Upper Manhattan Has 4 Of 5 Highest COVID Rates In Borough: Data

Gus Saltonstall
Updated ·2 min read

UPPER MANHATTAN, NY — More than a week after Gov. Andrew Cuomo designated a large section of Washington Heights as a yellow zone, the four ZIP codes that makeup Upper Manhattan continue to show the highest rates of coronavirus in the borough.

The city's most recent data gives the COVID-19 rate for every ZIP code in New York City from Nov. 21 through Nov. 27.

During that time, Inwood and Washington Heights had four of the top five highest coronavirus rates of any Manhattan ZIP code.

With that being said, rates in Manhattan are significantly lower than those seen in the other four boroughs. While areas in Washington Heights and Inwood used to have some of the highest rates seen in New York City, the four ZIP codes are no longer within the top 20 in all five boroughs.

Here are the COVID rates for the week of Nov. 21 to 27 for the four ZIP codes that make up Washington Heights.

  • 10034 — Inwood/Washington Heights: 1,233 people tested, 50 new cases, 4.06 percent positivity.

  • 10040 — Washington Heights (North): 1,303 people tested, 52 new cases, 3.99 percent positivity.

  • 10033 — Washington Heights (North/South): 1,683 people tested, 71 new cases, 4.22 percent rate.

  • 10032 — Washington Heights (South): 1,990 people tested, 71 new cases, 3.57 percent rate.

The average rate during the period in the four ZIP codes was 3.96 percent, and a total of 244 new people were diagnosed with the virus.

Just the 10038 ZIP code, which is home to Chinatown and the Financial District, had a higher rate during the one week in the borough than the four ZIP codes that make up Upper Manhattan.

The 10038 ZIP code had a 4.9 percent rate.

The 10033 ZIP code had the second-highest rate in Manhattan, 10034, the third highest, 10040, the fourth highest, and 10032, the fifth highest.

The current yellow zone, which puts added restrictions on businesses, stretches from West 137th to 187th Streets.

Read More: New Yellow Zone Announced In Washington Heights As COVID Surges

This article originally appeared on the Washington Heights-Inwood Patch