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| DATE | 2020-09-22 |
| FROM | mayer ilovitz
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| SUBJECT | Re: [Hangout - NYLXS] NYC targeting Jewish neighborhoods for extra
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given that infection cycles (and detection of serious change in rates)
is about 10 days,
the timing of the increase would just about coincide with the weekend of
9/13, when Slichos began ...
The fun will really start next week, when the effects of rosh hashana
hits (and just in time for yom kippur ) ...
Ruben Safir wrote:
> patch.com
> Coronavirus Upticks Seen In 6 NYC Neighborhoods, Mayor Says
> Added by TKF
> 3-4 minutes
> Coronavirus Claims 200,000 U.S. Lives: BLOG
> Mayor Bill de Blasio said officials are watching six new neighborhoods
> across New York City where COVID-19 have ticked up in recent days.
> Mayor Bill de Blasio said officials are watching six new neighborhoods
> across New York City where COVID-19 have ticked up in recent days. (NYC
> Mayor's Office)
>
> NEW YORK CITY — A much-feared coronavirus "second wave" hasn't washed
> over New York City, but rising numbers in several neighborhoods have
> officials concerned.
>
> Six neighborhoods — Borough Park, Far Rockaway, Flatbush, Kew Gardens,
> Midwood and Williamsburg — will be the focus of a city-run "hyper-local
> effort" that increases testing and outreach efforts to fight back
> COVID-19, officials said.
>
> "All these are neighborhoods where we've seen some upticks lately, we
> need to apply a lot of energy and focus to these areas," Mayor Bill de
> Blasio said Tuesday.
>
> Health Commissioner Dave Chokshi said a "panoply" of coronavirus
> indicators caused concerns in those neighborhoods, though he didn't
> specify which.
>
> All six neighborhoods have positive test rates near or above 2 percent,
> with Borough Park topping the entire city with 3 percent. The city's
> positive rate has hovered at or below 1 percent for months.
>
> COVID-19 case rates in ZIP codes covering those neighborhoods also rank
> in the top 10 for the city, according to data.
>
> The highest rate is in Far Rockaway's 11691 ZIP code, which has nearly
> 215 positive cases per 100,000 residents over the last four weeks, the
> data shows.
>
> 11691 — Edgemere/Far Rockaway — 214.64 cases
> 11697 — Breezy Point — 197.93 cases
> 11230 — Midwood — 190.66 cases
> 10006 — Financial District — 173.52 cases
> 11415 — Kew Gardens — 155.97 cases
> 10038 — Chinatown/Financial District — 149.67 cases
> 10470 — Wakefield/Woodlawn — 141.81 cases
> 11223 — Gravesend/Homecrest — 141.33 cases
> 11219 — Borough Park — 140
> 10452 — Concourse/Highbridge — 137.6 cases
>
> The average rate citywide is 76 cases per 100,000 residents over the
> last four weeks.
>
> "We're now seeing signals that COVID is spreading in some neighborhoods
> faster and wider than the rest of the city," Chokshi said.
>
> Chokshi said officials plan to blanket the areas with robocalls,
> WhatsApp messages, church outreaches, mask and hand sanitizer
> distributions and new testing services at urgent care and provider offices.
>
> It's a similar targeted approach to those already undertaken in Sunset
> Park, Tremont, Soundview and Ozone Park, he said.
>
> De Blasio, when asked whether he's concerned with a second wave, said
> New York City has a "different situation" than places experiencing
> another spike. The city has been more cautious to reopen indoor dining,
> which he said was done with lax restrictions in Spain before a surge.
>
> But he said rising numbers anywhere in the city are cause for concern.
>
> "We're watching the situation very carefully," he said.
>
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