Here Are The Coronavirus Rates In NYC ZIP Codes Facing Shutdown

NEW YORK CITY — Positive coronavirus tests in nine coronavirus hotspots in Brooklyn and Queens facing potential localized shutdowns have clocked in at over 3 percent — and sometimes well over — for more than a week, officials said.

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday awaited state approval of his proposal to close schools and non-essential businesses in COVID-19 clusters.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo responded by announcing public and private schools in those areas will close Tuesday.

Those neighborhoods have positive test rates far above the city's overall 1.4 percent, according to state data.

De Blasio acknowledged in an interview on CNN's New Day that the proposed shutdowns could be painful for communities and businesses looking to bounce back from the virus.

"But this is to make sure that this virus does not spread more deeply in those communities and threaten lives, and that does not spread to the rest of the city," he said. "So, it's a measure I think we have to take to contain the situation before it gets any worse."

The neighborhoods, ZIP codes, positive test rate and number of days above 3 percent positivity as of Monday afternoon are:

• Borough Park — 11219 —8.36 percent — 14+
• Gravesend/Homecrest — 11223 — 8.05 percent — 14+
• Midwood — 11230 — 7.28 percent — 14+
• Bensonhurst/Mapleton — 11204 — 6.47 percent — 14+
• Flatlands/Midwood — 11210 — 6.14 percent — 14+
• Edgemere/Far Rockaway — 11691 — 5.89 percent — 14+
• Gerritsen Beach/Homecrest/ Sheepshead Bay — 11229 — 4.69 percent — 12
• Kew Gardens Hills/Pomonok — 11367 — 4.34 percent — 8
• Kew Gardens — 11415 — 3.63 percent — 14+

City health officials are also keeping an eye on 10 other ZIP codes where the virus appears on the rise. They propose to close "high-risk" activities like indoor dining, gyms and indoor and outdoor pools starting Wednesday.

Those are, with the positive test rates and number of days above 3 percent positivity:

• Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)/Clinton Hill/Fort Greene — 11205 — 1.94 percent — 0
• East Williamsburg/ Williamsburg — 11211, 11249 — 2.18 percent — 0
• Brighton Beach/Manhattan Beach/Sheepshead Bay — 11235 — 3.95 percent — 4
• Bergen Beach/Flatlands/Marine Park/Mill Basin — 11234 — 2.22 percent — 0
• Crown Heights (East) — 11213 — 2.06 percent — 0
• Kensington/Windsor Terrace — 11218 — 2.61 percent — 0
• Rego Park — 11374 — 3.62 percent — 4
• Fresh Meadows/Hillcrest — 11366 — 2.90 percent — 0
• Hillcrest/Jamaica Estates/Jamaica Hills — 11432 — 2.25 percent — 0
• Auburndale/Fresh Meadows/Pomonok/Utopia — 11365 — 2.04 percent — 0