Prognosis
N.Y. Sees Virus Still Spreading in Lower-Income Communities
- Infection rate is higher in the Bronx, Brooklyn than citywide
- Religious gatherings of more than 10 people remain a concern
A commuter wearing a protective mask walks up the stairs to the subway in the Bronx borough of New York, on April 2.
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New York is seeing the new coronavirus continue to spread in lower-income and predominately minority communities as the state’s overall numbers improve, Governor Andrew Cuomo said.
The majority of new Covid-19 cases are originating in those parts of New York City, Cuomo said Wednesday at a press briefing. A review of 8,000 antibody tests conducted in those areas found an infection rate of 34% in the Bronx, 29% in Brooklyn and 25% in Queens, higher than the 19.9% average citywide, the governor said.