Named the areas of New York, the most affected by coronavirus: map

The coronavirus pandemic swept New York, but did so unevenly. About where in the city the most sick and victims of this virus are reported abc7ny.

Who suffered the most from the pandemic

Residents of poor neighborhoods, where the predominantly non-white population lives, suffered most from the pandemic. These are residents of remote areas who need to get to Manhattan by bus or subway.

A zip code map shows that more deaths per capita than anywhere else in New York are concentrated in Starrett City. This is a huge complex of residential buildings in Brooklyn, as well as the country's largest residential complex, subsidized by the federal government.

Of the approximately 12 residents of the area, 400 have died from the virus. Almost 76% of the people living here are black. It is also home to the largest proportion of older urban dwellers - this is probably a factor contributing to the high mortality rate.

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Other areas of the city with unusually high mortality rates include Brooklyn's Coney Island and Far Rockaway, Queens, including Co-Op City, another huge apartment complex that inspired the Starrett City model.

Data released on May 18 confirmed earlier information that black and Hispanic New Yorkers were more than twice as likely to die from the virus as whites. And it also showed a direct connection between death and poverty.

To find out how many people have become infected with a coronavirus in a specific area, thanks to this table: you only need to enter the zip code, after which information about the number of cases per 1000 people will appear. Information is also available on how many of the cases are white and how many live below the poverty line.

In areas with a very high level of poverty, there were on average 100 deaths per 232 thousand inhabitants, while in areas with a low level of poverty - 100 cases.

"Disastrous inequality"

Jonathan Westin, executive director of New York Communities for Change, a group advocating for low-income communities, called inequality devastating. Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio, both Democrats, could reduce the impact of the pandemic on the poor, he said. The crisis has affected millions of people who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic, or who are forced to continue working to pay their rent. Such people are forced to share living space with many other people, they go to work, and then bring the coronavirus home.

To date, coronavirus has killed at least 16 thousand New Yorkers, not counting another 4800 people who died during a pandemic who were not confirmed with a laboratory test.