West Village Coronavirus Rate Remains Near Lowest In NYC

WEST VILLAGE, NY — While neighborhoods throughout the city continue to see their coronavirus rates go up, the positivity number in the West Village remains one of the lowest in the five boroughs.

The data, which shows COVID-19 testing results for every New York City ZIP code between Dec. 12 and Dec. 18, shows that the positivity rate in the West Village remains under 2 percent.

Specifically, the 10014 ZIP code has a positivity rate of 1.89 percent, making it one of the 10 lowest of any New York City ZIP code.

However, the rate in the West Village has gone up slightly in the past week. Data from the city recorded the 10014 ZIP code as having a 1.53 percent positivity rate from Dec. 1 to Dec. 7.

Here's the full data for the West Village from Dec. 12 to Dec. 18, as well as the numbers for Greenwich Village.

• 10011: Chelsea/Greenwich Village — 2,694 people tested, 52 new cases, 1.93 percent
• 10012: Greenwich Village/Soho — 1,600 people tested, 35 new cases, 2.19 percent
• 10014: West Village — 1,962 people tested, 37 new cases, 1.89 percent

On Monday, nursing home residents in New York City received coronavirus vaccines for the first time.

Additionally, health officials also announced Monday more than 149,000 doses of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine are slated for delivery to New York City.

The vaccine — the second approved by the federal government — will arrive Monday through Wednesday, said health Commissioner Dave Chokshi.

The doses will go toward primary health care workers at this point, as laid out in state guidance, he said.

Patch reporter Matt Troutman contributed to this article.