NYC Reports 1st CCP Virus Death of a Person Under 18

Medical supplies and beds are seen inside a tent as volunteers from the International Christian relief organization Samaritans Purse set up an Emergency Field Hospital for patients suffering from the coronavirus in Central Park across Fifth Avenue from Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York, on March 30, 2020. Bryan R. Smith / AFP via Getty Images

New York City reported its first CCP virus death of a person under 18 years old as the number of fatalities in the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak continued to rise rapidly.

City officials announced on March 31 that 250 more ambulances and 500 paramedics and EMTs are headed to New York to help manage record numbers of calls for assistance. A temporary hospital in a convention center began accepting patients.