STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Hospitalizations for the coronavirus (COVID-19) remained mostly steady on Staten Island on Sunday; however, the borough’s overall death total rose by 23, according to the latest figures from the city Health Department.
The New York City Department of Health data, which accounts for cases and deaths as of 6 p.m. on Saturday, showed 556 Staten Islanders are confirmed to have died from the coronavirus and that 127 are listed as “probable” to have died from the virus — bringing the borough’s total to 683.
The latest data showed an increase of 30 confirmed deaths, but a decrease of 7 probable deaths from Friday night’s total. It is unclear if previously probable deaths were added to the confirmed death total.
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.
Citywide, 11,460 New York City residents are confirmed to have died from the virus. An additional 5,213 are listed as probable deaths for a total 16,673 deaths.
The city’s death total rose by 403 between Friday and Saturday night.
The city’s Health Department said 8,213 of the 8,278 deaths investigated by the department have occurred in patients with underlying medical conditions.
Underlying conditions include diabetes, lung disease, cancer, immunodeficiency, heart disease, hypertension, asthma, kidney disease and gastro-intestinal/liver disease, said the Health Department.
HOSPITALIZATIONS
The number of coronavirus hospitalizations remained mostly steady Sunday morning — decreasing by only one patient across the borough’s two medical systems since Saturday.
Staten Island University Hospital’s (SIUH) Ocean Breeze campus is treating 174 positive coronavirus patients — 12 less than a day before, and the Prince’s Bay site is treating 33 patients — an increase of one person since 24 hours ago, according to Jillian O’Hara, a spokeswoman for SIUH.
At Richmond University Medical Center (RUMC) in West Brighton, 127 coronavirus patients are being treated, according to Alex Lutz, a spokesman for RUMC, which is an increase of 10 patients since Saturday morning. Of those patients, 44 are in the ICU — which is the same amount of patients as 24 hours before.
In total, 1,351 patients have been treated and released across SIUH’s two campuses, which rose from yesterday’s total by 36.
RUMC has released a total of 308 coronavirus patients — an increase of four patients over the past day.
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RATE OF INFECTION
Staten Island maintained the second highest rate of infection in New York City.
Through Saturday night, 2,368 of every 100,000 is testing positive for the virus, according to 2018 Census data projections and the Health Department’s data.
The latest data shows Staten Island has 11,275 confirmed cases, which represents 7% of the city’s total.
Citywide, there are 153,204 total coronavirus cases based on Saturday night’s figures, which is an increase of 2,628 since the day prior. The growth of confirmed cases was slashed considerably compared to the rise in cases seen between Thursday and Friday.
Officials, however, stress the examinations do not necessarily reflect the full spread of the virus.
The Bronx retained the highest rate of infection in New York City, with 2,424 of every 100,000 residents testing positive for the virus. The borough has a total of 34,711 confirmed cases.
After Staten Island, Queens has the third-highest rate of coronavirus infections at 2,085 confirmed cases for every 100,000 residents. Queens has the highest number of confirmed cases — 47,511 — and accounts for 31% of the city’s total.
Brooklyn, the heaviest populated borough, has the next-nighest rate of infection, with 1,572 positive coronavirus cases per 100,000 residents. Brooklyn has 40,493 total cases.
Manhattan has the lowest rate of infection in the city. Data shows 1,169 per 100,000 residents have tested positive for the virus in the borough.