> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://bklyner.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Latest on Brooklyn’s COVID-19 Spike: 9/30 - URL: https://bklyner.com/latest-on-brooklyns-covid-19-spike-9-30/ - Published: 2020-09-30T22:31:03.000Z - Updated: 2020-09-30T22:31:03.000Z - Author: Liena Zagare - Tags: COVID-19, News, Nonsponsored, #wp **September 30, 2020** – The Health Department continues to track 4 concerning clusters of COVID-19 cases in Southern Brooklyn, Williamsburg, Central Queens and Far Rockaway. ![](/content/images/bklyner/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Screen-Shot-2020-09-30-at-6.12.04-PM.png) There are 10 neighborhoods in these clusters, where cases of COVID-19 continue to grow at an alarming rate – 3.7 times faster than the city’s average over the past 14 days. These are also the only neighborhoods in NYC with positivity rates above 3%, according to DOH. The ten neighborhoods account for over 27.5% of new cases citywide over the past 2 weeks despite representing 7.5% of the city’s overall population. Fresh Meadows/Hilcrest was added to the list as the neighborhood has surpassed 3% positivity. Five of the 10 neighborhoods, including Borough Park (11219) Bensonhurst/Mapleton (11204) and Gerritsen Beach/Homecrest/ Sheepshead Bay (11229) saw increases from yesterday. | Cluster | Case Growth case rate in cluster area compared to citywide | Neighborhoods | ZIP Codes | 14-day positivity rate | | ----------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- | --------- | ---------------------- | | Far Rockaway | 3.82 times the citywide rate | Edgemere/Far Rockaway | 11691 | 4.74% | | Southern Brooklyn | 1.53 times the citywide rate | Gravesend/Homecrest | 11223 | 6.90% | | Midwood | 11230 | 5.62% | | | | Borough Park | 11219 | 6.51% | | | | Bensonhurst/Mapleton | 11204 | 6.31% | | | | Gerritsen Beach/Homecrest/ Sheepshead Bay | 11229 | 4.13% | | | | Flatlands/Midwood | 11210 | 4.66% | | | | Central Queens | 1.52 times the citywide rate | Kew Gardens | 11415 | 3.29% | | Kew Gardens Hills/Pomonok | 11367 | 3.68% | | | | Fresh Meadows/Hillcrest | 11366 | 3.08% | | | DOH is also monitoring 7 additional neighborhoods which are showing increased growth of cases and test positivity between 2% and 3% – Williamsburg, Crown Heights (East), Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)/Clinton Hill/Fort Greene, and Hillcrest/Jamaica Estates/Jamaica Hills. | Cluster | Case Growth case rate in cluster area compared to citywide | Neighborhoods | ZIP Codes | 14-day positivity rate | | -------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------- | | Williamsburg | 3.34 times the citywide rate | East Williamsburg/ Williamsburg | 11211/ 11249 | 2.06% | | Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)/Clinton Hill/Fort Greene | 11205 | 2.07% | | | | Southern Brooklyn | 1.53 times the citywide rate | Kensington/Windsor Terrace | 11218 | 2.79% | | Brighton Beach/Manhattan Beach/Sheepshead Bay | 11235 | 2.97% | | | | Crown Heights (East) | 11213 | 2.30% | | | | Central Queens | 1.52 times the citywide rate | Rego Park | 11374 | 2.66% | | Hillcrest/Jamaica Estates/Jamaica Hills | 11432 | 2.69% | | | The Department has observed a slight increase citywide in visits to emergency departments for COVID-like illness over the last week. The city is asking everyone in the affected areas unless they had the virus in the last 3 months to please get tested so they have more accurate data, and is urging all to continue proper mask wearing, hand washing and social distancing. ![](/content/images/bklyner/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Screen-Shot-2020-09-30-at-6.13.00-PM.png) 8 of the 11 rapid testing units are to be located in Brooklyn: - McDonald Playground in Gravesend - Gravesend Park in Borough Park - Leif Ericson Park in Borough Park - Kolbert Playground in Midwood - De Hostos Playground in Williamsburg - Seth Low Park in Bensonhurst/Gravesend - Herman Dolgon Playground in Sheepshead Bay - Paerdegat Park in East Midwood [Find a testing site near you.](https://www1.nyc.gov/site/coronavirus/get-tested/covid-19-testing.page?ref=bklyner.com)