A spike in assaults on Asian people was observed in New York City in April 2020 , due to the coronavirus pandemic .
5,657 uniformed officers , or more than 15 % of the force , called out sick on March 31.More than 1,000 New York City police officers have the coronavirus as 911 calls hit record highs by William Feuer , CNBC , April 1 , 2020 There is also a spike in anti-asian assaults.
2020 coronavirus pandemic in New York City