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Post by shalom on Sept 24, 2020 15:13:44 GMT -5
OK, something seems suspicious to me. Israel supposedly has a lot of Covid cases, and it's high among the Orthodox Jews of NYC. Does this thing target Jews, are they more susceptible to it, or what? NYC authorities raise alarm as new virus outbreaks spotted in Orthodox areas
Health officials point to 6 neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens with spiking numbers as contributing one-fifth of all new cases in city, sparking fears of repeat of deadly spring By SHIRA HANAU 23 September 2020, 6:01 am 4 JTA — Six heavily Orthodox neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens are currently contributing 20 percent of all new COVID-19 cases in New York City, and rising cases there are cause for “significant concern,” city health officials announced Tuesday. The new data comes amid signs of growing alarm in New York City’s Orthodox communities about the possible beginning of a second wave of cases, after a brutal spring and relatively quiet summer. The data corresponds to what doctors on the ground in the neighborhoods are reporting — that the number of cases is rising sharply in areas that were hit hard in March and April. Dr. Stuart Ditchek, a pediatrician in Midwood, said he had nine patients test positive yesterday out of a total of 31 tests, for a positivity rate of nearly 30%, compared to the citywide average of 1.2 percent. Ditchek said he’s seeing an “exponential rise” in daily cases — and growing increasingly concerned that his community may face a second wave of disease like the one that was propelled by communal gatherings for the holiday of Purim in mid-March. Full article at link
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