New York Covid-19

• New York’s new governor adds 12,000 COVID-19 deaths previously not reported

  Nearly 55,400 people have died of the coronavirus in New York, up from 43,400 deaths previously reported by former Governor Andrew Cuomo.

  World

  Aug 25, 2021
  
• New York’s coronavirus outbreak hit poorer, nonwhite neighbourhoods hardest, data shows

  The new state accounting of fatalities by neighbourhood revealed that the zip code with the most deaths per capita is a federally subsidized housing development in Brooklyn.

  World

  May 19, 2020
  
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• New York’s latest coronavirus cases are due to people leaving home: Gov. Cuomo

  Cuomo warned that with an increase in economic activity, New Yorkers should expect an increase in coronavirus cases.

  Health

  May 16, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Tensions rise as New York police crack down on crowded funeral

  New York has banned any gatherings, of any size, for any purpose as the coronavirus has been linked to at least 18,000 deaths in the city in just a few weeks.

  Health

  May 1, 2020
• Coronavirus: New Yorkers ordered to wear face coverings in busy public places

  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the order will be mandatory for subways, transit, public transit and busy streets.

  World

  Apr 15, 2020
• Peterborough-born nurse works ‘behind the scenes’ at New York hospital battling COVID-19

  Peterborough native Elizabeth Blodgett Horsley is operating a command centre at The Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York amid the coronavirus pandemic.

  Health

  Apr 9, 2020
• New York sees biggest 1-day jump in COVID-19 deaths

  The state’s death toll since the beginning of the outbreak last month has grown to 5,489.

  World

  Apr 7, 2020
• New York coronavirus deaths double in 3 days as crisis deepens

  New York authorities rushed to bring in an army of medical volunteers Wednesday as the statewide death toll from the coronavirus doubled in three days to more than 1,900 and the wail of ambulances in the otherwise eerily quiet streets of the city became the heartbreaking soundtrack of the crisis.

  Health

  Apr 1, 2020
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• Coronavirus: New York governor expects ‘significant’ spread as cases double to 22

  The mayor of New York City said officials' level of concern "is rising, for sure" as cases continue to climb.

  Health

  Mar 5, 2020