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Dr. Dave Choksi. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.From the State: 18,796 people got tested in Brooklyn, and of those, 499 were positive for COVID19, 2.7%. 7-day average positivity still low at 2.3%. There are fewer tests reported on weekends, so expect the numbers to go
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The microcluster approach to managing the pandemic works and will continue across the state, Governor said today as he reported 205,466 tests yesterday, of which 5,468 were positive (2.66% of total). Total hospitalizations are at 2,348. There were 32 COVID fatalities. For NYC to go to
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By Josefa Velasquez, Rachel Holliday Smith, and Greg B. Smith, THE CITY. This article was originally published [https://www.thecity.nyc/coronavirus/2020/11/19/21578783/new-york-hospitals-brace-for-covid-wave] by THE CITY [https://www.thecity.nyc/] As the number of COVID-19 cases nationally reaches new heights [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54966531]
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Statewide Positivity Rate is 2.72%, NYC is 2.53%, and Brooklyn is at 2.4%, second-lowest in the city and holding steady. 7-day positivity in Brooklyn is 2.2%. Statewide, 32 people died from COVID-19 yesterday, of whom 7 in NYC and of those, 4 in Brooklyn. For the
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Brooklyn, we should be proud. All that mask-wearing and distance keeping and following annoying restrictions mean we are at a 2.2% infection rate, against the city’s 2.5% or 3.00% 7-day averages (first one from Governor, Second from Mayor). Governor eliminated the Brooklyn Orange zone today, turning
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Lights on late at Erasmus High in Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerMayor Bill de Blasio announced the closure of the city’s public schools this afternoon, citing that the city reached a 3% 7-day average infection rate, which was set back in June as a trigger for closing the public school
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The schools remain open as the city inches towards a 3% infection rate, based on 7-day averages. According to the Governor, NYC’s infection rate on Monday was 2.9%. The New York state average just went up to 3.18%, and 29 people died of COVID-19 yesterday. Two of
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Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.Cases in the city have doubled in the last two weeks. Brooklyn’s number of cases has also increased significantly in the last two weeks, but not quite as fast. On November 1, we had 208 confirmed cases, yesterday – 315, two residents of the
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Khari Edwards. (Photo via Edwards)The list of candidates running for Brooklyn Borough President in 2021 is growing. The seat is currently held by Eric Adams, who is term-limited and is running for NYC Mayor. A few months ago, Brooklyn resident and community leader Khari Edwards [https://khariedwards.com/] announced
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Last week, I was writing about how we have moved from 200-300 COVID-19 positive cases a day in October to 300-400 cases a day in November across Brooklyn. Now we see numbers in the mid 400s. Neighbors, we are heading fast for more restrictions at this rate. According to the
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Pearlene Fields. (Photo via Fields)The list of candidates running for Brooklyn Borough President in 2021 is growing. The seat is currently held by Eric Adams, who is term-limited and is running for NYC Mayor. On Wednesday, November 11, Brooklyn resident and organizer Pearlene Fields announced her run for the
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Dr. Stephanie Sterling, courtesy of NYU Langone Brooklyn.You may have seen ads on local TV suggesting you enroll in trials of a new vaccine against COVID-19. Not sure what to make of it? We were too, so we talked to NYU Langone Brooklyn’s Dr. Stephanie Sterling. Stephanie Sterling,