A new perspective of Seattle during the coronavirus outbreak: Photos from above

Over the weekend, 15 of Seattle's city parks were closed in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.

"This is not spring break, this is not the weekend," said Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan after announcing the park's closures on Thursday. "We are still in the middle of a global pandemic."

There were far fewer Seattleites at city parks over the sunny weekend than usual. The parks were not empty, however. City officials say they'll consider extending park closures on a week-by-week basis moving forward.

As of this writing, 508 Covid-19 related deaths and 10,411 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported by the Washington State Department of Health.

Below are recent aerial views of Seattle's parks during the coronavirus pandemic in the first two weeks of April.