New York City ER Visits Plummeted in Spring 2020

More data that challenges The Narrative

Repeat after me: New York City’s emergency rooms were not overwhelmed by visits in spring 2020. In fact, they were busier during the 2017-2018 flu season than they were at any point between lockdown orders and January 2022’s *omicron surge*.

Data from the New York City Department of Health & Hygiene, provided via FOIL request, tell a different story fro…