COVID-19: New York became the epicenter of the epidemic in the United States, schools and universities closed

As of March 9, New York is the epicenter of the incidence of new coronavirus in America. The number of cases in this state has grown to 142. This publication writes Lohud.

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State of emergency in new york city

As writes edition TASS, on Saturday, March 7, a state of emergency was declared in New York State due to the threat of coronavirus. This decision was made to curb the spread of the virus. State Governor Andrew Cuomo wrote about this on his Twitter page. “I am declaring a state of emergency in New York City due to the coronavirus outbreak,” the message said. “We will continue to update New Yorkers as the situation develops.”

The state of emergency was preceded by the first deaths due to COVID-19 on the US East Coast. As the Associated Press reported, two elderly people in Florida who recently returned from overseas trips became victims of the virus.

On Friday, March 6, The New York Times reported that there were more than 250 people infected with coronavirus in the United States. There were at least 15 deaths: 14 people died in Washington state, one in California.

The situation in the USA

As of March 8, as reported by the publication Business Insider, officials have reported more than 400 cases of coronavirus and 19 deaths throughout the United States.

Situation in new york state

As of March 9, New York is the epicenter of the incidence of new coronavirus in America. lohud. The state governor called the growing number of cases of the virus in New Rochelle, New York, “a significant problem.” He stated that schools there may close for several weeks.

Thus, it was in New Rochelle that the largest number of diseases that are associated with the Orthodox Jewish community was recorded - there, almost a week ago, the first case of the disease was recorded in the region.

Nursing homes in the city are closed to visitors. “New Rochelle is a hot spot,” Cuomo said at a March 9 briefing. “The number of cases in New York is now the highest in the country.”

As of the morning of March 9, the number of cases of the disease in new york state grew to 142s from 105 on Sunday, March 8th, mostly in Westchester. This is one case more than in Washington State, Cuomo said.

In Westchester County, New York State, the number of positive cases increased by 16 to 98, compared with 19 in New York and 17 in Nassau County.

In Rockland County, state of New York, two more cases were recorded, now their total number is four.

Cuomo said government health officials will discuss with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention how to limit the spread of the virus in New Rochelle. In particular, on March 9, a decision will be made as to whether public schools in the city should be closed, said State Commissioner for Health Howard Zucker.

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