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The government of New York state initially responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with a stay-at-home order in March 2020. As the pandemic progressed in New York state and throughout the rest of the country, the state government, following recommendations issued by the U.S. government regarding state and local government responses, began imposing social distancing measures and workplace hazard ...
The first case of COVID-19 in the U.S. state of New York during the pandemic was confirmed on March 1, 2020, [2] and the state quickly became an epicenter of the pandemic, with a record 12,274 new cases reported on April 4 and approximately 29,000 more deaths reported for the month of April than the same month in 2019. [7]
The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the deadliest disasters by death toll in the history of New York City. [5][6][7] As of August 19, 2023 the city's confirmed COVID-19 deaths exceeded 45,000 and probable deaths exceeded 5,500. [4] As of July 11, 2022, New York City has administered 17,956,430 COVID-19 vaccine doses. [8]
The first, confirmed, case of COVID-19 was in New York State on March 1, 2020, in a 39-year-old health care worker who had returned home to Manhattan from Iran on February 25. [1] [2] Genomic analyses suggest the disease had been introduced to New York as early as January, and that most cases were linked to Europe, rather than Asia. [3]
In December 2020, the New York State Legislature passed a state moratorium on evictions. [11] In May 2021, the legislature extended the moratorium until August 31. [12] The Supreme Court struck down a provision of the state moratorium that protected people who filed a form declaring economic hardship, rather than providing evidence in court. [13]
States, territories, and counties that issued a stay-at-home order in 2020. State, territorial, tribal, and local governments responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States with various declarations of emergency, closure of schools and public meeting places, lockdowns, and other restrictions intended to slow the progression of the virus.
United States. Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 – March 2020. Families First Coronavirus Response Act – March 2020. Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) – Includes $1200 stimulus checks, March 2020. Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act – April 2020.
USNS Mercy arrived in Los Angeles on March 27, [76] and USNS Comfort arrived in New York City on March 30. [77] On March 28, the president said he had decided not to enact a tri-state lockdown of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, after having publicly suggested earlier in the day he was considering such a move; instead he ordered the CDC ...