STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said on Sunday that 98 members of the NYPD have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19).

Shea relayed the number during a press conference alongside Mayor Bill de Blasio, adding that 70 of the total confirmed cases are uniformed NYPD officers. The other 28 are civilian members of the police department, Shea said.

“The belief at this time, with very limited information obviously, is that it’s not necessarily contracted at work," Shea said.

Three members of the NYPD are hospitalized, he added.

“In terms of the testing, the numbers are going up because the testing in the entire city is going up,” Shea said of the increasing number of NYPD members affected.

Former NYPD borough commander Ed Delatorre, who as Staten Island’s top cop was instrumental in battling the drug epidemic, reportedly tested positive for the virus.

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STATEN ISLAND DEATHS REACH AT LEAST 6

De Blasio said that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths continues to rise in New York City, with 9,654 cases confirmed — 593 of which are in Staten Island — and 63 deaths citywide. There have been at least six deaths on Staten Island, the Advance/SiLive.com reported.

A spokeswoman for Staten Island University Hospital said 21 patients were being treated for COVID-19 at the Ocean Breeze location, and 12 patients were being treated at the Prince’s Bay location, as of Saturday night.

Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton reported its first two deaths on Saturday. The number of patients treated at the hospital increased from 11 to 16 from Friday to Saturday, including four patients placed in the intensive care unit.

The first two deaths on Staten Island were a man and a woman, both in their 80s, according to sources.

Information about patients who have died is not made public by healthcare providers under federal health privacy laws.

Both hospitals on Staten Island are aiming to maximize their capacity ahead of the potential surge in hospitalizations.

De Blasio on Sunday said that New York City would begin organizing and pursuing production of vitally important ventilators and medical supplies amid “widespread shortages” in hospitals as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

“The notion of this city being left in so many ways on its own during this crisis is deeply painful,” de Blasio said of the perceived lack of federal response aiding individual states. “But we don’t take it lying down,” he said. “We are going to fight for all the resources we deserve and need.”

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