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By: Robert R. Kotkin

The 50-year-old lawyer who was the coronavirus ‘patient zero’ in Westchester has been discharged from the hospital, The NY Post reported.

Originally diagnosed with pneumonia, Garbuz had been on a ventilator since March 1, TJV reported 2 weeks ago after it was discovered he had coronavirus

Lawrence Garbuz “is awake and alert and seems to be on the road to full recovery,” his wife, Adina, said in a post on Facebook. She has not seen him in person, but communicated through FaceTime, TJV reported, last week

Lawrence Garbuz — who was revealed on March 2 to be the first-known carrier in New Rochelle, where the contagion quickly spread — had been so sick he was in a medically induced coma earlier this month the Post reported

When he first checked into the hospital, he figured he just had pneumonia.

The NY Times reported on March 11th: It would be more than four days before anyone figured out what actually ailed him: the new coronavirus. The discovery on March 2 that the man, Lawrence Garbuz, was infected was the first indication that the virus was circulating in New York through community spread.

The Times also pointed out: the larger realization came as state and city health investigators untangled Mr. Garbuz’s case by retracing his steps and interviewing those he came in contact with. Soon, these investigators would discover how just one undiagnosed case can wreak havoc on a hospital and spread anxiety across a region.

Essentially his case created the first lockdown. New Rochelle was locked down, due to Garbuz, being “patient zero” in New Rochelle

This was the first breakout of Coronavirus in the state, Days later after retracing his steps, by March 8th at least 80 patients were identified.

His wife wrote on Facebook “I hope the Garbuz name becomes associated not as the ones with coronavirus but the ones who were instrumental in helping get this contained,” Adina Lewis Garbuz wrote on Facebook Tuesday afternoon. “I have not wanted to speak out as I have no urge to be in the limelight and I am sure my husband would be most horrified knowing he was, but I am willing to if it in any way can be helpful to others, to allay fears and restore feelings of calm.”:

Garbutz was not the first official coronavirus victim in NY. A 39-year-old-woman who returned home from Iran, was the very first. Garbuz was very instrumental as his explained in the containment process.

The first patient with a confirmed case of the 2019 novel coronavirus in New York City is a 39-year-old health care worker who had recently traveled to Iran and acted with “textbook” and “sophisticated” diligence in her efforts to avoid infecting others, said Gov. Andrew Cuomo less than a month ago at the start of March.

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