Four NYC neighborhoods make up 20% of new coronavirus cases in city

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said during a press conference Wednesday that 'urgent action' is needed to address the uptick in cases affecting 'multiple neighborhoods simultaneously.'

Four areas in New York City are under scrutiny among health officials as they have accounted for 20 percent of the city's new COVID-19 cases since Saturday.

"At this point in time, these increases could potentially evolve into more widespread community transmission and spread to other neighborhoods unless action is taken," the DOHMH said. A person wears a protective face mask at an outdoor tarot cards reading table at Kips Bay Psychic as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on September 23, 2020 in New York City. The fourth phase allows outdoor arts and entertainment, sporting events without fans and media production.As of September 21, the most recently available data, NYC showed a citywide percent positivity rate of 0.75 percent.

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