COVID recap: 5 more deaths on S.I; hospitalizations down again; almost 250 new cases
Updated Apr 09, 2021;
Posted Apr 09, 2021
Despite a rise in deaths and new confirmed coronavirus cases, hospitalizations continue to drop. Composite of Staten Island images from the coronavirus pandemic. (Staten Island Advance/Tom Wrobleski)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The coronavirus (COVID-19) has claimed the lives of five more borough residents, while nearly 250 more confirmed cases of the disease were added to Staten Island’s total, city Health Department data shows.
At the same time, hospitalizations in the borough continued to decline to one of the lowest levels this year.
Staten Island coronavirus numbers for Saturday, April 10, 2021
Updated Apr 10, 2021;
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Coronavirus hospitalizations decreased Saturday, but suspected deaths from the virus continued to increase, according to the latest data from the New York City Department of Health.
A total of 1,729 Staten Islanders are believed to have died since the beginning of the pandemic, that data indicates.
That is up five from the total on Friday.
That total includes 1,522 confirmed deaths and 207 probable fatalities.
In the past four months deaths increased dramatically compared to the previous four months.
A total of 563 Staten Islanders died from Dec. 1 to March 31 while only 55 died from Aug. 1 to Nov. 30, an analysis of the data conducted by the Staten Island Advance/SILive.com shows.
COVID hospitalizations among lowest this year on S.I.; but 7 more deaths; nearly 400 new cases
Updated Apr 08, 2021;
Posted Apr 08, 2021
COVID hospitalizations on S.I. have fallen to below 160, less than three months after topping 300. (Staten Island Advance/Tom Wrobleski)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Coronavirus (COVID-19) hospitalizations in the borough have dropped to one of its lowest levels this year, although the disease is believed to have claimed the lives of seven more Staten Islanders.
At the same time, nearly 400 new confirmed coronavirus cases have been added to Staten Island’s total, city Health Department data shows.
As of Thursday afternoon, 159 coronavirus patients were being treated in the borough’s two hospital systems.