Coronavirus in New York City

Tracking the spread of the pandemic

THE CITY is tracking the spread of confirmed COVID-19 infections and fatalities in New York City, based on information provided by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the governor’s office, The COVID Tracking Project and the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

“Deaths” include test-confirmed cases as well as those with “COVID-19” or equivalent listed on the death certificate.

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611,986 NYC tested
186,293 NYC confirmed cases
20,406 NYC deaths
Borough May 13 confirmed cases Confirmed cases Deaths
Queens +281 57,459 5,793
Brooklyn +328 50,674 6,187
The Bronx +269 42,222 4,161
Manhattan +167 23,056 2,655
Staten Island +42 12,791 901
Unknown +0 91 709

NYC count: , NYC tests:

New York State 1,298,757 tested 343,051 cases 27,607 deaths
United States 10,341,775 tested 1,413,012 cases 85,581 deaths

NYS tests: , NYS count:
US tests: , US count:

Positive tests for COVID-19 per 1,000 residents by ZIP code as of May 14.

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The Bronx

Manhattan

Queens

Brooklyn

Staten Island

Change over time

The number of new confirmed cases reported every day has slowed, even as New York ramps up its testing capabilities.

New cases and tests in NYC by day

  • New cases
  • New tests

Note: On May 10, the city reported 3,600 previously recorded cases. Current data will be incomplete until the following day and new cases may lag new tests.

NYC count: , NYC tests:

Sources: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and NYS coronavirus briefings

Cumulative confirmed cases in NYC

  • Cases

NYC count:

Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Deaths

The city health department releases daily counts of confirmed deaths among people with a positive test for coronavirus, and probable deaths among people with “COVID-19” or equivalent listed on the death certificate. These figures likely undercount the full impact of the virus.

New coronavirus deaths in NYC by day

Confirmed deaths

Probable deaths

Note: Probable deaths are negative on days when the city health department reduced its estimate from the previous day.

Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,

Cumulative NYC coronavirus deaths

  • Confirmed deaths
  • Probable deaths

Note: DOHMH started publishing probable deaths on April 13 with an initial count of 3,778.

Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,

Who is getting sick

While both young and old people are getting the virus, fatalities have been higher among older patients. Nursing homes have been particularly vulnerable.

Age group Confirmed cases Ever hospitalized Deaths
0 to 17 4,761 411 11
18 to 44 68,340 7,479 734
45 to 64 67,982 16,831 4,373
65 to 74 23,167 11,089 4,746
75 and older 21,632 13,701 9,846
Unknown 411 5 696

NYC count:

Hospital capacity

THE CITY is also tracking hospital bed and intensive care unit availability in New York City, including efforts to increase capacity. The availability of beds fluctuates daily due to more beds coming online and patients leaving the hospital, either through discharge or death.

NYC coronavirus hospitalizations

  • ICU hospitalizations
  • Total hospitalizations

Sources: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,

Capacity at permanent hospitals in NYC

All beds

ICU beds

Sources: Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office,