On March 14, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams commemorated the fifth anniversary of the first COVID-19 death in New York City by honoring health care workers, first responders, and the lives lost. He reflected on the profound impact of the pandemic, which resulted in over three million cases and nearly 46,825 deaths in the city. The mayor emphasized community efforts, stating March 14 would serve as a day of remembrance to recognize the city's unity in facing the challenges posed by COVID-19, including social distancing and vaccine rollouts.
More than 46,000 New Yorkers lost their lives to COVID-19 in the past five years - first responders, health care workers, teachers, essential workers, and more - but all of them left a whole were someone's family.
We will remember how the city came together to mask up, social distance, open up outdoor dining, test and trace, roll out vaccines, pivot to online learning and work together in countless other ways to keep each other safe from the virus that took one too many of our fellow New Yorkers.
We will forever remember the parents, siblings, grandparents, friends, and other loved ones lost to the virus.
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