New York City has listed 3,778 “probable” deaths from the coronavirus, in addition to 6,589 confirmed cases, for a total death toll of 10,367, according to figures released Tuesday.
The “probable” deaths concern people who have never tested positive for the virus, but whose death certificate mentions, as the cause of death, “Covid-19 or an equivalent”, according to the definition published by the health services from the city.
This means that by considering these deaths as related to the coronavirus, more than one New Yorker in a thousand has now died from the disease since the arrival of the pandemic in the region.
With 10,367 dead, New York City alone has more disease-related deaths than most countries in the world except Italy, Spain, France, UK and states -United.
Last week, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio admitted that the official record probably underestimated the scale of the phenomenon.
The difference was due, he explained, to the fact that many people who died at home were not counted as dead from the coronavirus even if they were probably well affected.
The latest figures nevertheless show a slowdown, whether in terms of deaths, hospitalizations or placements in intensive care.
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