New York City death toll rises to 10,000 as untested Covid-19 victims added to official count
60 per cent spike in reported deaths underscored the enormous losses endured in the nation's most populous cityNEW YORK CITY: New York City, the hardest-hit US city in the coronavirus pandemic, revised its official COVID-19 death toll sharply higher to more than 10,000 on Tuesday, to include victims presumed to have perished from the lung disease but never tested. The new cumulative figure for “confirmed and probable COVID-19 deaths” released by the New York City Health Department marked a staggering increase of over 3,700 deaths formally attributed to the highly contagious illness since March 11. New Zealand PM takes pay cut as virus hits economyThe city’s revised count, 10,367 in all, raised the number of coronavirus deaths nationwide to more than 28,300 – New York accounting for the biggest share of deaths. “Behind every death is a friend, a family member, a loved on,” said Health Commissioner Dr Oxiris Barbot. Even before Tuesday’s revision in New York City, the number of new US deaths on Tuesday had reached at least 2,228, the highest toll yet in a single 24-hour period.
Source: The Express Tribune April 15, 2020 04:18 UTC
