NYC reaching historic lows, but COVID-19
vaccination numbers slow to crawl
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
The spread of COVID-19 in New York
City has slowed to a crawl — but
so has the wave of people seeking
vaccinations against the virus, according
to the latest city Health Department data.
Not a single ZIP code in the fi ve boroughs
has a 7-day positivity rate above 2%,
and 17 areas across the city didn’t log a
single new COVID-19 infection between
June 4-10. Approximately 157 ZIP codes
across New York City also registered a
7-day positivity rate of 1% or lower.
Additionally, only three ZIP codes in
New York City registered 20 or more new
COVID-19 cases over the past week.
The continued low levels of COVID-19
across the city are further evidence that the
vaccination effort has made a clear impact
on reducing infections and moving the fi ve
boroughs into a full reopening. So far, 53%
of the city’s population has had at least 1
dose of the COVID-19 vaccine (the Pfi zer
and Moderna vaccines are two doses), and
47% are fully vaccinated — that represents
approximately 3,885,981 of the city’s
8,336,817 residents.
Still, that leaves in excess of 4 million
New Yorkers who have yet to receive the
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vaccine. And while the city has offered all
kinds of incentives to encourage residents
to get the shot, the number of New Yorkers
who have rolled up their sleeves have
dropped dramatically in recent weeks.
After the vaccination effort peaked
on April 8, when a record 116,571 New
Yorkers received doses of the COVID-19
vaccine on a single day, just 25,720 people
got a shot on June 11, according to the city’s
Health Department.
Citywide, Manhattan and Queens continue
to dominate the vaccine race, with
65% of Manhattanites having received at
least one dose and 58% fully vaccinated.
In Queens, 59% of residents have gotten
at least the fi rst shot, and now a majority of
residents (51%) are fully vaccinated.
The Bronx continues to have the lowest
percentage of New Yorkers with at least
one shot (44%) and fully vaccinated (38%).
Nine of the top 10 ZIP codes in New
York City with the highest percentages
of residents with at least one dose are in
Manhattan, with two communities — the
Financial District (10004) and Hell’s
Kitchen/Midtown Manhattan (10018)
registering 100% rates. The 10004 ZIP
code also had the highest fully vaccinated
rate in the city, at 94%.
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