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NYC Adds 3,800 Probable Virus Victims to Death Toll

  • Almost 60% of unconfirmed virus patients died inside hospitals
  • Additional fatalities raise the city’s Covid toll past 10,000
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New York City added thousands of people to its coronavirus death toll to account for victims who died in recent weeks without a confirmed diagnosis.

The additional deaths -- totaling 3,778 -- pushed the city’s total to more than 10,000. Almost 60% of the unconfirmed coronavirus patients died inside hospitals, the city reported.