BY ROSE ADAMS
One week after reducing
the size of Brooklyn’s
COVID-19 “red zone,” Gov.
Andrew Cuomo announced
that he will continue lifting
restrictions on the former coronavirus
hotspot.
During a Monday press conference,
Cuomo said that the
COVID-19 “red zone” in southern
Brooklyn — which encompasses
Midwood, Homecrest,
and sections of Marine Park,
Gravesend, and Sheepshead
Bay — will be turned into an
“orange zone,” which carries
fewer restrictions.
Though schools in the district
must remain closed,
houses of worship can now
operate at 25 percent capacity
with a maximum of 33 people;
small gatherings of 10 people
or fewer are permitted; lowrisk,
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may open; and restaurants
can open for outdoor dining.
The changes, effective immediately,
come as cases in
the district have dropped dramatically.
On Nov. 6, Cuomo
shrunk the Brooklyn “red
zone” — which has included
Borough Park, Flatlands,
and a part of Marine Park —
to half its size, claiming the
daily rate of positive cases had
fallen from 5.86 percent in October
to 2.9 percent on Nov. 5.
Cuomo and state health offi
cials did not point to data explaining
why the remaining
“red zone” became an “orange
zone” on Nov. 9, saying only
the positivity rate has continued
to fall.
“Metrics demonstrate continued
progress controlling
COVID spread and the zone
will be transitioned to orange,
allowing many businesses
to reopen,” read a statement
from the governor’s offi ce.
However, city data suggests
that the virus is still alive
and well in parts of southern
Brooklyn. One Borough Park
ZIP code (11219) — which went
from a red zone to a yellow
zone last week — had an average
positivity rate of 4.39 percent
between Nov. 2 and Nov.
8, according to city data.
Midwood (11230) had a positivity
rate of 4 percent, and
Gravesend/Homecrest (11223)
had a rate of 3.05 percent in
the same time period, the city
Gov. Andrew Cuomo lifted some restrictions on Brooklyn’s “red zone,”
turning it into an “orange zone” amid a drop in cases. The City of New York
data shows. Portions of those
two ZIP codes were included
in the updated “red zone” map
last week, and were switched
to “orange zones” on Nov. 9.
The rates in those three ZIP
codes — as well as in Borough
Park’s 11219 — have dropped
signifi cantly since late September
and early October,
when they reached between 7
and 10 percent.
The positivity rate for the
whole borough has also seen
a slight uptick, rising from 1.8
and 1.9 percent on Nov. 6 and
7 respectively to 2.5 percent on
Nov. 8, according to the state.
Brooklyn’s seven-day percent
positivity rate has hovered just
above 2 percent since mid-October,
according to city data.
On Nov. 11, Cuomo issued
a new rule mandating that
gyms, bars, restaurants, and
any business licensed to serve
close after 10 pm or switch to
take-out and delivery only.
The rule, which applies to
businesses across the state,
aims to reduce the uptick in
cases statewide.
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