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Those we’ve lost

Romi Cohn Saved 56 Jewish Families. Coronavirus Took His Life

Mr. Cohn was only 15 when he began rescuing Jewish families in Czechoslovakia in 1944.

Those we’ve lost

Dez-Ann Romain, Educator with Grit and Heart, Dies at 36

Ms. Romain ran a school for young people who fared better in a smaller setting; she was the first school employee in New York City to die of the coronavirus

Those we’ve lost

Arnold Obey, 73, Educator and Marathoner, Dies

Mr. Obey was a veteran school principal who took to marathoning and kept at it — 38 times in a row in the New York City Marathon.

Some U.S. Cities Could Have Coronavirus Outbreaks Worse Than Wuhan’s

Four ways to measure the size of the outbreak across U.S. metro areas.

Mark Blum, a Familiar Face Off Broadway, Is Dead at 69

Mr. Blum, who died of coronavirus complications, was also seen on Broadway; in “Crocodile Dundee” and other movies; and on numerous television shows.

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Gets New Director

Jennifer Schantz, an executive at the New-York Historical Society, will lead the library, which is home to more than 8 million items relating to music, theater and dance.

11 of Our Best Weekend Reads

Courage inside a Brooklyn hospital. A husband’s illness. Learning to swim. The survivors of Thalidomide. C.E.O.s are just like us — logged on from the laundry room. And more.

The Babies Were Delivered. No One Realized the Mothers Had the Virus.

Two women at a N.Y. hospital ended up in intensive care after giving birth. They were infected with the coronavirus, which had been undetected when they were admitted.

As Life Moves Online, an Older Generation Faces a Digital Divide

Uncomfortable with tech, many are struggling to use modern tools to keep up with friends and family in the pandemic.

New York Today

Coronavirus in N.Y.C.: The Latest

In just one day, the state tallied 100 deaths from the virus.