The number of potential coronavirus-related deaths in New York City has jumped to 5,293 — up from roughly 3,000 in mid-April
— according to health department data published Monday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Last month, the city expanded its death toll significantly by including probable coronavirus deaths — those that were likely due to the coronavirus but had not been confirmed for a variety of reasons. However, city officials warned there were 3,000 or so additional deaths that were related to the coronavirus but did not have a strong enough link to be classified as such.Those may include people who suffered from the coronavirus but did not have it noted on their death certificate.
By Monday the virus had killed 19,931 people in the city — a number that includes confirmed and probable cases, but not the 5,293 potentially related cases. “This crisis has taken a devastating toll on our city and we are still working to fully measure the scale of what we’ve lost,” New York City health department spokesperson Patrick Gallahue said in a statement. “This is a critical part of both understanding the virus as well as the healing process that New Yorkers will go through.”
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