Corona Virus in South Brooklyn
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March 16th New Update here
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Updated 3/10/20
The residents and families associated with King David Nursing Home at 2266 Cropsey Avenue in Gravesend, Brooklyn must be worried after hearing this news that James Cai, a healthcare worker had corona virus. UPDATE 3/10: James Cai was on the news this morning. He looked in good spirits and said he was doing well. Yesterday 3/9, The paper reported Cai said he was getting worse. See article Cai has been in a NJ hospital since Tuesday, March 3rd.
Mayor de Blasio said that a healthcare worker (James Cai), who tested positive for the corona virus saw 11 patients at the King David Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Source No one else at the facility appears ill right now. While the man was working he wore gloves and a mask.
As of 3/10 at 5:50 pm, 30 New York City residents are under mandatory quarantine (24 yesterday on 3/9). They receive a daily call and two unannounced visits each week.
As of 3/10 1980 are under voluntary quarantine. (Yesterday: 2,019 – that’s strange that the number is lower).
As of 3/10 there are 37 (yesterday 3/9, there were 20 cases of the corona virus in NYC. On Sunday there were only 13 cases)
1. A 39-year old health care worker, who is recovering in her Manhattan apartment. She got the corona virus from a trip to Iran.
#2-#6 Lawrence Garbuz, an attorney from New Rochelle with an office in Manhattan (Lawrence’s case has been linked to a number of other people infected in the New Rochelle community, where their synagogue, Young Israel of New Rochelle, has been temporarily closed as other congregants and the rabbi tested positive). Lawence’s 47-year-old wife, his 20-year-old son who attends Yeshiva University and his oldest daughter tested positive. *The neighbor who drove Garbuz to the hospital also tested positive. Lawrence’s two other daughters, 8 and 10 yrs. old tested negative. (A Brooklyn court was disinfected as someone connected to Garbuz was there – see here)
7. Man in his 40’s – not connected to other patients or traveling (March 5th)
8. Woman in her 80’s – not connected to other patients or traveling (March 5th)
9. A 39-year-old Brooklyn man was hospitalized in serious condition after returning from a trip to Italy. He had pre-existing conditions. His business associate tested negative.
#10 and 11. Two women in Brooklyn – one was 66 yrs old and the other 71 years old. They came back from a cruise from Egypt on February 20th and felt symptoms when they returned. They are home self-isolated. They had to sign a statement stating they would stay in their apartment (the statement was pushed under their door).
12. A 58-year-old Bronx man went to Chile and had lunch with an infected person. He returned, went to a Manhattan hospital and tested positive. See here
13. A 51-year-old-man from the Upper West Side who contracted the novel coronavirus in New Rochelle
3/9/20 – Seven New Cases in NYC
#14 A 68 year-old Brooklyn man – in the ICU unit at the hospital. He has heart disease and diabetes. NY1 News on 3/9
#15 A 22 year-old Brooklyn resident. NY 1 News on 3/9
#16 A 75 year-old Queens man. He is in the ICU unit at the hospital (has diabetes) NY1 News on 3/9
#17 A 7-year-old girl from the Bronx is also among the New York City cases. She is doing well and quarantined with her family, who have tested negative. She attends Westchester Torah Academy, which has been closed since the New Rochelle case emerged. 3/9/20
#18 – Rick Cotton, the head of the Port Authority has the corona virus. He is 76-years-old. Source 3/9/20
#19 – An EMS worker in Brooklyn has the corona virus. He got it from his girlfriend who is an airline flight attendant. She is quarantined overseas. Source This member worked three tours in the last week, partnered with 5 fellow EMS members (all asymptomatic and are being directed to self-quarantine) and treated 11 patients. 3/9/20.
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3/10/20 – Sixteen New Cases
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*Confirmed at 7:05 pm on Channel 1. 195 tests still pending.
As of 3/10, there are 173 reported in New York State according to the New York Times. Yesterday, 3/9, NYS has 142 cases (On Sunday NYS had 106 cases):
19 cases cases in the 5 boroughs of New York City (yesterday: 13)
98 in Westchester (most are in New Rochelle) but only 8 are hospitalized (yesterday: 82) On 3/10/20 – Cuomo said that New Rochelle was going to have closures of schools and houses of worship so they can deep clean over the next two weeks. The National Guard is going there to do oversee the cleaning and deliver food to those who are self quarentine. Cuomo didn’t tell the local representatives – they found out at the presser.
17 in Nassau County (was 5 yesterday)
1 in Suffolk County (was 1 yesterday)
4 in Rockland County (was 2 yesterday)
2 in upstate Saratoga County (was 2)
1 in upstate Ulster County (was 1)
As of 3/9, NJ had 11 cases of corona virus- 3 hospitalized (yesterday they had 6)
As of 3/9 Connecticut has 2 cases of corona virus
As of 3/10 : 607 Cases of corona virus in the US.
As of 3/10 – 26 people in the US have died. There were 2 deaths in Florida, 2 in California and 22 people in Washington State have died (3/9/20 – 22 deaths nationwide -19 of the fatalities have been in Washington state, where America’s very first case was reported.) From: US News 3/10
113,000 cases globally – 60,000 have recovered. (NY 1 News at 10:00 pm on 3/9)
NY1 News said tonight: NYS Clean will be made by NY Prisoners because there is a shortage of hand sanitizer. It has a 75% alcohol content. The prisoners can not use it because of the high alcohol content. Legal Aide is fighting for the prisoners.
If you NYC’s updates on the coronavirus, text COVID to 692692
See totals across the world here
Hugs,
marlene
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