It was estimated that 1,125 people had died at home or on the street in NYC in the first five days of April, an eight-fold increase compared with FDNY figures for 2019. The next day Gothamist reported that the official death toll in New York City was undercounted. īy April 6, New York City had accumulated 72,181 confirmed COVID-19 cases in humans, with at least 2,475 deaths, nearly 25% of the US total. On April 22, it was reported that four additional tigers and three lions had tested positive. The source of the infection was believed to be an infected zookeeper who was not yet showing symptoms. The tiger had started showing symptoms on March 27, including a dry cough, wheezing, and weakened appetite. This was the first known case of an animal in the US (or a tiger anywhere) being infected with the disease. On April 5, it was reported that a Malayan tiger at the already-closed Bronx Zoo tested positive for COVID-19. 2,700 New York State National Guard forces had also been deployed. As of April 4, there were 1,200 medical military personnel serving on the USNS Comfort. It was reported that "Urban Area Medical Task Forces" made up of army reservists would be working in the New York City field hospitals and other parts of the country. Trump announced that 1,000 additional federal medical soldiers would be deployed to New York City. The state of Oregon was reported to be sending 140 ventilators. On April 4, Governor Cuomo announced that the Chinese government had arranged for a donation of 1,000 ventilators to be sent to New York through foundations run by billionaires Jack Ma and Joseph Tsai. On March 31, the first death of a child from COVID-19 in New York City was recorded. Refrigerator trucks were set up on city streets outside hospitals to accommodate the overflow of bodies of the deceased. Field hospitals were also set up in several places citywide. The USNS Comfort hospital ship arrived in New York Harbor on March 30. Refrigerated trucks filled with COVID-19 victims outside a hospital Between March 28 and 29, the number of deaths in New York City tripled from the previous 24-hour period 222 people died of the virus, bringing the city's fatalities to 672, with 30,765 confirmed cases. Queens was the worst-affected borough by number of deaths, with over a third of total deaths the majority of the deceased had underlying health issues. On March 27, infection in New York City surpassed 23,000, with 365 deaths. The reasons for the high infection rate continue to be discussed. At the time, the city's infection rate was five times higher than the rest of the country, and its cases were one-third of total confirmed US cases. The virus then grew exponentially by March 25, over 17,800 cases had been confirmed in New York City, with 199 deaths. New York City public schools closed as of March 16, and remote learning began on March 23. Cuomo announced a New Rochelle "containment area" on March 10, and the World Health Organization declared a global COVID-19 pandemic on March 11. Six days later, on March 9, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that there were 16 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New York City. On March 3, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the first recorded case of person-to-person spread in New York State had been confirmed via a New Rochelle man who was working at a law firm within One Grand Central Place in Midtown Manhattan. New York City Subway passengers on March 9, when there were 16 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New York City, with NYC Transit Interim President Sarah Feinberg on the right
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