On March 10, local time, Governor Cuomo of New York State held a press conference to update the situation of the New Crown epidemic in New York State. At present, the total number of patients diagnosed with New Coronary Pneumonia in New York State has reached 173, of which 100 have been diagnosed in Westchester.
Como announced on the same day a series of measures targeting the most severely affected area, New Rochelle: These measures include the deployment of the National Guard to the local health department command point, the establishment of satellite test points and the establishment of urban areas Establish a control area. It is understood that the radius of the control zone is 1.6 kilometers. All schools and facilities in the control zone will be completely closed from March 12 to 25. The National Guard will assist in delivering food and cleaning public areas. The plan will last until March 25th.
West Rochester, where New Rochelle is located, currently has 108 new cases of coronal pneumonia diagnosed, accounting for 58% of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. New Rochelle was the first "community-transmitted" case in New York State, and the 50-year-old lawyer was confirmed to be associated with Westchester and several New York infected people.
In addition, the number of people infected in New York City doubled overnight, increasing from 18 to 36.
In New Jersey, Phil Murphy, the governor of New Jersey, said in a statement on the same day that a 69-year-old man died of a new crown virus. The identity and details of the deceased are not yet clear, but health officials say he has underlying diseases such as emphysema, hypertension and diabetes. It is understood that the man did not travel to high-risk countries but worked in New York.
Local media said that he survived the first cardiac arrest, but entered a state of cardiac arrest for the second time on the 10th and subsequently died. The man is currently undergoing 15 new coronavirus infections in New Jersey. In addition, the number of newly diagnosed new crown infections in New Jersey rose to 15 and is currently awaiting confirmation from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
On the same day, Murphy announced that it would waive the cost of testing New Crown virus infection for residents of New Jersey with partial medical insurance. On the 9th, New Jersey declared a public health emergency. According to the US NBC News, the total number of deaths due to the new crown epidemic in the United States has risen to 27. (CCTV reporter Xu Dezhi)