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New York City hospital at ‘center of this crisis’ sees 13 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours New York City

New York City hospital at ‘center of this crisis’ sees 13 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

Ryan W. Miller USA TODAYPublished 2:21 PM EDT Mar 26, 2020At a New York City hospital in the center of the state's coronavirus outbreak, at least 13 patients died in the span of 24 hours, hospital staff said.Elmhurst Hospital, part of the city's public hospital system, said in a statement that…
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March 26, 2020
New York City has built a makeshift morgue as the city deals with a massive spike in coronavirus deaths, as 88 die in one day New York City

New York City has built a makeshift morgue as the city deals with a massive spike in coronavirus deaths, as 88 die in one day

A makeshift morgue has been built outside one of New York City's major hospitals to deal with an expected spike in coronavirus deaths.Between Tuesday and Wednesday night, 88 more people in the city died of COVID-19.New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio issued a stark warning on Wednesday, saying half…
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March 26, 2020
New York City hospitals are running out of room in their morgues, but the flow of coronavirus bodies is just starting to ramp up New York City

New York City hospitals are running out of room in their morgues, but the flow of coronavirus bodies is just starting to ramp up

The global fatality rate of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus has doubled over the past 2 months.New York City is now an epicenter of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, with more than 17,000 confirmed cases of at least 450,000 worldwide.A licensed funeral director and embalmer, who works…
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March 25, 2020
Lyft is offering free and discounted bike-share passes for workers fighting the coronavirus New York City

Lyft is offering free and discounted bike-share passes for workers fighting the coronavirus

Lyft is offering free or discounted bike-share trips to workers fighting the coronavirus. The ride-hail company is inviting certain workers in New York City, Boston, and Chicago to sign up for free, one-month memberships or discounted trips. Lyft says it’s also stepping up its cleaning procedures to ensure its bikes…
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March 25, 2020
Jaw-dropping photos show iconic New York City locations emptied out because of coronavirus New York City

Jaw-dropping photos show iconic New York City locations emptied out because of coronavirus

By Alex Perry2020-03-21 16:50:50 UTC As the novel coronavirus continues to spread around the globe, the United States has found its epicenter for the potentially deadly illness.  New York City, the nation's most populous and one of its densest cities, has thousands of positive cases and dozens of deaths at…
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March 21, 2020
New York Plans to Convert Javits Center Into a Field Hospital As Coronavirus Cases Jump by Thousands Overnight New York City

New York Plans to Convert Javits Center Into a Field Hospital As Coronavirus Cases Jump by Thousands Overnight

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is planning to convert New York City’s enormous Jacob Javits Convention Center into a field hospital to deal with the onslaught of COVID-19 cases in the state, he announced in a Saturday…
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March 21, 2020