Two more people test positive for coronavirus in New York City

Another two people have tested positive for coronavirus in New York City, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 13.

Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed the new cases on Thursday as he pleaded with the CDC to send more test kits to New York.  

Neither of the new cases is related to the other two people in the city who have been diagnosed, or to the nine others in Westchester who also have the disease. Both of the new cases are in the ICU. 

One of them is a woman in her 80s, and the other is a man in his forties. No other information was given.  

In a string of tweets, the mayor said that health workers will now trace, isolate and test anyone who may have come into close contact with the new patients. 

‘We are going to see more cases like this as community transmission becomes more common. 

‘We want New Yorkers to be prepared and vigilant, not alarmed,’ he said.

A woman in a mask gets on the New York City subway on Wednesday. There are now four confirmed cases of the virus in NYC

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the two new cases on Thursday morning in a strong of tweets

Twenty-five other tests have been returned as negative, he said.  

In Westchester, one thousand people will be told to self-quarantine after potentially coming into contact with a Manhattan lawyer and his family who all have the virus.

The lawyer, 50, is in the hospital in a severe condition. 

He gave the virus to his wife, 14-year-old daughter and 20-year-old son, and also gave it to the neighbor who drove him to the hospital. 

He also spread it to a friend, who in turn passed it on to his wife, two sons and daughter. 

As a precaution, the children’s schools have now been closed and eight people who work at his Manhattan law firm are being tested. 

The total number of cases across the US is now 165 and 11 people have died.

Both de Blasio and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday that despite the escalating number of cases, most New Yorkers have nothing to be afraid of. 

‘There are going to be dozens and dozens and dozens of people,’ Cuomo said, adding that the only people the virus is truly dangerous for are those with underlying health issues or weakened immune systems. 

There are now 165 cases of coronavirus in the US. Eleven people have died 

The lawyer’s movements in the last few weeks are illustrated above. People in New York City and New Rochelle and Westchester are going to be tested 

The lawyer gave the virus to his own wife, son, daughter and neighbor. He has also given it to a friend who has now passed it on to his own family, bringing the total number of cases in New York to 11 

Abroad students from SUNY and CUNY will be recalled on charter flights from China, Italy, Japan, Iran and South Korea. They will then be quarantined for 14 days when they return.

Subways are being cleaned routinely and taxi drivers are being urged to also clean their cabs more often than usual. 

A small handful of schools and colleges which may have come into contact with the virus are closing as a precaution, but the city is by and large operating as usual. 

No one in New York has died from the virus. 

The only person to have been hospitalized is the lawyer. He had pneumonia before he contracted the virus. 

The others are all quarantining at home. The lawyer’s wife and daughter do not have any symptoms, and his son – who was exhibiting symptoms – is now improving. 

In Washington, where ten people have died, 22,000 people are being told to stay at home for fear of getting the virus.  

In California,  a 71-year-old man died on Wednesday after contracting the virus. He recently returned from a cruise ship which is now being stopped from docking.  

Thousands of people on board the Grand Princess cruise ship are being held off the coast of California after a suspected coronavirus outbreak on board (file image)

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