Why New York’s Coronavirus Death Count Jumped: the Stories of Patients Who Died at Home

Thousands in New York City died from the new coronavirus at home, but weren’t initially included in the official tally. Read some of their stories.

Jarrod Sockwell spent the final days of his life in his Brooklyn home with a fever, cough and no appetite, fearing he had the novel coronavirus.

A New York City middle-school paraprofessional and high-school football coach, Mr. Sockwell had earlier gone to an emergency room to seek treatment after not feeling well. Doctors tested him for the virus, diagnosed him with pneumonia and sent him home because his oxygen levels were too high for admission.

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