SEE IT: These Bronx Neighborhoods Have the Highest Rates of Death from Coronavirus

The New York City Department of Health is now releasing data indicating death rates per zip code due to coronavirus and shedding a light on just exactly what’s going on in The Bronx and across the city.

In The Bronx, the 10469 zip code, which covers Pelham Gardens, parts of Allerton, Baychester, and Williamsbridge, not only has the highest death rate per 100,000 residents for COVID-19 in the borough but also the highest number of deaths.

While the worst, for now, seems to be behind us, to date we have lost 3,386 residents with an additional 881 who probably died from the coronavirus.

During the peak, over 100 residents a day died from COVID-19 over the course of 12 days between April 3 and April 14 when 1,351 Bronxites perished with a high of 132 deaths on April 11.

For comparison, on May 17, only 2 people died from COVID-19 in The Bronx according to data from the department of health.

10469 also has the second highest number of deaths in the city and the death rate is the fourth highest citywide.

The information in the tables below is as of May 18, 2020 and has been compiled by NYCDOH.

Rate of death per 100,000 residents (highest to lowest)

ZIPCasesDeathsCases per 100,000Deaths per 100,000Percent of people tested who tested positive
1046928293073956.19429.3241.1
1047516301553726.29354.3436.47
1045914171492930.44308.1440.68
1045115331443212.57301.7738.32
10471760633576.93296.5125.83
1046731722753147.32272.8640.17
1045623422542506.37271.8336.46
104541072972804.56253.7734.42
1046118161213670.2244.5535.06
1046318131742543.23244.0834.02
1047218401642709.31241.4842.52
1046825541723330.68224.3140.6
1045719521662613.64222.2737.47
104551192902826.36213.438.32
1046622381493101.16206.4740.49
1046221651562799.6201.7336.14
1045222081482866.23192.1238.67
1047318181162935.8187.3238.03
1045322281452744.38178.6139.66
1046015551072588.51178.1239.06
104651441693348.79160.3532.35
1046411762687.7137.8326.83
10474314172524.51136.6839.62
1045819221072293.34127.6737.19
10470433133070.192.1731.33

Actual deaths per zip code (highest to lowerst)

ZIPCasesDeathsCases per 100,000Deaths per 100,000Percent of people tested who tested positive
1046928293073956.19429.3241.1
1046731722753147.32272.8640.17
1045623422542506.37271.8336.46
1046318131742543.23244.0834.02
1046825541723330.68224.3140.6
1045719521662613.64222.2737.47
1047218401642709.31241.4842.52
1046221651562799.6201.7336.14
1047516301553726.29354.3436.47
1045914171492930.44308.1440.68
1046622381493101.16206.4740.49
1045222081482866.23192.1238.67
1045322281452744.38178.6139.66
1045115331443212.57301.7738.32
1046118161213670.2244.5535.06
1047318181162935.8187.3238.03
1046015551072588.51178.1239.06
1045819221072293.34127.6737.19
104541072972804.56253.7734.42
104551192902826.36213.438.32
104651441693348.79160.3532.35
10471760633576.93296.5125.83
10474314172524.51136.6839.62
10470433133070.192.1731.33
1046411762687.7137.8326.83

You can view the data yourself here.

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