Brooklyn woman is New York City’s first coronavirus death
An 82-year-old Brooklyn woman was the first in New York City to die after contracting the novel coronavirus.
The woman, who had a pre-existing diagnosis of emphysema, a respiratory disease, died at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Bushwick Friday. She had been admitted to the hospital on March 3.
“To hear of the death, the first New Yorker to die related to coronavirus, this is a very painful moment,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a Saturday news conference. “This is a moment we all knew would come. That doesn’t make it any easier. I want to say at the outset our hearts go out to her family, our condolences to them, and we will do all we can to support this family in this really difficult moment.”
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