Deaths of untested likely Covid-19 victims added to New York City tally

The 60% spike in reported deaths underscore the enormous losses endured in the US’s most populous city

The number of positive Covid-19 cases continues to rise in SA. Picture: 123rf.com/betonstudio

The city's revised count, 10,367 in all, raised the number of coronavirus deaths nationwide to more than 28,300 — New York accounting for the biggest share of deaths. March 11 was used as the starting point because that was the date of the first confirmed coronavirus death, the city said. New York governor Andrew Cuomo, whose state's healthcare network was strained to breaking point by a wave of Covid-19 hospitalisations, had said on Monday it appeared “the worst is over”.

That cautious note was also sounded by President Donald Trump's top infectious disease adviser, Dr Anthony Fauci, who said Trump's May 1 target for restarting the economy was “overly optimistic”.

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