirmed-covid-19-cases/5050317002/|archive-date=March 18, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Chenango County, New York|Chenango]] |March 15 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wbng.com/2020/03/15/chenango-county-declares-state-of-emergency-closes-schools/|title=Chenango County declares state of emergency, closes schools|last=Einsidler|first=Nina|date=March 15, 2020|website=WBNG|language=en-US|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319222200/https://wbng.com/2020/03/15/chenango-county-declares-state-of-emergency-closes-schools/|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Clinton County, New York|Clinton]] |March 15 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/40849/20200316/clinton-county-town-and-city-of-plattsburgh-declare-states-of-emergency|title=Clinton County, Town and City of Plattsburgh declare states of emergency|last=Russell|first=Emily|last2=Plattsburgh|first2=in|website=NCPR|access-date=2020-03-19|last3=NY|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319191316/https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/40849/20200316/clinton-county-town-and-city-of-plattsburgh-declare-states-of-emergency|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Columbia County, New York|Columbia]] |March 16 |<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://www.news10.com/news/saratoga-county/saratoga-and-columbia-counties-now-under-state-of-emergency/|title=Saratoga and Columbia Counties now under states of emergency|date=March 16, 2020|website=NEWS10 ABC|language=en-US|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319222158/https://www.news10.com/news/saratoga-county/saratoga-and-columbia-counties-now-under-state-of-emergency/|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Cortland County, New York|Cortland]] |March 15 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wbng.com/2020/03/15/cortland-county-declares-state-of-emergency-closes-schools/|title=Cortland County declares state of emergency, closes schools|last=Einsidler|first=Nina|date=March 15, 2020|website=WBNG|language=en-US|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319191314/https://wbng.com/2020/03/15/cortland-county-declares-state-of-emergency-closes-schools/|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Delaware County, New York|Delaware]] |March 14 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wbng.com/2020/03/14/delaware-county-declares-state-of-emergency-closes-schools/|title=Delaware County declares state of emergency, closes schools|last=Gorman|first=Julia|date=March 15, 2020|website=WBNG|language=en-US|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319222158/https://wbng.com/2020/03/14/delaware-county-declares-state-of-emergency-closes-schools/|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Dutchess County, New York|Dutchess]] |March 13 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/County-Executive/Dutchess-County-Announces-State-of-Emergency.htm|title=Dutchess County Announces State of Emergency|last=Government|first=Dutchess County|website=Dutchess County Government|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319222202/https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/County-Executive/Dutchess-County-Announces-State-of-Emergency.htm|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Erie County, New York|Erie]] |March 15 |<ref name=":0" /> |- |[[Essex County, New York|Essex]] |March 10 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.co.essex.ny.us/wp/essex-county-declares-state-of-emergency-due-to-novel-coronavirus-march-10th-2020/|title=Essex County Declares State of Emergency Due to Novel Coronavirus – March 10th, 2020. – Essex County, New York|last=Ferguson {{!}}|first=Jonathan|language=en-US|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319222202/https://www.co.essex.ny.us/wp/essex-county-declares-state-of-emergency-due-to-novel-coronavirus-march-10th-2020/|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Franklin County, New York|Franklin]] |March 14 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mymalonetelegram.com/top_stories/franklin-county-declares-state-of-emergency-because-of-coronavirus-no/article_5ae58960-8dcd-50c2-b42d-075a37204e90.html|title=Franklin County declares state of emergency because of coronavirus, no cases in the county|website=The Malone Telegram|language=en-US|access-date=March 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320174351/https://www.mymalonetelegram.com/top_stories/franklin-county-declares-state-of-emergency-because-of-coronavirus-no/article_5ae58960-8dcd-50c2-b42d-075a37204e90.html|archive-date=March 20, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Genesee County, New York|Genesee]] |March 14 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailynewsonline.com/article/20200314/BDN01/200319736|title=Schools Out: Genesee, Wyoming County declare State of Emergency, officials recommend all districts close|website=The Daily News|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319222210/https://www.thedailynewsonline.com/article/20200314/BDN01/200319736|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Herkimer County, New York|Herkimer]] |March 15 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wktv.com/content/news/Herkimer-County-declares-State-of-Emergency-568813561.html|title=Herkimer County declares State of Emergency|website=WKTV News|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319222200/https://www.wktv.com/content/news/Herkimer-County-declares-State-of-Emergency-568813561.html|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Brooklyn|Kings]]{{efn|Borough of Brooklyn}} |March 12{{efn|name=nyc-emergency}} |<ref name="nyt20200312"/> |- |[[Lewis County, New York|Lewis]] |March 16 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nny360.com/news/publicservicenews/lewis-county-declares-a-state-of-emergency/article_3b698ec8-ab98-5bcb-88dd-1feed1318fbf.html|title=Lewis County declares a state of emergency|last=ABBASSjabbass@wdt.net|first=JULIE|website=NNY360|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319191314/https://www.nny360.com/news/publicservicenews/lewis-county-declares-a-state-of-emergency/article_3b698ec8-ab98-5bcb-88dd-1feed1318fbf.html|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Livingston County, New York|Livingston]] |March 14 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://geneseesun.com/livingston-county-declares-state-of-emergency/|title=Livingston County Declares State of Emergency|website=geneseesun.com|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319191314/https://geneseesun.com/livingston-county-declares-state-of-emergency/|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Madison County, New York|Madison]] |March 15 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oneidadispatch.com/news/local-news/madison-county-declares-state-of-emergency/article_07faae5a-66ed-11ea-81c4-8b1bfccc008a.html|title=Madison County declares State of Emergency|last=Twitter|first=The Dispatch Staff newsroom@oneidadispatch com @OneidaDispatch on|website=Oneida Dispatch|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318160406/https://www.oneidadispatch.com/news/local-news/madison-county-declares-state-of-emergency/article_07faae5a-66ed-11ea-81c4-8b1bfccc008a.html|archive-date=March 18, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Monroe County, New York|Monroe]] |March 14 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://13wham.com/news/coronavirus/officials-confirm-second-case-of-coronavirus-monroe-county|title=Second coronavirus case prompts state of emergency|last=WHAM|date=March 13, 2020|website=WHAM|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319191318/https://13wham.com/news/coronavirus/officials-confirm-second-case-of-coronavirus-monroe-county|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Montgomery County, New York|Montgomery]] |March 15 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.co.montgomery.ny.us/web/sites/news/printpressrelease.asp?id=3135|title=County Executive Declares State of Emergency|date=March 15, 2020|website=Montgomery County|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=March 19, 2020}}</ref> |- |[[Nassau County, New York|Nassau]] |March 13 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/03/13/coronavirus-update-nassau-county-declares-state-of-emergency/|title=Coronavirus Update: Nassau County Declares State Of Emergency As Cases On Long Island Continue To Grow|last=Says|first=Louslocks|date=March 13, 2020|language=en-US|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318141355/https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/03/13/coronavirus-update-nassau-county-declares-state-of-emergency/|archive-date=March 18, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Manhattan|New York]]{{efn|Borough of Manhattan}} |March 12{{efn|name=nyc-emergency}} |<ref name="nyt20200312"/> |- |[[Niagara County, New York|Niagara]] |March 15 |<ref name=":0" /> |- |[[Oneida County, New York|Oneida]] |March 13 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uticaod.com/news/20200313/coronavirus-oneida-county-declares-state-of-emergency-closes-all-public-schools|title=Coronavirus: Oneida County declares state of emergency, closes all public schools|website=Uticaod|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020}}</ref> |- |[[Onondaga County, New York|Onondaga]] |March 14 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cnycentral.com/news/local/onondaga-county-closes-all-public-schools-declares-state-of-emergency|title=Onondaga County to close all public schools, declares state of emergency|last=Pietzold|first=Joshua|date=March 14, 2020|website=WSTM|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319191316/https://cnycentral.com/news/local/onondaga-county-closes-all-public-schools-declares-state-of-emergency|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Ontario County, New York|Ontario]] |March 14 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mpnnow.com/news/20200314/ontario-county-issues-state-of-emergency-for-covid-19|title=Ontario County issues state of emergency for COVID-19|last=Media|first=Messenger Post|website=MPNnow|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319192730/https://www.mpnnow.com/news/20200314/ontario-county-issues-state-of-emergency-for-covid-19|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Orleans County, New York|Orleans]] |March 14 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whec.com/coronavirus/orleans-county-declares-state-of-emergency-schools-will-close/5674370/|title=Orleans County declares State of Emergency, schools will close|date=March 14, 2020|website=WHEC News10NBC|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319191315/https://www.whec.com/coronavirus/orleans-county-declares-state-of-emergency-schools-will-close/5674370/|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Oswego County, New York|Oswego]] |March 15 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cnycentral.com/news/local/oswego-county-to-close-k-12-schools-declares-state-of-emergency|title=Oswego County to close K-12 schools, declares state of emergency|last=Pietzold|first=Joshua|date=March 15, 2020|website=WSTM|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319191315/https://cnycentral.com/news/local/oswego-county-to-close-k-12-schools-declares-state-of-emergency|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Otsego County, New York|Otsego]] |March 15 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wktv.com/content/news/Otsego-County-declares-State-of-Emergency-568813841.html|title=Otsego County declares State of Emergency|website=WKTV News|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319222201/https://www.wktv.com/content/news/Otsego-County-declares-State-of-Emergency-568813841.html|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Putnam County, New York|Putnam]] |March 13 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.putnamcountyny.com/putnam-county-executive-maryellen-odell-declares-state-of-emergency-and-issues-a-emergency-order-to-close-all-schools-in-the-county-to-help-prevent-the-spread-of-the-covid-19-virus/|title=Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell declares State of Emergency and issues an Emergency Order to close all schools in the County to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.|last=Austin|first=Brian K.|date=March 13, 2020|website=Putnam County Online|language=en-US|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319222213/https://www.putnamcountyny.com/putnam-county-executive-maryellen-odell-declares-state-of-emergency-and-issues-a-emergency-order-to-close-all-schools-in-the-county-to-help-prevent-the-spread-of-the-covid-19-virus/|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Queens]] |March 12{{efn|name=nyc-emergency}} |<ref name="nyt20200312"/> |- |[[Rensselaer County, New York|Rensselaer]] |March 14 |<ref name=":1" /> |- |[[Staten Island|Richmond]]{{efn|Borough of Staten Island}} |March 12{{efn|name=nyc-emergency}} |<ref name="nyt20200312"/> |- |[[Rockland County, New York|Rockland]] |March 16 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rocklandgov.com/departments/county-executive/press-releases/2020-press-releases/county-executive-day-declares-state-of-emergency/|title=County of Rockland, New York :: County Executive Day Declares State of Emergency|website=rocklandgov.com|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319222201/http://rocklandgov.com/departments/county-executive/press-releases/2020-press-releases/county-executive-day-declares-state-of-emergency/|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Saratoga County, New York|Saratoga]] |March 16 |<ref name=":2" /> |- |[[Schenectady County, New York|Schenectady]] |March 15 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wnyt.com/coronavirus/state-of-emergency-schenectady-county/5674855/|title=State of emergency declared in Schenectady County|date=March 15, 2020|website=WNYT NewsChannel 13|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319222200/https://wnyt.com/coronavirus/state-of-emergency-schenectady-county/5674855/|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Schoharie County, New York|Schoharie]] |March 16 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.com/news/local_news/schoharie-county-declares-state-of-emergency-for-virus/article_26cf8a53-2ded-5b30-b0ab-b221ca758cc2.html|title=Schoharie County declares state of emergency for virus|website=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref> |- |[[Schuyler County, New York|Schuyler]] |March 14 |<ref name="schools closed" /> |- |[[Seneca County, New York|Seneca]] |March 15 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/seneca-county-declares-state-of-emergency/|title=Seneca County declares State of Emergency|date=March 15, 2020|website=RochesterFirst|language=en-US|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319191314/https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/seneca-county-declares-state-of-emergency/|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Steuben County, New York|Steuben]] |March 14 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/top-stories/steuben-county-declares-state-of-emergency-in-response-to-covid-19/|title=Steuben County declares State of Emergency in response to COVID-19|date=March 14, 2020|website=WETM - MyTwinTiers.com|language=en-US|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319191315/https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/top-stories/steuben-county-declares-state-of-emergency-in-response-to-covid-19/|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[St. Lawrence County, New York|St. Lawrence]] |March 16 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://northcountrynow.com/news/st-lawrence-county-declares-state-emergency-covid-19-concerns-rise-0276976|title=St. Lawrence County declares state of emergency, as COVID-19 concerns rise {{!}} NorthCountryNow|website=northcountrynow.com|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318192734/https://www.northcountrynow.com/news/st-lawrence-county-declares-state-emergency-covid-19-concerns-rise-0276976|archive-date=March 18, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk]] |March 12 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://riverheadlocal.com/2020/03/12/coronavirus-cases-in-suffolk-county-doubles-to-16-10-hospitalized-state-of-emergency-declared/|title=Coronavirus cases in Suffolk County double to 16, 10 hospitalized; state of emergency declared|last=Civiletti|first=Denise|date=March 12, 2020|website=RiverheadLOCAL|language=en-US|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319222200/https://riverheadlocal.com/2020/03/12/coronavirus-cases-in-suffolk-county-doubles-to-16-10-hospitalized-state-of-emergency-declared/|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Sullivan County, New York|Sullivan]] |March 13 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sullivanny.us/news/sullivan-county-declares-state-emergency|title=Sullivan County Declares State of Emergency {{!}} Sullivan County NY|website=sullivanny.us|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319222201/http://sullivanny.us/news/sullivan-county-declares-state-emergency|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Tioga County, New York|Tioga]] |March 14 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mytwintiers.com/health/coronavirus/all-tioga-county-schools-closing-in-a-state-of-emergency/|title=All Tioga County schools closing in a State of Emergency|date=March 14, 2020|website=WETM - MyTwinTiers.com|language=en-US|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319194849/https://www.mytwintiers.com/health/coronavirus/all-tioga-county-schools-closing-in-a-state-of-emergency/|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Tompkins County, New York|Tompkins]] |March 13 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mytwintiers.com/health/coronavirus/breaking-tompkins-county-to-close-all-public-schools/|title=Breaking: Tompkins County to close all public schools|date=March 14, 2020|website=WETM - MyTwinTiers.com|language=en-US|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319194847/https://www.mytwintiers.com/health/coronavirus/breaking-tompkins-county-to-close-all-public-schools/|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Ulster County, New York|Ulster]] |March 12 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2020/03/12/two-more-cases-of-covid-19-in-ulster-ryan-declares-state-of-emergency/|title=Two more cases of COVID-19 in Ulster; Ryan declares State of Emergency|website=Hudson Valley One|language=en-US|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319222201/https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2020/03/12/two-more-cases-of-covid-19-in-ulster-ryan-declares-state-of-emergency/|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Wayne County, New York|Wayne]] |March 15 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wxxinews.org/post/wayne-county-declares-state-emergency-schools-close|title=Wayne County declares state of emergency; schools to close|last=Gorbman|first=Randy|website=www.wxxinews.org|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319222209/https://www.wxxinews.org/post/wayne-county-declares-state-emergency-schools-close|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]] |March 16 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.westchestergov.com/home/all-press-releases/8320-county-executive-george-latimer-declares-state-of-emergency-in-response-to-covid-19-pandemic|title=County Executive George Latimer Declares 'State Of Emergency' In Response To COVID-19 Pandemic|website=www.westchestergov.com|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319222201/https://www.westchestergov.com/home/all-press-releases/8320-county-executive-george-latimer-declares-state-of-emergency-in-response-to-covid-19-pandemic|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Wyoming County, New York|Wyoming]] |March 14 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/wyoming-county-declares-state-of-emergency-due-to-covid-19|title=Wyoming County declares State of Emergency due to COVID-19|date=March 15, 2020|website=WKBW|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319150542/https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/wyoming-county-declares-state-of-emergency-due-to-covid-19|archive-date=March 19, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |[[Yates County, New York|Yates]] |March 14 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yatescounty.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=152|title=Yates County, NY|website=Yates County, NY|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020}}</ref> |} {{notelist}} ===Infected legislators=== Four members of the [[New York State Assembly|State Assembly]]—[[Charles Barron]], [[Kimberly Jean-Pierre]], [[Brian Miller (New York politician)|Brian Miller]], and [[Helene Weinstein]]—have been diagnosed with COVID-19;<ref>{{cite news|last=Slattery|first=Dennis|title=Fourth N.Y. Assemblymember tests positive for coronavirus|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-fourth-assembly-member-tests-positive-coronavirus-20200327-uakbpnytkrfb5hafoztsawisbu-story.html|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=March 27, 2020|accessdate=April 1, 2020}}</ref> since March 20, Miller has been in the [[intensive care unit]] at [[Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare|St. Luke's Hospital]] in [[Utica, New York|Utica]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Assemblyman Brian Miller in ICU After Coronavirus Diagnosis|url=https://www.wktv.com/content/news/Assemblyman-Brian-Miller-in-ICU-after-coronavirus-diagnosis-569167741.html|newspaper=[[WKTV]]|location=[[Utica, New York]]|date=March 27, 2020|accessdate=April 1, 2020}}</ref> On March 30, [[James L. Seward (New York politician)|Jim Seward]] became the first [[New York State Senate|state senator]] to test positive for the virus; his case was mild and he is expected to recover.<ref>{{cite news|title=New York state Sen. Jim Seward and wife test positive for COVID-19|url=https://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2020/03/new-york-state-sen-jim-seward-and-wife-test-positive-for-covid-19.html|newspaper=[[The Post-Standard]]|location=[[Syracuse, New York]]|date=March 30, 2020|accessdate=April 1, 2020}}</ref> ==Effect on communities== [[File:Best Buy Line I (49674924422).jpg|thumb|[[Best Buy]] was only letting a limited number of people into their Union Square store in [[New York City]], March 18, 2020]] === Lack of enforcement of self-quarantine policies === Self-quarantines for persons who test positive or are symptomatic are not enforced due to a lack of resources. Several New York City area nurses have expressed concerns that patients are not complying with self-quarantine guidelines due to financial necessity or fear of losing their jobs. A New York State Nurses Association board member has expressed concerns that low-income patients who share rooms with other individuals may not be able to effectively self-isolate at their residences.<ref>{{cite news|title=NYC nurses fear many coronavirus patients can't afford to self-quarantine|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-nurses-fear-patients-not-self-quarantining-20200324-rd5x2xa3gzc3nhmv3e36u5n3iu-story.html|date=March 24, 2020|work=Daily News}}</ref> === Difficulties of implementation in Hasidic communities === Implementing social distancing has been difficult in some communities dominated by [[Hasidic Jews]]. The [[Orange County, New York|Orange County]] village of [[Kiryas Joel, New York|Kiryas Joel]], home to 25,000 [[Satmar Hasidim]], closed all 100 of its synagogues, as well as schools and ''[[mikvah]]''s on March 19, despite the centrality of religious observance in the community. It is estimated that 25–28 percent of its residents have tested positive, including the community's spiritual leader, Grand Rebbe [[Aaron Teitelbaum]].<ref name="Ha'aretz article">{{cite news|last=Ziri|first=Danielle|url=https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-in-america-s-only-orthodox-town-the-coronavirus-brings-unique-problems-1.8710123|title=In America's Only Orthodox Town, Coronavirus Poses Unique Challenge for Insular Jewish Community|date=March 25, 2020|newspaper=[[Haaretz]]|accessdate=March 26, 2020}}</ref> On March 27 the county reported that Kiryas Joel, as the town of Palm Tree, had 234 confirmed cases, the most of any municipality in the county.<ref>{{cite web|title=COVID-19/Coronavirus|url=https://www.orangecountygov.com/1936/Coronavirus|publisher=[[Orange County, New York|Orange County]] Department of Health|date=March 27, 2020|accessdate=March 30, 2020}}</ref> Some other reports have suggested that the Hasidic community has generally been slow to implement measures designed to slow the spread of the virus. This has reportedly led to one [[antisemitism in the United States|antisemitic]] incident. On March 23 a car dealership near Kiryas Joel refused to service a resident's car, telling him he had the virus.<ref name="Forward article">{{cite news|last=Feldman|first=Ari|url=https://forward.com/news/national/442285/coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine-trump-doctor/|title=This doctor was already treating patients with Trump's 'gift from God' drug - before FDA approval|date=March 24, 2020|newspaper=[[The Forward]]|accessdate=March 26, 2020}}</ref> An [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]] physician, Dr. Vladimir Zelenko, who sees patients at his offices in both Kiryas Joel and [[Monsey, New York|Monsey]], another predominantly Hasidic community in nearby [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]], claims that the real infection rate in Kiryas Joel is much higher, claims that have been disputed by local authorities. Zelenko, who must self-isolate since he is missing a lung, says in daily [[YouTube]] videos he posts that his office has treated 500 patients (mostly in Kiryas Joel) for COVID-19, using the combination of [[hydroxychloroquine]] and [[azithromycin]] or [[zinc sulfate]], which has in some trials yielded positive results in reducing symptoms. Zelenko claimed that 90 percent of the Hasidic community will become infected; the county's health commissioner and the village's emergency services department disputed that, pointing out that it was based on nine positive results out of 14 samples.<ref name="Forward article" /> ===Police=== According to New York City Police Commissioner [[Dermot F. Shea]], crime has decreased sharply during the epidemic although there is concern that domestic violence is not being reported.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus Hits Governor Cuomo’s Family: Live Updates |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-update.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage |accessdate=31 March 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=31 March 2020}}</ref> As of 31 March, more than a thousand police officers have tested positive and 15% (5,600) are currently on sick leave.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus News: NYPD has 5,600 officers out sick, 5 deaths |url=https://abc7ny.com/nypd-coronavirus-deaths-nyc-news/6065991/ |accessdate=1 April 2020 |work=ABC7 New York |date=31 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref> ===Tensions over relocation of city residents to rural areas=== Some residents of New York City and its inner suburbs who own, or can afford to rent, property in rural areas [[Upstate New York|upstate]] or on eastern [[Long Island]] have aroused local resentment for doing so for the duration of the pandemic. Steve McLaughlin, executive of [[Rensselaer County, New York|Rensselaer County]], southeast of Albany {{convert|150|mi}} north of New York City, has asked Cuomo to issue an order banning all non-essential travel upstate from the city, after city residents booked all available local lodging. Seven of 51 cases the county had as of April 2 were in city residents, and the county feared it did not have sufficient healthcare infrastructure to handle a large outbreak; McLaughlin issued an order requiring any recent arrivals from the city to quarantine themselves for 14 days, during which law enforcement will check on them regularly.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gabbatt|first=Adam|title=New Yorkers fleeing city face fear and hostility from upstate neighbors|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/02/new-yorkers-fleeing-city-conronavirus-fear-hostility-upstate-neighbors|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=April 2, 2020|accessdate=April 3, 2020}}</ref> Similarly, [[Greene County, New York|Greene County]], in the [[Catskill Mountains|Catskills]] just south of Albany, posted on its website a letter asking people to refrain from traveling there, especially from the city or [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]]. "There is no hospital in Greene County", wrote the chairman of the county legislature. "This limits our ability to serve a large number of people requiring higher levels of care for COVID-19 patients and other illnesses." The legislatures of neighboring [[Delaware County, New York|Delaware]] and [[Sullivan County, New York|Sullivan]] counties made similar requests.<ref>{{cite press release|last=Linger|first=Patrick S.|date=March 20, 2020|title=A Message to Our Visitors, Weekenders and Second Homeowners|url=https://www.greenegovernment.com/scoop/greene-county-press-release-covid-19-march-20th-2020|location=[[Catskill, New York]]|publisher=[[Greene County, New York|Greene County]]|access-date=April 4, 2020}}</ref> In [[The Hamptons]], on the eastern end of Long Island's [[South Fork, Suffolk County, New York|South Fork]], a longtime summer destination for city residents, rental rates have quadrupled as the population has nearly doubled. While many year-round residents are aware that the towns' economy depends on seasonal residents, they believe their resources have been stretched to the limit. "People need to stop coming out east. We're full", one woman wrote on a local newspaper's Facebook page.<ref name="Guardian refugees article">{{cite news|last=Gabbatt|first=Adam|title=New Yorkers fleeing city face fear and hostility from upstate neighbors|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/02/new-yorkers-fleeing-city-conronavirus-fear-hostility-upstate-neighbors|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=April 2, 2020|accessdate=April 3, 2020}}</ref> ==Effects on sports== {{Main|Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on sports}} Most of the state's sports teams were affected. [[Major League Baseball]] cancelled the remainder of [[spring training]] on March 12, and on March 16, they announced that the season will be postponed indefinitely, after the recommendations from the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] to restrict events of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks, affecting the [[2020 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] and [[2020 New York Mets season|New York Mets]].<ref name="mlb">{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/opening-of-regular-season-to-be-pushed-back |title=Opening of regular season to be pushed back |first=Mark |last=Feinsand |website=[[MLB.com]] |date=March 16, 2020 |access-date=March 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317025811/https://www.mlb.com/news/opening-of-regular-season-to-be-pushed-back |archive-date=March 17, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[National Basketball Association]] suspended the season for 30 days starting March 12, affecting the [[2019–20 New York Knicks season|New York Knicks]] and [[2019–20 Brooklyn Nets season|Brooklyn Nets]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28893331/nba-owners-seeking-30-day-reevaluation-suspension-games |title=Silver: NBA hiatus likely to last 'at least' 30 days |date=March 12, 2020 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |access-date=March 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313004850/https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28893331/nba-owners-seeking-30-day-reevaluation-suspension-games |archive-date=March 13, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[National Hockey League]] season was suspended indefinitely on March 12, affecting the [[2019–20 New York Rangers season|New York Rangers]], [[2019–20 New York Islanders season|New York Islanders]], and [[2019–20 Buffalo Sabres season|Buffalo Sabres]].<ref>[https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-coronavirus-status/c-316155530 NHL statement on coronavirus] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314025848/https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-coronavirus-status/c-316155530 |date=March 14, 2020 }} NHL, March 12, 2020</ref> [[Major League Soccer]] postponed the season for 30 days starting March 12, affecting the [[2020 New York Red Bulls season|New York Red Bulls]] and [[2020 New York City FC season|New York City FC]].<ref>[https://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/story/4073255/mls-postponed-for-30-days-usmnt-uswnt-friendlies-canceled MLS postponed for 30 days; USMNT, USWNT friendlies canceled] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315040347/https://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/story/4073255/mls-postponed-for-30-days-usmnt-uswnt-friendlies-canceled |date=March 15, 2020 }} ESPN, March 12, 2020</ref> On March 12, the [[National Lacrosse League]] postponed the remainder of their season until further notice, affecting the seasons of the [[2020 Buffalo Bandits season|Buffalo Bandits]], [[2020 Rochester Knighthawks season|Rochester Knighthawks]], and [[2020 New York Riptide season|New York Riptide]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nll.com/news/nll-statement-on-game-play-march-12-2020/ |title=NLL Statement on Game Play (March 12, 2020) &#124; National Lacrosse League |access-date=March 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322203738/https://www.nll.com/news/nll-statement-on-game-play-march-12-2020/ |archive-date=March 22, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[XFL (2020)|XFL]] suspended its season on March 12, affecting the inaugural season of the [[2020 New York Guardians season|New York Guardians]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/coronavirus-live-updates-nba-suspends-season-after-utah-jazz-player-tests-positive-for-covid-19/live/ |title=Coronavirus live updates: NBA suspends season after Utah Jazz player tests positive for COVID-19 |work=[[CBS Sports]] |access-date=March 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312104421/https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/coronavirus-live-updates-nba-suspends-season-after-utah-jazz-player-tests-positive-for-covid-19/live/ |archive-date=March 12, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> In college sports, the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] cancelled all winter and spring tournaments, most notably the [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] [[2020 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|men]]'s and [[2020 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament|women]]'s basketball tournaments, affecting colleges and universities statewide.<ref>[https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-cancels-remaining-winter-and-spring-championships NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312213051/http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-cancels-remaining-winter-and-spring-championships |date=March 12, 2020 }} NCAA, March 12, 2020</ref> On March 16, the [[National Junior College Athletic Association]] also canceled the remainder of the winter seasons as well as the spring seasons.<ref>[https://www.mlive.com/sports/2020/03/njcaa-cancels-spring-sports-basketball-nationals-amid-coronavirus-outbreak.html NJCAA cancels spring sports, basketball nationals amid coronavirus outbreak] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318182102/https://www.mlive.com/sports/2020/03/njcaa-cancels-spring-sports-basketball-nationals-amid-coronavirus-outbreak.html |date=March 18, 2020 }} MLive.com, March 16, 2020</ref> On March 17, four members of the Brooklyn Nets, including [[Kevin Durant]], were confirmed positive for COVID-19.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/nets/2020/03/17/brooklyn-nets-test-positive-coronavirus/5072045002/|title=Kevin Durant among four Brooklyn Nets who test positive for COVID-19|last=Medina|first=Jeff Zillgitt and Mark|website=USA Today|language=en-US|access-date=March 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318035339/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/nets/2020/03/17/brooklyn-nets-test-positive-coronavirus/5072045002/|archive-date=March 18, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The state's high school basketball playoffs had begun in early March [[behind closed doors (sport)|with no spectators allowed]]. On March 12 the New York State Public High School Athletic Association suspended remaining winter sports championship contests in all sports that still had not decided them: boys' and girls' basketball, [[ice hockey]] and [[bowling]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Weidner|first=Nolan|title=State suspends all high school winter sports playoffs|url=https://www.syracuse.com/highschoolsports/2020/03/state-postpones-all-high-school-winter-sports-playoffs.html|newspaper=[[The Post-Standard]]|location=[[Syracuse, New York]]|date=March 12, 2020|accessdate=March 28, 2020}}</ref> == Statistics == {| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="text-align:right" ! colspan="8" |COVID-19 cases in New York<ref name=nydh>{{cite web|url=https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases|title=County by County Breakdown of Positive Cases|last=|first=|date=|website=Department of Health|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317220254/https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases|archive-date=March 17, 2020|access-date=March 18, 2020}}</ref> Confirmed cases updated 11:00&nbsp;a.m. EST, April 4, 2020<ref name="1point3acres en">{{cite web|url=https://coronavirus.1point3acres.com/en|title=COVID-19 in US and Canada|last=|first=|date=|website=1Point3Acres|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314182645/https://coronavirus.1point3acres.com/en|archive-date=March 14, 2020|access-date=March 20, 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="col" |County ! scope="col" |Confirmed <br> cases ! scope="col" |Deaths ! scope="col" |Recoveries ! scope="col" |County <br> population <br> (2010) ! scope="col" |% Deaths/ <br> Confirmed <br> cases (upd:4/4/20) ! scope="col" |% Recoveries/ <br> Confirmed <br> cases (upd:4/4/20) ! scope="col" |% Confirmed <br> cases/ <br> County <br> population <br> (2010) (upd:4/4/20) ! scope="col" |ppm Deaths/ <br> County <br> population <br> (2010) (upd:4/4/20) |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Albany County, New York|Albany]] |293 |6 |0 |304,204 |1.365||0.000||0.096||13.15 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Allegany County, New York|Allegany]] |16 |1 |0 |48,946 |6.250||0.000||0.033||20.43 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Broome County, New York|Broome]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://broomecounty.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/d2a67392169942f8a2782c7d49d61c48|title=Broome County COVID-19 Dashboard|last=|first=|date=|website=broomecounty.maps.arcgis.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> |62 |4 |7 |200,600 |7.143||12.500||0.028||19.94 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Cattaraugus County, New York|Cattaraugus]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps2.cattco.org/covid_19/covid_19.html|title=Cattaraugus County COVID-19 Case Tracker|last=|first=|date=|website=maps2.cattco.org|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref> |9 |0 |0 |80,317 |0.000||0.000||0.011||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Cayuga County, New York|Cayuga]] |7 |0 |2 |80,026 |0.000||0.000||0.009||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Chautauqua County, New York|Chautauqua]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chautauquacounty.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/012d07321ad6415c8cf17c4f673643c9|title=COVID-19 Chautauqua County, New York|last=|first=|date=|website=chautauquacounty.maps.arcgis.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> |14 |1 |5 |134,905 |7.692||38.462||0.010||7.41 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Chemung County, New York|Chemung]] |36 |0 |0 |88,830 |0.000||0.000||0.041||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Chenango County, New York|Chenango]] |39 |0 |0 |50,477 |0.000||0.000||0.077||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Clinton County, New York|Clinton]] |31 |0 |0 |82,128 |0.000||0.000||0.038||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Columbia County, New York|Columbia]] |57 |2 |22 |63,096 |3.509||38.596||0.090||31.70 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Cortland County, New York|Cortland]] |14<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cortlandvoice.com/2020/04/03/cortland-county-covid-19-positive-cases-remain-at-14/?fbclid=IwAR3H7yhFyP9ZgFQZdkuyVZx0rVQQYHwDgZ5Mz3I92xUui-gUqqbJXVigeJI|title=Cortland County COVID-19 positive cases remain at 14|last=|first=|date=April 3, 2020|website=cortlandvoice.com|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref> |0 |4 |49,336 |0.000||21.429||0.028||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Delaware County, New York|Delaware]] |26 |1 |0 |47,980 |3.846||0.000||0.054||20.84 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Dutchess County, New York|Dutchess]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dcny.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/8905f4428f3148d0bffd50a2f3e4db11|title=Dutchess County COVID-19 Community Impact Dashboard|last=|first=|date=2020-04-04|website=dcny.maps.arcgis.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref> |1,077 |11 |50 |297,488 |0.959||0.000||0.315||30.25 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Erie County, New York|Erie]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://erieny.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/dd7f1c0c352e4192ab162a1dfadc58e1|title=COVID-19 Erie County, New York|last=|first=|date=|website=erieny.maps.arcgis.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=April 2, 2020}}</ref> |945 |26 |161 |919,040 |2.723||17.450||0.088||23.94 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Essex County, New York|Essex]] |7 |0 |0 |39,370 |0.000||0.000||0.018||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Franklin County, New York|Franklin]] |10 |0 |0 |51,599 |0.000||0.000||0.019||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Fulton County, New York|Fulton]] |9 |0 |0 |55,531 |0.000||0.000||0.016||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Genesee County, New York|Genesee]] |21 |1 |0 |60,079 |4.762||0.000||0.035||16.64 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Greene County, New York|Greene]] |24 |0 |0 |49,221 |0.000||0.000||0.049||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Hamilton County, New York|Hamilton]] |2 |0 |0 |4,836 |0.000||0.000||0.041||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Herkimer County, New York|Herkimer]] |18 |3 |0 |64,519 |16.667||0.000||0.028||46.50 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Jefferson County, New York|Jefferson]] |20 |0 |0 |116,229 |0.000||0.000||0.017||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Lewis County, New York|Lewis]] |2 |0 |0 |27,087 |0.000||0.000||0.007||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Livingston County, New York|Livingston]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://livingstoncounty.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/9bbb15d607b446078d6cd7e151a6db08|title=Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS|last=|first=|date=|website=livingstoncounty.maps.arcgis.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=April 4, 2020}}</ref> |22 |1 |5 |65,393 |5.000||25.000||0.031||15.29 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Madison County, New York|Madison]] |78 |2 |10 |73,442 |2.564||12.821||0.106||27.23 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Monroe County, New York|Monroe]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mappingmonroe.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/217749730f174776a3896b3e8950e03b|title=Monroe County, NY - COVID-19 Dashboard|last=|first=|date=|website=mappingmonroe.maps.arcgis.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref> |548 |17 |158 |744,344 |2.734||19.531||0.069||18.81 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Montgomery County, New York|Montgomery]] |13 |1 |0 |50,219 |0.000||0.000||0.026||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Nassau County, New York|Nassau]] |14,398 |396 |0 |1,339,532 |0.000||10.680||0.996||103.02 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Niagara County, New York|Niagara]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://niagara-county.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/1438a0783c4e4b0883aa42d3f8009257|title=Niagara County COVID-19 Positive Results Map|last=|first=|date=April 3, 2020|website=|publisher=Niagara County Department of Health|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> |103 |0 |11 |216,469 |0.000||10.680||0.048||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Oneida County, New York|Oneida]] |80 |2 |0 |234,878 |1.250||0.000||0.034||4.26 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Onondaga County, New York|Onondaga]] |322 |4 |67 |467,026 |0.621||20.807||0.069||4.28 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Ontario County, New York|Ontario]] |31 |0 |0 |107,931 |0.000||0.000||0.029||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Orange County, New York|Orange]] |3,102 |51 |0 |372,813 |1.459||0.000||0.735||107.29 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Orleans County, New York|Orleans]] |10 |0 |0 |42,883 |0.000||0.000||0.023||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Oswego County, New York|Oswego]] |26 |2 |0 |122,109 |7.692||0.000||0.021||16.38 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Otsego County, New York|Otsego]] |26 |1 |0 |62,259 |3.846||0.000||0.042||16.06 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Putnam County, New York|Putnam]] |283 |9 |0 |99,710 |2.473||0.000||0.284||70.20 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Rensselaer County, New York|Rensselaer]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/rensselaercounty/posts/|title=Rensselaer County|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|accessdate=27 March 2020}}</ref> |73 |1 |14 |159,429 |1.408||19.718||0.045||6.27 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Rockland County, New York|Rockland]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rockland.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/d074e0336e81449393a76d1768ceb096|title=Rockland County Coronavirus COVID-19 Dashboard|last=|first=|date=|website=rockland.maps.arcgis.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref> |5,326 |69 |0 |311,687 |1.416||0.000||1.563||221.38 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Saratoga County, New York|Saratoga]] |141 |1 |0 |219,607 |0.709||0.000||0.064||4.55 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Schenectady County, New York|Schenectady]] |117 |5 |20 |154,727 |4.274||17.094||0.076||32.31 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Schoharie County, New York|Schoharie]] |11 |0 |0 |32,749 |0.000||0.000||0.034||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Schuyler County, New York|Schuyler]] |4 |0 |0 |18,343 |0.000||0.000||0.022||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Seneca County, New York|Seneca]] |6 |0 |0 |35,251 |0.000||0.000||0.017||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[St. Lawrence County, New York|St. Lawrence]] |52 |0 |0 |111,944 |0.000||0.000||0.046||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Steuben County, New York|Steuben]] |60 |1 |0 |98,990 |1.667||0.000||0.061||10.10 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk]] |12,405 |175 |1 |1,493,350 |0.844||0.009||0.761||64.28 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Sullivan County, New York|Sullivan]] |193 |5 |0 |77,547 |2.591||0.000||0.249||64.48 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Tioga County, New York|Tioga]] |8 |0 |0 |51,125 |0.000||0.000||0.016||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Tompkins County, New York|Tompkins]] |93 |0 |51 |101,564 |0.000||54.839||0.092||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Ulster County, New York|Ulster]] |332 |4 |0 |182,493 |1.379||0.000||0.159||21.92 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Warren County, New York|Warren]] |20 |1 |0 |65,707 |0.000||0.000||0.030||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Washington County, New York|Washington]] |16 |0 |1 |63,216 |0.000||6.250||0.025||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Wayne County, New York|Wayne]] |30 |0 |0 |93,772 |0.000||0.000||0.032||0. |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]] |13,723 |197 |52 |949,113 |0.512||0.398||1.378||70.59 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Wyoming County, New York|Wyoming]] |15 |1 |5 |42,155 |6.667||33.333||0.036||23.72 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[Yates County, New York|Yates]] |2 |0 |0 |25,348 |0.000||0.000||0.004||0. |- class="sortbottom" ! style="text-align:right;" |Total (outside New York City) ! style="text-align:right;" |54,480 ! style="text-align:right;" |1,002 ! style="text-align:right;" |626 ! style="text-align:right;" |11,202,969 |2.056||1.088||0.409||84.00 |- | style="text-align:left;" |[[New York City]] |67,551 |2,624 |9980 |8,175,133 |4.145||15.765||0.774||320.97 |- class="sortbottom" ! style="text-align:right;" |Total (statewide) ! style="text-align:right;" |122,031 ! style="text-align:right;" |4,159 ! style="text-align:right;" |12,187 ! style="text-align:right;" |19,378,102 |3.135||9.215||0.587||183.97 |} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="5" style="text-align:center; background:#f4a71c;"| Confirmed COVID-19 cases in New York State over time |- ! style="text-align:center; background:#523178; color:#fff;"| Date ! style="text-align:center; background:#523178; color:#fff;"| Rest of state ! style="text-align:center; background:#523178; color:#fff;"| New York City ! style="text-align:center; background:#523178; color:#fff;"| Statewide ! style="text-align:center; background:#523178; color:#fff;"| Percent change |- | style="text-align: center;" | March 7, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200307>{{cite web |url=https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/ |title=Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Archived copy) |access-date=March 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308003126/https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/ |archive-date=March 8, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 65 | style="text-align: center;" | 11 | style="text-align: center;" | 76 | style="text-align: center;" | N/A |- | style="text-align: center;" | March 8, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200308>{{cite web |url=https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/ |title=Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Archived copy) |access-date=March 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309021350/https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/ |archive-date=March 9, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 93 | style="text-align: center;" | 12 | style="text-align: center;" | 105 | style="text-align: center;" | 38.16% |- | style="text-align: center;" | March 9, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200309>{{cite web |url=https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/ |title=Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Archived copy) |access-date=March 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310024635/https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/ |archive-date=March 10, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 123 | style="text-align: center;" | 19 | style="text-align: center;" | 142 | style="text-align: center;" | 35.24% |- | style="text-align: center;" | March 10, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200310>{{cite web |url=https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/ |title=Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Archived copy) |access-date=March 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311030216/https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/ |archive-date=March 11, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 137 | style="text-align: center;" | 36 | style="text-align: center;" | 173 | style="text-align: center;" | 21.83% |- | style="text-align: center;" | March 11, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200311>{{cite web |url=https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/ |title=Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Archived copy) |access-date=March 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312100320/https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/ |archive-date=March 12, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 164 | style="text-align: center;" | 52 | style="text-align: center;" | 216 | style="text-align: center;" | 24.86% |- | style="text-align: center;" | March 12, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200312>{{cite web |url=https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/ |title=Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Archived copy) |access-date=March 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313110148/https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/ |archive-date=March 13, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 230 | style="text-align: center;" | 95 | style="text-align: center;" | 325 | style="text-align: center;" | 50.46% |- | style="text-align: center;" | March 13, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200313>{{cite web |url=https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/ |title=Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Archived copy) |access-date=March 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314153350/https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/ |archive-date=March 14, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 267 | style="text-align: center;" | 154 | style="text-align: center;" | 421 | style="text-align: center;" | 29.54% |- | style="text-align: center;" | March 14, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200314>{{cite web |url=https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/ |title=Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Archived copy) |access-date=March 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315155237/https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/ |archive-date=March 15, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 344 | style="text-align: center;" | 269 | style="text-align: center;" | 613 | style="text-align: center;" | 45.61% |- | style="text-align: center;" | March 15, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200315>{{cite web |url=https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/ |title=Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Archived copy) |access-date=March 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316185332/https://health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/ |archive-date=March 16, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 400 | style="text-align: center;" | 329 | style="text-align: center;" | 729 | style="text-align: center;" | 18.92% |- style="text-align: center;" || March 16, 2020 || 487 || 463 || 950 || 30.32% |- | style="text-align: center;" | March 17, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200317>{{cite web |url=https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |title=County by County Breakdown of Positive Cases (Archived copy) |access-date=March 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317220254/https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |archive-date=March 17, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 730 | style="text-align: center;" | 644 | style="text-align: center;" | 1,374 | style="text-align: center;" | 44.63% |- | style="text-align: center;" | March 18, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200318>{{cite web |url=https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |title=County by County Breakdown of Positive Cases (Archived copy) |access-date=March 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319020501/https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |archive-date=March 19, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 1,043 | style="text-align: center;" | 1,339 | style="text-align: center;" | 2,382 | style="text-align: center;" | 73.36% |- | style="text-align: center;" | March 19, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200319>{{cite web |url=https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |title=County by County Breakdown of Positive Cases (Archived copy) |access-date=March 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320132152/https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |archive-date=March 20, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 1,683 | style="text-align: center;" | 2,469 | style="text-align: center;" | 4,152 | style="text-align: center;" | 74.31% |- style="text-align: center;" || March 20, 2020 || 2,694 || 4,408 || 7,102 || 71.05% |- | style="text-align: center;" | March 21, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200321>{{cite web |url=https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |title=County by County Breakdown of Positive Cases (Archived copy) |access-date=March 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321234940/https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |archive-date=March 21, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 4,145 | style="text-align: center;" | 6,211 | style="text-align: center;" | 10,356 | style="text-align: center;" | 45.82% |- style="text-align: center;" || March 22, 2020 || 6,123 || 9,045 || 15,168 || 46.47% |- | style="text-align: center;" | March 23, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200323>{{cite web |url=https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |title=County by County Breakdown of Positive Cases (Archived copy) |access-date=March 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323205000/https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |archive-date=March 23, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 8,570 | style="text-align: center;" | 12,305 | style="text-align: center;" | 20,875 | style="text-align: center;" | 37.63% |- | style="text-align: center;" | March 24, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200324>{{cite web |url=https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |title=County by County Breakdown of Positive Cases (Archived copy) |access-date=March 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325000649/https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |archive-date=March 25, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 10,761 | style="text-align: center;" | 14,904 | style="text-align: center;" | 25,665 | style="text-align: center;" | 22.95% |- | style="text-align: center;" | March 25, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200325>{{cite web |url=https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |title=County by County Breakdown of Positive Cases (Archived copy) |access-date=March 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326082930/https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |archive-date=March 26, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 12,955 | style="text-align: center;" | 17,856 | style="text-align: center;" | 30,811 | style="text-align: center;" | 20.05% |- | style="text-align: center;" | March 26, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200326>{{cite web |url=https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |title=County by County Breakdown of Positive Cases (Archived copy) |access-date=March 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327085503/https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |archive-date=March 27, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 15,865 | style="text-align: center;" | 21,393 | style="text-align: center;" | 37,258 | style="text-align: center;" | 20.92% |- | style="text-align: center;" | March 27, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200327>{{cite web |url=https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |title=County by County Breakdown of Positive Cases (Archived copy) |access-date=March 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328032625/https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |archive-date=March 28, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 19,237 | style="text-align: center;" | 25,398 | style="text-align: center;" | 44,635 | style="text-align: center;" | 19.80% |- | style="text-align: center;" | March 28, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200328>{{cite web |url=https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |title=County by County Breakdown of Positive Cases (Archived copy) |access-date=March 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328192139/https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |archive-date=March 28, 2020 }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 22,552 | style="text-align: center;" | 29,766 | style="text-align: center;" | 52,318 | style="text-align: center;" | 17.21% |- | style="text-align: center;" | March 29, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200329>{{cite web |url=https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |title=County by County Breakdown of Positive Cases (Archived copy) |access-date=March 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329200618/https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |archive-date=March 29, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 25,745 | style="text-align: center;" | 33,768 | style="text-align: center;" | 59,513 | style="text-align: center;" | 13.75% |- | style="text-align: center;" | March 30, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200330>{{cite web |url=https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |title=County by County Breakdown of Positive Cases (Archived copy) |access-date=March 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200330234014/https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |archive-date=March 30, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 29,044 | style="text-align: center;" | 37,453 | style="text-align: center;" | 66,497 | style="text-align: center;" | 11.74% |- | style="text-align: center;" | March 31, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200331>{{cite web |url=https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |title=County by County Breakdown of Positive Cases (Archived copy) |access-date=March 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401033649/https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |archive-date=April 1, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 32,656 | style="text-align: center;" | 43,139 | style="text-align: center;" | 75,795 | style="text-align: center;" | 13.98% |- | style="text-align: center;" | April 1, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200401>{{cite web |url=https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |title=County by County Breakdown of Positive Cases (Archived copy) |access-date=April 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401033649/https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |archive-date=April 1, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 36,273 | style="text-align: center;" | 47,439 | style="text-align: center;" | 83,712 | style="text-align: center;" | 10.44% |- | style="text-align: center;" | April 2, 2020<ref name="NYSstats-20200402">{{cite web|url=https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases|title=County by County Breakdown of Positive Cases|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403004044/https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases|archive-date=April 3, 2020|access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 40,572 | style="text-align: center;" | 51,809 | style="text-align: center;" | 92,381 | style="text-align: center;" | 10.36% |- | style="text-align: center;" | April 3, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200403>{{cite web |url=https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |title=County by County Breakdown of Positive Cases |access-date=April 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases |archive-date=April 3, 2020 }}</ref> | style="text-align: center;" | 45,704 | style="text-align: center;" | 57,159 | style="text-align: center;" | 102,863 | style="text-align: center;" | 11.35% |- | style="text-align: center;" | April 4, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200403/> | style="text-align: center;" | 50,398 | style="text-align: center;" | 63,306 | style="text-align: center;" | 113,704 | style="text-align: center;" | 10.54% |- | style="text-align: center;" | April 5, 2020<ref name=NYSstats-20200403/> | style="text-align: center;" | 54,480 | style="text-align: center;" | 67,551 | style="text-align: center;" | 122,031 | style="text-align: center;" | 7.32% |} ==See also== {{portal|Coronavirus disease 2019|New York (state)}} * [[2020 coronavirus pandemic in New York City]] * [[Timeline of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States]] {{clear}} ==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em}} == External links == {{Commons category|COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)}} * [https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home Coronavirus information] from the [[New York State Department of Health]] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8KAFVc5c_g&fbclid=IwAR127a7YzHdCWRodvUwfXHurNOlqDGooK70Y_UCALyl7X3C6WuuFtBV3n7k Times Square-New York City Walking Tour amid Coronavirus / 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