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First Confirmed Case
The first case of COVID-19 in New York confirmed, a 39-year-old woman health care worker who lived in Manhattan. She recently returned from working in Iran. -
The Start of the Spread
A second case was confirmed, a lawyer in his 50s who lives in New Rochelle, Westchester County. Two days later, the cases would grow to 11, nine of those people linked to this lawyer who tested positive. -
State of Emergency Declared
Governor Andrew Cuomo declares a state of emergency in New York. So far, 99 cases had been confirmed in the state, 70 of them in Westchester County -
Hitting Upstate
Governor Andrew Cuomo announces two confirmed cases in Saratoga County. The two patients include a 57-year-old pharmacist and a 52-year-old woman who came in contact with an infected person from Pennsylvania, at a conference in Miami. -
Designated Containment Area
A mile-radius coronavirus “containment area” is designated within the hard-hit community of New Rochelle. The area has 108 total cases across Westchester County, that's three times the city’s total of 36. It includes more than 60 percent of diagnoses statewide. The National Guard will enforce the mandated closure of large gathering sites, such as schools and houses of worship. The perimeter's to be held through March 25th. -
College Closures
As WHO announces the coronavirus as a global pandemic, CUNY and SUNY schools would be closed for the rest of the spring 2020 semester. The colleges will switch to an online-based system. Dormitories will remain open for students "who cannot return home for hardship reasons.
SUNY is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the country. Together, SUNY and CUNY make up more than 80 universities state-wide. -
Unprecedented Measures
Governor Cuomo announced restrictions on mass gatherings, directing events with more than 500 people to be cancelled or postponed.
Any gathering with less than 500 people in attendance to cut capacity by 50 percent. In addition, only medically necessary visits would be allowed at nursing homes.
The governor also closed the curtain on Broadway theaters. Any public gatherings in congregate spaces with more than 500 people were prohibited. -
Panic Buying
Governor Cuomo waived the requirement that schools be open for 180 days that year in order to be eligible for state aid. The next day, all public school districts in the Mid-Hudson Valley, announced they would close for the next two weeks. Statewide, schools follow suit and announce closures.
With the school closures, shelves begin to clear in stores. Necessities like toilet paper, bread, and disinfectants are nearly impossible to find. -
First Death
Coronavirus has claimed its first life in New York. An 82-year-old woman with underlying respiratory issues died in Brooklyn. -
Still Growing...
Governor Andrew Cuomo orders 75% of all companies and workforces in the state to stay home.
Total cases in New York exceeds 3,074 and the deaths toll hits more than 20.
Total cases globally exceeds 222,643 and the worldwide deaths sits at 9,115 people.
