Coronavirus Remembrance Day appointed in New York
'01.01.2021'
Lyudmila Balabay
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the appointment of a Coronavirus Remembrance Day in the city, writes NBC New York.
On March 14, 2021, residents of the metropolis will pay tribute to those who died from COVID-19. This date was not chosen by chance. It was on March 14, 2020 that the first patient with COVID-19 died in New York
“2020 is one of the saddest years in our history, possibly the hardest in New York history. Thank goodness we got through it. But we must remember those who could not cope, those whom we lost. Pay tribute to their families and remember the heroism of those who saved people, ”said de Blasio.
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At the end of 2020, 30 thousand people died from coronavirus in New York.
During the first wave of coronavirus in the United States, which occurred in the spring, New York was the center of the epidemic. The number of deaths per day reached 700 people.
On December 30 (latest available data), 19 infected people were hospitalized with COVID-7 in New York, 935 people died.
Today's update on the numbers:
Total COVID hospitalizations are at 7,935.
Of the 216,587 tests reported yesterday, 16,802 were positive (7.76% of total).
Sadly, there were 136 fatalities. pic.twitter.com/Hbo0p7eHce
- Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) December 31, 2020
