page_title: COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)
section_title: Effect on communities
hierarchical_section_title: COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state) / Effect on communities
caption_attribution_description: In light of the coronavirus epidemic, Best Buy was only letting a limited number of people into their Union Square store--but created a line for people waiting to get in to pack themselves into.
context_page_description: The first case of COVID-19 in the U.S. state of New York during the pandemic was confirmed on March 1, 2020, and the state quickly became an epicenter of the pandemic, with a record 12,274 new cases reported on April 4. By April 10, New York had more confirmed cases than any other country besides its own, but since then the outbreak has been mostly controlled in the state. As of August 27, 2020, the state has reported over 7.9 million individuals tested, with 432,767 positive cases, and 25,312 deaths.
  New York had the highest number of confirmed cases of any state from the start of U.S. outbreak until July 22, when it was first surpassed by California and later by Florida and Texas. More than half of the state's cases have been in New York City, where nearly half the state's population lives.
  Despite the high number of cases in March and April, by May 7, New York had reduced the rate of increase of new cases to less than 1 percent per day, and since June 6 to less than 0.25 percent per day. Unlike many other states, New York has not seen a spike or "second wave" in the daily new case rate.
caption: Best Buy was only letting a limited number of people into their Union Square store in New York City, March 18, 2020
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