First New York Resident Dies From New Coronavirus

Medical personnel arrive to perform COVID-19 infection testing procedures at Glen Island Park in New Rochelle, N.Y., on March 13, 2020. John Minchillo/AP Photo

New York officials on Saturday reported the first death in the state from the new coronavirus that started in China last year.

The patient was described as an 82-year-old woman who also had emphysema, a lung condition that causes shortness of breath.