“As of Monday afternoon, 2,738 New York City residents have died from ‘confirmed’ cases of COVID-19, according to the city Department of Health. That’s an average of 245 a day since the previous Monday.” https://twitter.com/gothamist/status/1247502337377218560

“But another 200 city residents are now dying at home each day, compared to 20 to 25 such deaths before the pandemic, said Aja Worthy-Davis, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner’s office. And an untold number of them are unconfirmed.” https://twitter.com/gothamist/status/1247502337377218560

“[T]he ME’s office is not testing dead bodies for COVID-19. Instead, they’re referring suspected cases to the city’s health department as ‘probable.’ …

“But the health department does not include that number in the official count unless it is confirmed ....” https://twitter.com/gothamist/status/1247502337377218560

“... between March 20th and April 5th, or about 130 a day, an almost 400 percent increase from the same time period last year. (In 2019, there were just 453 cardiac arrest calls where a patient died, according to the FDNY.)” https://twitter.com/gothamist/status/1247502337377218560