Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/SureWeCan5

The first case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed in New York City in March 2020 by a woman who had recently traveled to New York City from Iran, a country already seriously affected by the pandemic at the time. Nearly a month later, the metropolitan area was the worst-affected area in the country. By April, the city had more confirmed coronavirus cases than China, the U.K., or Iran, and by May, had more cases than any country other than the United States.

On March 20, the governor's office issued an executive order closing down non-essential businesses. The city's public transportation system remained open but experienced crowding due to reduced transit service and an increase of homeless persons seeking shelter on the subway.

By April, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers were out of work with lost tax revenues estimated to run into the billions. Low income jobs in the retail, transportation and restaurant sectors are especially affected. The drop in income, sales tax and tourism revenues including hotel tax revenue may cost the city up to $10 billion. Mayor Bill de Blasio has said the city's unemployment system collapsed following a surge in claims and it will require federal assistance to maintain basic services.

The ongoing pandemic is the deadliest disaster by death toll in the history of New York City.

In December 2020, the New York City healthcare system began administering the Coronavirus vaccine to high-risk patients and first responders such as doctors and nurses. The city deemed this Phase 1a. In January 11th 2021, the city entered Phase 1b to include people ages 65 and older and grocery workers, as well as teachers, first responders, public transit workers, and corrections officers. In February 2021, New York City expanded the Phase1b vaccine pool eligibility to include restaurant workers (including delivery) and taxi drivers. New York City plans to have the vaccine available to all residents of the city by summer 2021.

纽约市第一例与新型冠状病毒有关的案例于2020年三月确诊， 病人是一位刚从伊朗（当时疫情已经非常严重）返回纽约的女士。在一个月之后，纽约大都会区成为全美国疫情最严重的区域，导致全市医疗系统负担过重。四月初，全市确诊案例超过中国，英国，以及伊朗。五月初，确诊案例超过除美国之外所有国家。

3月20日，州长办公室发布了行政命令，关闭了不必要的业务。该市的公共交通系统仍然开放，但由于公交服务减少和无家可归者在地铁上寻求庇护的人数增加，公共交通更为拥挤。

四月初，成千纽约居民失业，导致税收流失上亿。在服务业，交通，以及餐饮业的低收人群被影响最大，居民收入，税收，及旅游业以及酒店税收大幅降低大将致纽约市损失十亿左右。市长白思豪表示纽约市的失业保障系统已经崩塌，需要联邦政府资助来保持正常工作。

本次纽约的新冠疫情是纽约至1918年之后死亡率最高的灾难。