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1 in 50 Manhattan Residents Infected With COVID in the Last Week
Positivity and transmission rates are soaring in New York City, which accounts for a significant percentage of all new COVID cases nationally
Published 8 mins ago • Updated 8 mins ago
1:06/ 12:21
NBC New York has team coverage of the latest impacts from COVID-19 on the region, including a rise in hospitalizations in children, a new vaccine mandate starting, delays at airports, testing difficulties in New Jersey, and more.
As the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread out of control in New York City, transmission rates are soaring, with 2% of all Manhattan residents infected in the last week and nearing that level in the other boroughs.
About 2,012 of every 100,000 Manhattan residents tested positive in the last seven days, according to the latest transmission data posted by the city. The citywide rate is 1,742 per 100,000.
The Manhattan figure is an average, though; some neighborhoods are substantially higher. The Chelsea and Clinton neighborhoods now stand at 2,600 cases per 100,000 residents in the last week; the Gramercy Park area is at 2,325.
At 2,600 cases per 100,000 residents, Chelsea may be one of the most infected places in the country. According to New York Times data, Washington D.C., where omicron is entirely out of control, has a rate of 279 cases per 100,000. ..
1 in 50 Manhattan Residents Infected With COVID in the Last Week
Positivity and transmission rates are soaring in New York City, which accounts for a significant percentage of all new COVID cases nationally
Published 8 mins ago • Updated 8 mins ago
1:06/ 12:21
NBC New York has team coverage of the latest impacts from COVID-19 on the region, including a rise in hospitalizations in children, a new vaccine mandate starting, delays at airports, testing difficulties in New Jersey, and more.
As the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread out of control in New York City, transmission rates are soaring, with 2% of all Manhattan residents infected in the last week and nearing that level in the other boroughs.
About 2,012 of every 100,000 Manhattan residents tested positive in the last seven days, according to the latest transmission data posted by the city. The citywide rate is 1,742 per 100,000.
The Manhattan figure is an average, though; some neighborhoods are substantially higher. The Chelsea and Clinton neighborhoods now stand at 2,600 cases per 100,000 residents in the last week; the Gramercy Park area is at 2,325.
At 2,600 cases per 100,000 residents, Chelsea may be one of the most infected places in the country. According to New York Times data, Washington D.C., where omicron is entirely out of control, has a rate of 279 cases per 100,000. ..
