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Friday, May 08, 2020

Report: New York City Was Primary Source of Coronavirus in U.S. in Early March

The New York Times reported Thursday that New York City had become the primary source of coronavirus infections throughout the rest of the United States by early March, thanks to travel to and from the city.

The Times reported:

New York City’s coronavirus outbreak grew so large by early March that the city became the primary source of new infections in the United States, new research reveals, as thousands of infected people traveled from the city and seeded outbreaks around the country.

The research indicates that a wave of infections swept from New York City through much of the country before the city began setting social distancing limits to stop the growth.

The central role of New York’s outbreak shows that decisions made by state and federal officials — including waiting to impose distancing measures and to limit international flights — helped shape the trajectory of the outbreak and allowed it to grow in the rest of the country.

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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Blame De Blasio and Cuomo.

High Desert Dawg said...

No, its Trumps fault remember? EVERYTHING is Trumps fault...jeez man, you gotta read the memos :)

Anonymous said...

thanx cuomo

Anonymous said...

That's great. Now they will be heading down here for the summer.

Anonymous said...

It grew by early March but people who had it as far back as January in NY. The only thing that saved the country from the predicted models nightmare was the President suspending China flights. All the other measures such as closing down was useless because the virus was already circulated among a broad population. This is why we are finding most in NY got it while being home.

Anonymous said...

" Anonymous said...
That's great. Now they will be heading down here for the summer.

May 8, 2020 at 9:43 PM"


Not at all true. Look up the demographics. NYC is a huge place. It's not just Manhattan and middle class neighborhoods in Staten Island etc. The hotbeds in NYC were all in the very poor neighborhoods such as Brownsville in Brooklyn. Those people never leave the few block area much less venture down to the beaches. The only ones with anything to fear are the prison and jail guards in those areas since it's not only extreme poverty areas but extreme crime as well