New NYC, Westchester COVID-19 Cases Bring Total to 24; Some in Intensive Care
Source: NBC
Two more people in New York City have tested positive for coronavirus and are hospitalized in an intensive care unit and 11 new cases have been confirmed in Westchester County, bringing the state's total to 24 cases, city and county leaders separately confirmed Thursday.
Neither New York City case -- a man in his 40s and a woman in her 80s -- has a known connection to travel or any previously diagnosed local COVID-19 patients, marking what appears to be fresh community spread in the five boroughs, Mayor de Blasio said. City disease detectives are tracing close contacts of both new patients and will ensure they are isolated and tested.
Shortly after that news, the Westchester County Executive's Office confirmed it had a total of 21 cases, meaning 11 new positives had been reported in roughly the last 24 hours.
The developments come amid an apparent surge of positive cases due to increased in-state and in-city testing -- and while officials continue to tell people not to panic and that 80 percent of people who get it self-resolve, many are concerned about protecting themselves and their families.
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