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More people have now been felled by the coronavirus in New York City than were killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
The grim milestone was reached Tuesday, when the Big Apple saw its biggest one-day jump in fatalities from the virus, pushing the death toll to 3,202.
“Each passing day brings more tragedy and this is one of the hardest yet,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
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Here’s what else we learned today:
New York crisis:
- Many Big Apple residents are flouting warnings to stay home by continuing to flock to local parks.
- A retired NYPD cop with coronavirus symptoms left a hospital “frustrated” with the care he received — and was found dead an hour later.
Victims of the virus:
- An elderly Mississippi couple died from the virus just minutes apart, while holding hands.
- A pregnant woman with COVID-19 died during labor in a London hospital — with doctors managing to save her baby.
In Washington:
- Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling for up to $25,000 in “heroes” pay for front-line health care and service industry workers as Congress pushes ahead with a new coronavirus crisis rescue package.
- Meanwhile, President Trump dismissed the independent chairman of a committee tasked with overseeing the previous $2 trillion package’s roll-out.
- And Sen. Rand Paul is now virus-free, two weeks after his diagnosis.
Global pandemic:
- China has reportedly ended its more than 10-week lockdown of Wuhan, the city where COVID-19 is believed to have originated.
- Here’s an update on how coronavirus-stricken British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is doing after spending Monday night in the intensive care unit.
Meanwhile …
- Egg prices have cracked fresh records as the crisis sent shoppers scrambling.
- Quarantine is for exes. Demi Moore and Bruce Willis reunited in isolation with their kids — in matching PJs.https://pagesix.com/tag/bruce-willis
- Who wants to be single during quarantine? Not this guy, who posted flyers seeking a “germ-free” girlfriend in Central Park.
One of the man’s flyersComments
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