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‘Deeply worrisome’: Bill de Blasio claims half of all New York residents will catch coronavirus

By Anthony Leonardi
Published March 26, 2020 1:47pm ET
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‘Deeply worrisome’: Bill de Blasio claims half of all New York residents will catch coronavirus
that state lawmakers have closed a budget deal to fund prekindergarten in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio is ready to turn to the next items on his sweeping liberal agenda: massively expanding affordable housing, increasing wages for the working class and overhauling the city's recovery from Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) | Seth Wenig

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio estimates that 50% of New Yorkers will contract the novel coronavirus.

“It’s a fair bet to say that half of all New Yorkers and maybe more than half will end up contracting this disease,” de Blasio said during a Wednesday City Hall press briefing. “That’s worrisome, very deeply worrisome.”

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