STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – A total of 1,049 Staten Islanders are believed to have succumbed to the coronavirus (COVID-19) since the pandemic struck here several months ago, while there have been 13,943 confirmed cases, city Health Department data showed on Tuesday.
As of 2 p.m., the fatalities include 871 borough residents with confirmed coronavirus cases, an increase of eight from Sunday’s tally of 863, according to the most recent figures published.
The Health Department did not release daily data numbers on Monday.
In addition, 178 deaths were in the “probable” category, the same daily number since June 11.
A death is classified as “probable” if the decedent was a city resident who had no known positive laboratory test for the coronavirus, but the death certificate lists “COVID-19” or an equivalent as a cause of death.
A Health Department source said the figures reflect totals as of when they are reported to the agency and not when the deaths occur.
Tuesday’s data marked an increase of 23 coronavirus cases in the borough over the past 48 hours.
There had been 13,920 cases reported at the same time on Sunday.
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Throughout the five boroughs, there were 212,072 confirmed coronavirus cases as of Tuesday afternoon.
The number represented a jump of 503 from Sunday’s tally of 211,569.
Citywide, the death toll had reached 23,096 at 2 p.m. Tuesday, per the Health Department’s data.
The fatalities consist of 18,492 individuals who were confirmed coronavirus cases, along with 4,604 others whose deaths were deemed as “probable” COVID-19 cases.
On a positive note, the number of hospitalized coronavirus cases in the borough is down to 20.
By contrast, near the height of the pandemic nearly three months ago on April 8, 554 Islanders were hospitalized with the disease.
At Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH), 11 patients were being treated Tuesday morning, said Christian Preston, a spokesman. No coronavirus patients are in the Prince’s Bay facility, he said.
Richmond University Medical Center was caring for nine coronavirus patients on Tuesday, Alexander Lutz, a spokesman, said.
At the same time, 3,420 coronavirus patients have been treated and released from the borough’s two hospital systems since the pandemic struck.
Staten Island University Hospital’s two campuses have discharged 2,212 patients, said Preston.
Richmond University Medical Center has treated and released 1,208 patients, Lutz said.
With respect to testing, the data show 2,928 of every 100,000 Staten Islanders have received positive results for the coronavirus, according to 2018 Census data projections and the Health Department’s Tuesday afternoon tally.
Staten Island’s infection rate is second highest among the five boroughs.
Officials, however, stress the examinations do not necessarily reflect the full spread of the virus.
The Bronx’s infection rate has topped the city for many weeks.
In that borough, 3,327 residents per 100,000 have tested positive. The Bronx has had 47,640 cases.
Queens has the third highest rate of confirmed coronavirus cases in the city, with 2,839 residents per 100,000 testing positive. There have been 64,708 cases in that borough, the second-most populous.
Brooklyn, the borough with the largest population, has the fourth-lowest rate of infection per 100,000 residents – 2,281.
Brooklyn’s 58,902 cases are the second most among the five boroughs, behind Queens.
Manhattan has the lowest infection rate in the city with 1,643 per 100,000 residents testing positive.
There have been 26,763 positive cases in Manhattan, the data said.