STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Island did not record new deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) for the second day in a row, data from the New York City Department of Health show.
A total of 1,082 Staten Island residents are believed to have lost their lives to the virus, of which 899 were confirmed and 183 were deemed “probable.”
A death is classified as “probable” if the person had no known positive laboratory test for the coronavirus, but had exhibited symptoms and has a death certificate listing “COVID-19” or an equivalent as the cause.
A Health Department source said the figures reflect totals as of when they are reported to the agency and not when deaths and infections occur. All data is preliminary and subject to change.
The borough had 11 new COVID-19 cases reported on Tuesday, with 14,953 Staten Islanders testing positive since the beginning of the pandemic, the data show.
Citywide there have been three additional deaths attributed to the virus, of which one is confirmed and two were deemed as probable.
Within the five boroughs there have been 19,030 confirmed deaths and 4,639 probable deaths for an overall total of 23,669 New Yorkers who lost their lives.
A total of 228,971 New Yorkers tested positive for the coronavirus and Staten Island remains the borough with the second-highest rate of infection with 3,140 positives per 100,000 Staten Islanders.
The Bronx has the highest rate of infections with 3,582 people positive per 100,000 residents.
By contrast, Manhattan has the lowest rate of infections with 1,832 per 100,000 residents testing positive.
Hospitalizations on Staten Island saw a small decrease with a total of 9 patients being treated at facilities in the borough as opposed to 10 Tuesday.
A total of six patients are being treated at Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton, while three are currently at Staten Island University Hospital.
By contrast, near the height of the pandemic over four months ago on April 8, that number had skyrocketed to 554.