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The coronavirus continued to batter New York City on Wednesday, with more than 270 deaths and nearly 4,000 cases reported in 24 hours, according to city data.

The Big Apple’s death toll stood at 1,374 as of 5 p.m., with 278 fatalities since the same time on Tuesday.

The bulk of those deaths — 235 — were reported in the hours between 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Wednesday.

Another 1,226 people were hospitalized since Tuesday evening for a total of 9,775.

Cases rose by 3,936, bringing the number of people infected with the disease to 45,707.

Queens remained the hardest-hit borough with 15,217 of the cases. Brooklyn had 12,274, followed by The Bronx with 8,607, Manhattan with 7,022 and Staten Island with 2,552.

New York City accounts for more than one fourth of all coronavirus deaths in the US.