By Bob Tannenhauser
The Upper West Side shows stable to lower COVID-19 positivity rates according to the weekly data reported by the NYC Department of Health today. This does not take into account unreported self-tests.
Average 7-Day Positivity Rates
Zip Code 7 Days ending 5/29 7 Days Ending 6/5
| 10023 | 10.9% | 11.02% |
| 10024 | 10.35% | 7.63% |
| 10025 | 9.55% | 9.06% |
| 10069 | 15.85% | 10.6% |
For New York City, the daily average positivity rate for the seven days ending June 8th was 7.84%, compared to the 28-day daily average of 11.08%. Total average daily cases decreased to 3,216 for the seven-day period, up from the 28-day daily average of 3,908. Daily average hospitalizations decreased to 53 from 85, and 7-day daily average deaths decreased to 7 from 8, for the 28-day daily average.
The DOH current alert level remains High although the CDC alert level is Medium for NYC, and High for Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties.
Covid is now endemic, so there’s no need to continue monitoring like this. By exercising good hygiene habits…including staying home if you feel unwell, people should be able to go about their everyday lives
Thank you SG for the reasonable reply before the sky-is-still-falling people start commenting.
Covid or one of its variants will be around for a long time. Luckily most viruses want to spread as widely as possible and it is in their own best interest to become less damaging to their hosts as they mutate just as we are seeing with C-19.
If someone wants to wear a mask everywhere, that is their decision but from walking around the neighborhood it looks like the vast majority of people are accepting the minimal risk and are going on with their pre-pandemic lives.
For those who are immunocompromised and still want to mask up, I would look into getting some 8210V N95 masks directly from 3M. They have one valve, bowl shaped and the silicone strip and flexible nose bridge will give you an airtight seal if worn correctly.
The valve will keep your face cool in Trader Joe’s this summer. You can probably wear them for indoor performances if they drop the mask mandates for theaters/MTA.
They cost about $1 and don’t look worse than other white masks. They’re reusable with rotation, or peroxide spray.
I recently used one for my storage area spring cleaning. Like a scuba mask, the red ring on the face after removal means it’s a good seal and goes away after a couple of minutes. Not useful for restaurants or performing surgery.