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Death toll soars after NYC counts 'probable' fatalities
Source: Associated Press
Death toll soars after NYC counts ‘probable’ fatalities
By KAREN MATTHEWS, MICHAEL R. SISAK and MARINA VILLENEUVE
April 14, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — The official death toll from the coronavirus soared in New York City on Tuesday after health authorities began including people who probably had COVID-19, but died without ever being tested.
Officials reported 3,778 “probable” deaths, where doctors were certain enough of the cause of death to list it on the death certificate, and 6,589 confirmed by a lab test. Combined, that would put the total fatalities in the city over 10,000.
The change in the city’s accounting of deaths came after officials acknowledged that statistics based only on laboratory-confirmed tests were failing to account for many people dying at home before they reached a hospital or even sought treatment.
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New Yorkers continue to die at an unnerving pace even as the number of patients in hospitals has leveled off.
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By KAREN MATTHEWS, MICHAEL R. SISAK and MARINA VILLENEUVE
April 14, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — The official death toll from the coronavirus soared in New York City on Tuesday after health authorities began including people who probably had COVID-19, but died without ever being tested.
Officials reported 3,778 “probable” deaths, where doctors were certain enough of the cause of death to list it on the death certificate, and 6,589 confirmed by a lab test. Combined, that would put the total fatalities in the city over 10,000.
The change in the city’s accounting of deaths came after officials acknowledged that statistics based only on laboratory-confirmed tests were failing to account for many people dying at home before they reached a hospital or even sought treatment.
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New Yorkers continue to die at an unnerving pace even as the number of patients in hospitals has leveled off.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/d495ce7e54e8b0744a30c08aea651c7a
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