Almost half of NYC residents know somebody who has died from coronavirus, ballot exhibits

Almost half of NYC residents know somebody who has died from coronavirus, ballot exhibits

Almost half of New York Metropolis residents stated they know somebody who has died from the coronavirus — a surprising discovering that reveals how deeply the illness that has ravaged the Massive Apple, in line with a brand new ballot launched Monday.

The statewide Sienna Faculty survey discovered that 46 p.c of metropolis residents recognized somebody killed by COVID-19, as do 36 p.c of suburbanites and 13 p.c of upstaters. In all, about one-third of voters statewide know somebody who has died.

The killer virus has significantly impacted New York’s minority communities — with 52 p.c of Latino voters and 48 p.c of black voters realizing somebody who has died, in comparison with 25 p.c of whites.

“The human toll is nearly unfathomable,” stated Siena pollster Steven Greenberg. “Half of Latino and black voters know somebody who has handed away from this insidious virus.”

The general demise toll from COVID-19 statewide rose to 16,966, Gov. Andrew Cuomo reported Sunday.

In the meantime, 51 p.c of voters statewide stated they know somebody who's contaminated with the virus — largely downstate.

The ballot discovered that 60 p.c of New York Metropolis respondents and 67 p.c of suburbanites know somebody who had COVID, in comparison with 30 p.c of upstaters.

“Final month, fewer than one-third of New Yorkers knew somebody who had examined optimistic for coronavirus. At this time, 51 p.c personally know somebody who has been contaminated with COVID-19,” Siena’s Greenberg stated.

The financial toll additionally has been devastating, with 32 p.c of respondents saying they or somebody of their households has been laid off due to the pandemic.

Almost half of Latino voters – 48 p.c – stated the pandemic has put both them or a member of the family out of labor, in contrast with 30 p.c of each white and black households.

Hispanics are disproportionately represented within the hard-hit meals service and resort industries, largely closed by social distance restrictions.

The unemployment outcomes affirm the financial nervousness New Yorkers expressed in a Siena Faculty survey in regards to the pandemic final month.

“To say the coronavirus has had a tremendously detrimental impact on New York’s workforce — upstate and downstate — is a gross understatement,” Greenberg stated.

“Nineteen p.c of voters have themselves been laid off and one other 13 p.c say somebody of their family has been laid off,” Greenberg stated.

This Siena Faculty Ballot was carried out April 19-23 and queried 803 New York State registered voters. It has an total margin of error of plus-or-minus 3.7 share factors.