“There are no confirmed or suspected cases in NYC,” the health department said. NYC Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot tweeted in response, “THIS IS NOT ACCURATE. There are still ZERO confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in NYC.”“There are no confirmed or suspected cases in NYC,” NYC Department of Health spokesman Michael Lanza told Forbes. “As of now, there have been no suspected cases sent to CDC from NYC for further testing,” confirmed another NYC health department spokesman, Patrick Gallahue. “There is no coronavirus at Elmhurst Hospital,” added Christopher Miller, spokesman for NYC Health + Hospitals.

Source: Forbes January 31, 2020 18:56 UTC