The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has presented health care professionals with extraordinary challenges. As of April 13, 2020, there are about 555,000 confirmed cases in the United States and about 22,000 deaths; almost half of the deaths to date are in the state of New York. In New York City, with a population density of 26,430 people per square mile, the densest of any American municipality with a population greater than 100,000.1 social distancing may mitigate the strain on existing health care systems.
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