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