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BRONX TIMES R 4 EPORTER, SEPT. 3-9, 2021 BTR
COVID: Bronx cracks
300 cases per day
COVID positivty rates continue to increase in the Bronx as the borough’s vaccinations rates
lag behind the other fi ve boroughs. Photo Adrian Childress
BY ROBBIE SEQUEIRA
Entering Monday, Aug. 30, Bronx
County has reached 187,552 confi rmed
COVID-19 cases, with a seven-day average
of 308 newly confi rmed cases per
day -- including 656 reported cases on
Aug. 27 -- according to the state’s recent
health data.
It’s the fi rst time since April 27, that
the Bronx has approached a daily caseload
of 300 new cases. The Bronx has a
boroughwide positivity rate of 4.1%.
The latest New York City Department
of Health and Mental Hygiene
data, however, revealed that the percentage
of New Yorkers testing positive
for COVID-19, and the hospitalization
rate, continue to decrease. Over the last
28 days, the daily positivity rate stands
at 4.1%, while over the past week, an average
of 77 people have been hospitalized
per day.
This third wave of COVID-19 cases
in the fi ve boroughs can be largely
blamed on the highly contagious, very
potent Delta variant of the virus, which
the city Health Department says accounts
for about 97% of all new infections.
According to the state’s vaccination
data, 825,423 people, or 58.2% of
Bronx residents have received at least
one dose and 700,916 residents (48.4%)
are fully vaccinated, which has stalled
in the past week and is tied with Kings
County for lowest among the fi ve boroughs.
Top Positivity Rates:
Charlotte Gardens (10460) – 5.8%
Mott Haven (10454) – 5.6%
Pelham Parkway (10467) – 5.5%
Throggs Neck (10465) – 5.3%
Concourse (10451) – 5.2%
According to COVID Act Now, the
Bronx has the highest vulnerability rate
to COVID-19, a metric based on economic
and physical challenges as well as predicted
time of recovery from COVID-19.
The fi ve boroughs overall are seeing
COVID case rates decline after weeks of
increases, attributing decreases to increased
vaccinations as well as precautions,
including masking and social distancing.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top
infectious disease expert, believes the
pandemic’s end could come by March
2022 -- depending on continued efforts
to contain COVID-19 -- noting there’s
still progress to be made to vaccinate the
country’s 80-90 million unvaccinated
people. But he also warned that the U.S.
could see another 100,000 deaths by December
if vaccination efforts didn’t improve
in the coming months.
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