Table 1.
A brief timeline of COVID-19 in New York statea
| Date in 2020 | Event | Cases (n) in NY-state | Deaths (n) in NY-state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sometimes in December | First COVID-19 cases in Wuhan, China | ||
| 1/17 | 1st U.S. cases on West Coast | ||
| 3/1 | 1st case in NYC | 1 | 0 |
| 3/7 | State of emergency in New York state | 76 | 0 |
| 3/10 | 1st regional quarantine in New Rochelle | 173 | 0 |
| 3/12 | Prohibition of gatherings >500 people | 325 | 0 |
| Broadway closes | |||
| 3/14 | First deaths | 613 | 2 |
| 3/16 | Governor issues work from home order for non-essential workers; schools and movie theaters closed | 950 | 7 |
| 3/17 | 1st ASRM GUIDANCE | ||
| 3/18 | Non-essential retail stores closed | 2382 | 16 |
| 3/20 | All non-essential businesses closed NY state “on pause” | 7102 | 46 |
| 4/1 | 83,712 | 1,957 | |
| 4/6 | 139,689 | 4,774 | |
| 4/12 | 188,694 | 9,401 | |
| 6/1 | Riots in NYC | ||
| By July | |||
| NY state | ~390,000 | ~31,000 | |
| NYC | ~ 214,500 | ~21,000 | |
aApproximately two-third of all cases occurred in NYC