E-Mail IMAGE: Panel A: Geographic distribution of out-of-hospital sudden death per 10,000 inhabitants in New York City during 2019. Panel B: Geographic distribution of out-of-hospital sudden death per 10,000 inhabitants during COVID-19... view more Credit: Heart Rhythm Philadelphia, January 18, 2021 - A new study comparing the incidence of sudden deaths occurring outside the hospital across New York City's highly diverse neighborhoods with the percentage of positive SARS-CoV-19 tests found that increased sudden deaths during the pandemic correlate to the extent of virus infection in a neighborhood. The analysis appears in Heart Rhythm, the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society, the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, and the Pediatric & Congenital Electrophysiology Society, published by Elsevier.