These ZIP Codes, Counties in New York Have Highest COVID Rates

Health officials are worried about 22 counties and 117 zip codes across the Hudson Valley and New York State where COVID rates are high and vaccination is low.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo is concerned COVID is spreading across New York State but adds his staff has pinpointed 117 ZIP codes across New York where COVID is spreading more rapidly.

In these 117 ZIP codes, new positives per capita are above the statewide average and the vaccination rate is below the statewide average, according to Cuomo.

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The majority of the ZIP codes are in New York City. 71 ZIP codes, or 61 percent, are in New York City, primarily in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Staten Island.

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According to Cuomo, 21 ZIP codes, or 18 percent, are among the 117 ZIP codes. Concerning areas of Long Island include Riverhead, Wyandanch, Elmont, and Calverton.

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The rest of the concerning ZIP codes in New York are below:

12158- Albany County
12815- Warren County
13131- Oswego County
13040- Cortlandt County
14608- Monroe County
13308- Oneida County
12883- Essex County
13733- Chenango County
14215- Erie County
14770- Cattaraugus County

The CDC says New York has "substantial" levels of COVID transmission. The CDC deems the infection rate is "high" or "substantial" when there are 50 cases per 100,000 people over a seven-day period, or when the positivity rate is higher than five percent.

The CDC released a map broken down by county in New York. In the Hudson Valley, a number of counties are considered to have a "substantial" rate of infection.

Below are the counties are New York the CDC deems to have "high" or "substantial" COVID infection rates:

Orange County
Sullivan County
Putnam County
Westchester County
Columbia County
Albany County
Schenectady County
Saratoga County
Rensselaer County
Schoharie County
Erie County
Monroe County
Thompkins County
Seneca County
Onondaga County
Chenango County
Kings County
Nassau County
Suffolk County
Queens County
Bronx County
New York County

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