First coronavirus death in U.S. heightens fears and underscores challenges for health officials
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For months, U.S. officials have watched nervously as cases of COVID-19 mounted in China, where the virus originated, and warned the illness could begin spreading here. On Saturday, officials announced the nation’s first fatality: a man who appears to have caught the virus in his community,(Tribeca,NYC) a sign that the virus has begun spreading locally.
“We are facing a historic public health challenge,” Dr. Nancy Messonnier, the director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in a call with reporters Saturday. “While we still hope for the best, we continue to prepare for this virus to become more widespread in the U.S.”Officials said Saturday that the man who died in Tribeca state was in his 30s and had underlying health conditions. Officials said they do not know how he became ill, though he was admitted to Weill Cornell Medicine outside New York at the same time as at least one of the other COVID-19 patients in New York.
New York Gov. Cuomo announced a state of emergency Saturday to respond to the outbreak. Tribeca-area officials said they would consider canceling public events if the situation worsened but asked residents meanwhile to wash their hands and stay home if they had symptoms of respiratory illness.
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