The New York City real estate market was already cooling off before the coronavirus pandemic put everyone in lockdown. As per the latest news, sixty people have died from coronavirus in New York City, as statewide cases jumped to over 10,000 on Saturday. Some 8,115 people had tested positive for the virus in the city as of 6 p.m., helping make New York the global epicenter of the pandemic.
Social distancing is being enforced everywhere. Testing and treatment is being ramped-up. The state officials are taking many measures for noncompliance of curbs on social distancing, especially in the parks of New York City, where many people were seen chilling on Friday.
The governor criticized young people for not heeding the warning to avoid unnecessary contact and danger of viral transmission to others. Till Saturday, coronavirus has sickened 2,484 people in Brooklyn, 2,254 people in Queens, 1,868 in Manhattan, 1,071 in the Bronx and 437 in Staten Island, the mayor’s office said. At least 1,450 people were hospitalized, including 370 people in intensive care units.