One chart shows New York City's coronavirus cases, deaths, and hospitalizations by age bracket as the city's cases near 30,000

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• New York City is the center of the coronavirus outbreak in the US.
• The city has reported nearly 30,000 coronavirus cases and at least 500 deaths since its first case was confirmed on March 1. 
• The number of new confirmed cases in New York City each day remains in the thousands, with more than 2,400 new cases reported on Saturday morning.
• Here's what we know about the ages, locations, and genders of the New Yorkers who have been infected, hospitalized, or died.
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New York City has reported more than 25% of the US's coronavirus cases.

Nearly 30,000 people there have been infected (though that's only those who have been tested), and at least 517 people across New York's five boroughs have died — accounting for about one-quarter of all US COVID-19 deaths. The city reported its first case on March 1.

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