By Barrett Seaman— Challenges to New York State’s heretofore admirable record of holding the spread of the coronavirus at bay continue, as the infection rates in 20 zip codes have risen to concerning levels. The zip codes, most of which are within New York City but also include Rockland and Orange Counties in the Mid-Hudson region, have an average infection rate of 5.2%. The rate for the rest of the state, according to the state department of health, is 1.01%. […]
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