Covid-19 Cases Climb in NYC’s Orthodox Jewish Neighborhoods – Bloomberg
New York City health officials say they re alarmed at a continuing spike in Covid-19 virus transmission in sections of south Brooklyn and Queens with large Orthodox Jewish communities, on the eve of Yom Kippur.
Seven of the eight neighborhoods saw increases even from the prior day s report, based on our preliminary data. In Brooklyn s Gravesend/Homecrest communities, 6.75% of those tested have been been found positive, up from 6% Friday.
Rates have reached 5.34% in Midwood; 4.63% in Borough Park; 4.41% in Bensonhurst/Mapleton; and 3.82% in the Queens area of Kew Gardens, the health department reported. Mask-wearing compliance in these neighborhoods has been much lower than elsewhere in the city, officials said.