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BRONX TIMES REPORTER,4 SEPT. 24-30, 2021 BTR
COVID-19 cases remaining
steady in the Bronx
BY ROBBIE SEQUEIRA
The Bronx continued to see progress
against the spread of COVID-19
with a stagnation in daily positive
cases, as well as it’s lowest seven-day
positivity rate since Delta variant began
its surge of coronavirus infections
across the nation.
Entering Monday, Bronx County
has reached 193,858 confi rmed COVID
19 cases, with a seven-day average
of 262 newly confi rmed cases per
day, according to the state’s recent
health data released on Sept 18.
Additionally, the county has a
seven-day positivity rate of 2.9%.
Entering Monday, there were
1,050,368 confi rmed cases in New York
City, with 68.6% of the population vaccinated.
The city’s Department of Health reported
that the spread of the virus remains
stable. However, AM NewYork also
reported that 15 areas of the fi ve boroughs
saw 100 or more new cases reported. The
common denominator for 14 of the 15 zip
codes on that list is vaccination, or lack
thereof, as their fully vaccinated rates
were below 60%.
But the city’s slowing COVID rate is
also being challenged by a recent COVID
19 outbreak at a East Harlem High
School and legal challenges to a citywide
vaccination and mask mandate.
More than 800 students and staff in
New York City’s public school system
tested positive for COVID-19, prompting
the closure of hundreds of classrooms, according
to Department of Education data.
As reported by the DOE on Friday, there
was 812 cumulative total positive cases,
consisting of 325 staff members and 487
students, data showed.
As a result of the positive cases, there
are currently 372 classroom closures
and an additional 303 partial classroom
closures, meaning only some class members
may need to quarantine depending
on vaccination status since most students
— in middle and high school — are
eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
The nation’s top leaders said in various
media appearances last week that efforts
More than 800 students and staff in New
York City’s public school system tested positive
for COVID-19, prompting the closure of
hundreds of classrooms, according to city
Department of Education data.
Photo Michael Appleton
to get younger children vaccinated
remain a top priority, with Halloween as
a target date for the 5-11 crowd.
“You could potentially have a vaccine
available to children ages 5 to 11
by Halloween,” Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the
former Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) chief who sits on the board of
Pfi zer.
But there are rising challenges for
New York City and its virus-curbing
measures, as a new lawsuit fi led on Friday,
challenges the city’s mask mandate
for all students, staff and faculty
in school buildings during the ongoing
pandemic.
The lawsuit, fi led in New York Supreme
Court, advocates for parental
choice and claims the state’s regulation
“is arbitrary and capricious given the
absence of any emergency justifying the
use of emergency adoption procedures.”
On Sept. 14, New York Supreme
Court Judge Laurence Love issued a restraining
order against New York City’s
vaccine mandate for public school teachers
and staff, temporarily blocking the
city from enforcing it. Additionally, a
federal judge temporarily blocked the
state’s mandate forcing medical workers
to be vaccinated after a group of healthcare
workers sued, saying their constitutional
rights were violated.
Both of those cases will be heard on
Sept. 22.
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