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185 coronavirus cases in Northeast Philadelphia

Northeast Philadelphia accounts for approximately 17.25-percent of the total confirmed cases in the city.

Via Phila.gov

The city has released a map breaking down the number of confirmed coronavirus cases and tests by ZIP code in Philadelphia.

There are a total of 185 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Northeast Philadelphia ZIP codes as of 9:30 a.m. Monday, the tool on the city’s site shows.

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The results are out of exactly 1,000 tests, which means there is an 18.5-percent positivity test rate.

Tests in the 19116 ZIP code, which includes Somerton, show the highest positive test rate at 32.6 percent. The lowest positive test rate is in 19136, which includes Holmesburg, which has a 14.3% positive test rate. Northeast Philadelphia ZIP codes account for about 17.25 percent of the overall number of cases in the city.

The map can be found here.

There are positive cases in every ZIP code of the city.

“This disease does not discriminate,” Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley said.

There are now 1,072 positive cases of the virus citywide, Farley confirmed Monday afternoon. There have been nine deaths total, including one yesterday, a woman in her 80s with an underlying health condition. Five of the deaths have come from nursing homes.

Seventy-nine individuals have been known to be hospitalized. Seventy-four are known to be healthcare workers.

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