NYC Officials Deny Report Of Coronavirus Amid Confusion

“There are no confirmed or suspected cases in NYC,” the health department said.

Despite a news report of a potential first case of coronavirus in New York City that temporarily sparked panic and confusion on social media Friday, city health officials vehemently denied the report, saying that there are still no confirmed or suspected cases of the virus in the city.that eight NYPD precincts in Queens were warned early on Friday morning to be careful over “one confirmed case” of coronavirus at Elmhurst Hospital.

But the New York City Department of Health quickly denied the report, saying that there were no confirmed cases anywhere in the city’s five boroughs.in response, “THIS IS NOT ACCURATE. There are still ZERO confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in NYC.” “There are no confirmed or suspected cases in NYC,” NYC Department of Health spokesman Michael Lanza told“As of now, there have been no suspected cases sent to CDC from NYC for further testing,” confirmed another NYC health department spokesman, Patrick Gallahue. “Thus, no confirmed cases either. Report was wrong,” he told“There is no coronavirus at Elmhurst Hospital,” added Christopher Miller, spokesman for NYC Health + Hospitals.

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