New Corona fatalities may be more than 5,000 than reported New York City estimates May 12, 7:06
New York City health officials have released estimates that the number of people killed by the new coronavirus infection in the city could be as high as 5,000 than reported, including accurate mortality rates. It is necessary to investigate the cause of the person who died in the city in detail to know.
Health officials in New York City said the number of people who had been notified of deaths in the city from March 11 to this month was increasing due to the rapid increase in the number of people infected in the city. We announced the number of so-called "excess deaths" to estimate the number of deaths related to the new coronavirus by comparing it with the number.
According to it, the number of people who died in the city during this period was 32,107, but it is estimated that more than 24,000 of them died in association with the new coronavirus.
The number of deaths that the authorities identified at the same time was about 19,000 including those suspected of being infected, and it is possible that about 5,000 may not have been identified as dead due to the new coronavirus.
New York City expects to include people who die at home without being tested or treated, or who have been tested but are falsely negative.
"We need to do more research to see how the new coronavirus actually killed people in order to get a complete picture of the epidemic and its impact on lethality," New York City said. I will.