Greenwich Village Tallies At Least 400 Coronavirus Cases: Data

West Village NY

02 April, 2020

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GREENWICH VILLAGE, MANHATTAN — Greenwich Village and its surrounding neighborhoods have reported hundreds of cases of the new coronavirus but are significantly less hard-hit than other New York City areas that have become hotspots for the virus, new data shows. A long-awaited breakdown of coronavirus cases by neighborhood released Wednesday shows that the three zip codes that include parts of Greenwich Village — 10011, 10012 and 10014 — had a combined 430 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of March 31. The zip code with the most cases, 10011, includes the Village's eastern portion and much of Chelsea. The southern part of the neighborhood, 10012, had the least amount of cases of the three zip codes. Here's the breakdown for the three zip codes: 10011, 222 positives10012, 68 positives10014, 140 positivesThe Village case counts were on the low end for Manhattan zip codes and significantly less than some of the hardest-hit areas, such as a Queens zip code that had 947 cases, the most of any in the city. Washington Height's southern-most zip code had the highest tally in Manhattan with 308 cases. (To keep up with coronavirus news in the West Village, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.) The neighborhood-specific data has largely shown that the virus is hitting low-income areas the hardest. Nineteen of the 20 neighborhoods with the lowest percentage of positive tests have been in wealthy ZIP codes, according to the New York Times. Experts have warned, though, that New Yorkers should not take a lower number of cases in their neighborhood to necessarily mean they are less at risk. Given New York's density, all New Yorkers should operate under the assumption that "they are at risk and there is very active transmission in the city," an expert told Pro Publica. New York City's total coronavirus cases topped 50,000 on Thursday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during a news conference. The raw city numbers can be found here. Coronavirus In NYC: What's Happened And What You Need To Know