'Normal' death rates (prior to COVID-19)
'''New York City has more people than 40 of the 50 U.S. states.
There is a birth in New York City every 4.4 minutes.
There is a death in New York City every 9.1 minutes.
New York City has the largest Chinese population of any city outside of Asia.'''
Do the math…
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/planning-level/nyc-population/population-facts.page