Why New York has been hit so hard by coronavirus

Kent Sepkowitz is a CNN medical analyst and a physician and infection control expert at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN.The state's total of 181,026 cases, as of April 11, is higher than Spain's and Italy's , countries with populations many times larger than New York.'use strict';CNN.Videx=CNN.Videx || {};CNN.Videx.mobile={};CNN.INJECTOR.executeFeature.then {CNN.VideoPlayer.

NYC comptroller: Trump has my mom's blood on his hands 03:26The disease is killing New Yorkers disproportionately. Of the 20,389 deaths in the United States, 8,627, or 42%, have occurred in New York. Its mortality rate is 4.7%, compared with 3.4% in the rest of the country, according to CNN's figures based on data from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering.

Opinion So- if it’s the country, it’s poor leadership. When a democrat leads the largest cities, it’s gotta be racism. Got it. I’m sure DeBlasio telling everyone to go out on the town was wise.

Opinion Not true! Maybe it is how people take care of themselves?

Opinion Somehow the public doesn't agree with you, lad. Sure this isn't a race subject just to get a by-line?

Opinion When you see more people die... The ethnicity doesn't matter as much as equality... There is a definite gap and the disease is amplifying it. corona deathrate

Opinion Sounds like a NYCMayor and NYGovCuomo AOC SenSchumer issue doesn’t it? Why have these asshat Dems let the city rot? POTUS

Opinion Really? In Milwaukee it's because people are having house parties instead of clubbing.

Opinion Too many people in small spaces.

Opinion So since we’ve finally confirmed the virus is a racist MAGA can we finally agree that ChinaIsAsshoe?

Opinion Racist Democrats lead NYC. Sick. They left New York wide open and said go out and shop in March!!!!

Opinion No likeliest explanation is the high concentration of minorities in urban areas that virus spread.

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Opinion Poor-health care system and ...

Opinion You’re saying that when they went to the hospital with this virus they were treated different or that they chose to not follow distancing & hygiene rules?

Opinion TRUTH.

Opinion Wait, I thought it was because Trump allowed it to come here? Which is it? You guys are a joke

Opinion Really- not the works wise travelers or the closeness which people live?

Opinion I thought Obamacare fixed this?

Opinion Ask NYGovCuomo why he spent the state's money on solar and abortions and denied hospitals from expanding or building.

Opinion Wait a minute, for as diverse as NYC is, you’re telling me that skin color is a deciding factor in hospitals in NYC?

Opinion Dems wonder why Bernie has a lane in their party. The victim culture they have created is the perfect storm for socialist rhetoric. 'I will take care of you' WRONG

Opinion Wheres your stats to prove this crock?

Opinion Sure, has nothing to do with millions living on top of each other and city only shut down two weeks ago. BTW, doesn't LA have huge immigrant, homeless and poor? How's their numbers looking?

Opinion I know of a number of people who have died of Coronavirus and many who are suffering with it... young and old. While poor people are disproportionately affected, characterizing it as such will lead to the middle class ignoring the stay at home precautions.

Opinion A crock of crap. The statement is without evidence.

Opinion Yeah... it has zero to do w riding subways, buses, elevators, obesity, high bp, diabetes, smoking, and population density. None at all. Zero.

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Opinion Or they didn't stay home like the were told...arrogance.

Opinion What about gentrification ?

Opinion Shit journalism.

Opinion Step one: stop voting for Democrats

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