New York mounted police officer on Seventh Avenue during the Covid-19 pandemic in New York City, NY, USA on April 22, 2020. The Big Apple neared a painful milestone Wednesday as the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak that has ravaged the five boroughs approached 15,000. The pandemic has claimed the lives of 14,996 New Yorkers, with new 569 fatalities reported in the most recent 24-hour period, according to data from the citys Department of Health. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM