New York City has had at least 11,708 confirmed coronavirus deaths and 5,228 probable coronavirus deaths, according to the city website.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus deaths and probable coronavirus deaths in New York City is 16,936.
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The New York City Health Department defines probable deaths as people who did not have a positive Covid-19 laboratory test, but their death certificate lists as the cause of death “COVID-19” or an equivalent.
There have been 156,100 coronavirus cases in the city, and about 40,000 people have been hospitalized, according to the city.
