NYC reports 1st coronavirus death of a person under 18
Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2020 | 9:07 AM
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City reported its first coronavirus death of a person under 18 years old as the number of fatalities in the epicenter of the United States outbreak continued to rise rapidly.
City officials announced Tuesday that 250 more ambulances and 500 paramedics and EMTs are headed to New York to help manage record numbers of calls for assistance.
A temporary hospital in a convention center began accepting patients.
There have been 914 coronavirus deaths in New York City.
More than 1,200 have died of COVID-19 across New York state, and 9,500 people are hospitalised with the disease statewide.
More than 66,000 people statewide have tested positive for the virus, including more than 38,000 in New York City.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that he expects the crisis to stretch through May.
“For the weeks ahead, let’s not kid ourselves, it gets a lot worse before it gets better,” de Blasio said on NBC’s “Today.”
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