Coronavirus Case Totals Surge in The Bronx
The highest number of positive cases appeared to be recorded in the neighborhoods of Highbridge, Morrisania, Fordham, Bronx Park, Pelham, and Throgs Neck, according to city data.
Month: March 2020
Head Psychiatric Nurse at Jacobi Dies of Coronavirus
Freda Ocran, 50, succumbed to the virus Saturday after after apparently becoming infected while treating sick New Yorkers at the public hospital.
New Coronavirus Testing Center to Open in Co-Op City
The drive-up testing center will be located behind the Bay Plaza AMC Theater at 2210 Bartow Avenue in Co-Op City.
NYPD Detective Dies of Coronavirus in The Bronx
A 23-year veteran of the force, Cedric Dixon is the third NYPD employee to die from the virus, authorities said.
Highbridge-Morrisania Hardest Hit by Coronavirus in Bronx: Data
The Highbridge and Morrisania sections of the Bronx appear to account for the borough’s largest concentration of confirmed coronavirus infections—a wave of illness ravaging communities already struggling with high rates of poverty and HIV.
Bronx Mailman Dies From Coronavirus
A veteran Bronx mailman died from coronavirus Wednesday, becoming the first federal postal carrier in New York City to succumb to COVID-19.
A Race to Save Lives in Jacobi’s Coronavirus Tents
Health workers are racing to save virus-stricken patients in tents outside NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in the Bronx, as COVID-19 infections threaten to overwhelm New York City’s public hospital system.
Rules on Addiction Treatment Loosened Amid Pandemic
The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration Tuesday said methadone clinics in New York can send stable patients home with 28-day supplies of the drug, and less stable ones with 14-day supplies.
Three Coronavirus Testing Sites Open in The Bronx
Amid the continued spread of corona virus in New York City, officials announced the opening of three COVID-19 assessment and testing centers in the Bronx.
Anniversary of First Slaying in Boca Mall Murders
Monday marks the 13th anniversary of the killing of Randi Gorenberg, whose disappearance from a posh Boca Raton mall and ensuing murder remain one of South Florida’s most vexing unsolved cases.