Early counts of COVID-19 fatalities in NYC by date of death are often initially incomplete

Change in recorded number of deaths by days since initial report for COVID-19 deaths in the last full week of June.

June 21

June 22

30 deaths

20

10

0

5 days

10

0

5

10

first

reported

June 23

June 24

30

20

10

0

5

10

0

0

5

10

June 25

June 26

30

20

10

0

0

5

10

5

10

0

June 27

30

Deaths typically take five days to get close to a full count

20

10

0

0

5

10

Source: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

WILL WELCH / THE CITY

Early counts of COVID-19 fatalities in NYC by date of death are often initially incomplete

Change in recorded number of deaths by days since initial report for COVID-19 deaths in the last full week of June.

June 21

June 22

June 23

June 24

30 deaths

20

10

0

0

5

10

5 days

10

5

10

0

5

10

0

first

reported

June 25

June 26

June 27

30

Deaths typically take five days to get close to a full count

20

10

0

0

5

10

5

10

0

5

10

0

Source: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

WILL WELCH / THE CITY