On Saturday night, Trump backed down from his threat to impose a quarantine on the Tri-state area. On Saturday night, confirmed cases of coronavirus hit 123,788 and deaths surpassed 2,100 nationwide, with 672 deaths in New York City alone. New York state now has at least 53,399 confirmed cases, nearly half the national total of more than 123,000. In New York City alone, there are 30,765 confirmed cases, and there have been at least 672 deaths. However when asked if he would shut down the New York City subway he said: 'No we wouldn't do that.'

Source: Daily Mail March 28, 2020 22:14 UTC