8 more COVID deaths; over 300 new cases, but hospitalizations down
Updated Jan 28, 2021;
Posted Jan 28, 2021
For the first time in four days, new COVID cases on Staten Island rose by more than 300 over a 24-hour period. (Staten Island Advance/Tom Wrobleski)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Eight more coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths were recorded on Staten Island in the past 24 hours, along with 333 new cases of the disease, city Health Department data shows.
Yet, at the same time, coronavirus hospitalizations in the borough, which have been see-sawing for nearly two months, dipped by six.
As of 1 p.m. Thursday, 1,432 borough residents are believed to have died from complications related to the coronavirus, according to the most recent data available.
Coronavirus deaths rise, but new-case increase slows down on Staten Island
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
Posted Jan 27, 2021
For the third straight day, new coronavirus cases increased by less than 300, although deaths rose. (Tom Wrobleski/Staten Island Advance)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The city Health Department, over the past 24 hours, recorded six more coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths on Staten Island, while the borough’s disease-related hospitalizations rose by 10.
And while coronavirus infections had spiked after the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, less than 300 new cases were reported here in a 24-hour period for the third straight day.
As of 1 p.m. Wednesday, 1,424 borough residents are believed to have died from complications related to the coronavirus.