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Cops arrested a teenager for a coronavirus-inspired hate crime on the Upper East Side, police said Saturday.

The 13-year-old boy turned himself in at the 23 Precinct with his mother Friday evening, and was charged with assault as a hate crime and aggravated harassment as a hate crime, cops said.

He was wanted for running up to and kicking a 59-year-old Asian man in the back, knocking him to the ground, police said.

“F–ing Chinese coronavirus,” the teen yelled, then told the man to go back to his country, sources said.

The 59-year-old suffered injuries to his hands and knees, but refused medical attention at the scene.

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