Covid-19: New Data On Deaths By Age Group, County Released By New York State

New data on the number of deaths in New York due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by age group and county has been released by the state health department.

A look at deaths by age group in New York State.
Photo Credit: *New York State Department of Health*

Joe Lombardi

04/06/2020 8:13 a.m.

The age group with most of the state's 4,159 COVID-19 deaths is 70 to 79 with 1,096 (26.3 percent). It's followed closely by the 80-89 age group with 1,076 (25.8 percent). (See image above showing breakdown by all age groups).

The majority of deaths have been New York City residents.

Here is a breakdown of deaths by residents of these counties:

Kings (Brooklyn), 973
Queens, 949
Bronx, 663
Manhattan, 390
Nassau, 381
Westchester, 211
Suffolk, 199
Richmond (Staten Island), 153
Rockland, 71
Orange, 37
Erie, 26
Monroe, 16
Putnam, 14
Dutchess, 12
Albany, 6
Sullivan, 4
Schenectady, 4
Onondaga, 4
Columbia, 4
Broome, 4
Ulster, 3
Saratoga, 3
Herkimer, 3

To see the lists for all counties and age groups, click here.

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