Claim: As of April 25, 2020, the rate of people dying from the COVID-19 coronavirus disease in New York City was at least 250 times "higher" than Tokyo's — and growing with time.
Fact-check: Is NYC's COVID-19 Death Rate at Least 250x Higher Than Tokyo's?
Verdict: mostly true
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Jessica Lee
Date published: 2020-05-06T14:38:25