COVID-19 Vaccination Desert In Wash Heights Despite High Rates

Despite the highest rates in the borough in Inwood and Washington Heights, the city has opened zero vaccine sites above 136th Street.

See Which Washington Heights-Inwood Area Hospitals Are Nearing Capacity

New data provided by the federal government shows which hospitals are nearing capacity in the Washington Heights-Inwood area.

City Officials Searching For Answers For High COVID-19 Positivity Rates In Manhattan’s Washington Heights And Inwood

On Wednesday, CBS2’s Andrea Grymes found out why​ and what’s being done to help.

2 Wash Heights ZIP Codes Pass 10% COVID Rate: Where To Get Tested

With COVID-19 rates continuing to surge in Upper Manhattan. Here's where you can get tested for the virus this week.

COVID 19's Toll In Wash Heights, Inwood: 506 Deaths, 9,114 Cases

As 2020 ends, a look back on the past year shows the impact of COVID in Inwood and Washington Heights, one of the hardest-hit areas in NYC.

ZIP Code In Upper Manhattan Hot Spot Sees COVID Rate Pass 8%

An area in Washington Heights has the highest coronavirus rate of any ZIP code in Manhattan, according to city data.

Wash Heights ZIP Code Passes 6% Virus Rate — Highest In Borough

Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that the city's Test & Trace Corps staff will be canvassing in Washington Heights for the day.

Upper Manhattan Has 4 Of 5 Highest COVID Rates In Borough: Data

Coronavirus rates in Inwood and Washington Heights remain near the highest in Manhattan, according to the latest data from the city.

Coronavirus Test Site Remains Open At Washington Heights School

You can get a walk-in coronavirus test Monday and Tuesday in Washington Heights, thanks to NYC Health + Hospitals.

Coronavirus Test Site Open In Wash Heights For Thanksgiving Rush

The site is among several that will be open until 1 p.m. on Wednesday to help New Yorkers get a coronavirus test.

Upper Manhattan ZIP Code Excluded From Yellow Zone: Here's Why

The 10040 ZIP code has one of the highest coronavirus rates in Manhattan. Yet, it's not included in the new yellow zone.

New Yellow Zone Announced In Washington Heights As COVID Surges

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday said Washington Heights will become a yellow zone, further restricting dining and gatherings.

ZIP Codes In Wash Heights Have The Top 2 COVID Rates In Manhattan

Upper Manhattan's 10040 and 10033 ZIP code have the two highest coronavirus positivity rates in the borough.

Wash Heights, Inwood ZIP Code Has NYC's 2nd Highest COVID Rate

Five days after becoming the highest positivity rate in Manhattan, the 10040 ZIP code is now the second-highest in all five boroughs.

Wash Heights, Inwood ZIP Code Becomes Manhattan's Top COVID Rate

A ZIP code containing Inwood and Washington Heights has the highest positivity rate in Manhattan at 4.38 percent, according to new data.

Wash Heights, Inwood ZIP Code Has Manhattan's 2nd Top COVID Rate

Two of four Inwood and Washington Heights ZIP codes account for the 2nd and 4th highest rates in Manhattan, according to new city data.

Coronavirus Rates Rise Across Inwood And Washington Heights

The percentage of positive coronavirus tests have doubled in certain parts of Washington Heights, according to new data.

Free Mammogram Van Coming To Washington Heights

Project Renewal's ScanVan will provide free mammograms Monday in Washington Heights.

Inwood, Wash Heights ZIP Code Named Coronavirus Hotspot: Cuomo

Gov. Andrew Cuomo named an Upper Manhattan ZIP code as one of 20 new coronavirus hotspots in New York.

GrowNYC Food Compost Drop-Off Site Returns To Inwood

The majority of food scrap drop-off sites have been closed in New York City since March, but a handful are returning on Saturday.

Staffer At Inwood School Has Positive Coronavirus Case

The school in Upper Manhattan is one of 56 in New York City with a positive coronavirus case among its staff.

Wash Heights Has Highest Positive Antibody Test Rate In Manhattan

Just over 33 percent of Upper Manhattan residents tested for antibodies had previously been infected with COVID-19, according to City data.

Wash Heights Free COVID-19 Testing Site Delivers Same Day Results

Washington Heights is home to one of two COVID Express testing sites in Manhattan.

Uptown Coronavirus Death Rates Among Highest In Manhattan: Data

Inwood and Washington Heights have lost 420 people to the coronavirus. The neighborhoods' death rate is one of the highest in the borough.

NYC Mom's Stroke Is Cautionary Tale In Coronavirus Crisis: Doctor

COVID-19 makes strokes and heart attacks more likely, but those having them fear going to the hospital. This mom did and it saved her life.

Washington Heights Hero Helps Keep Coronavirus Patients Breathing

Madeline Arena is part of a team at NewYork-Presbyterian hospital helping ventilated coronavirus patients breathe on their own again.

New Coronavirus Testing Site To Open In Washington Heights: Mayor

Washington Heights will get a new testing site next week as part of a plan to open 12 new sites across the city by May 25.

Uptown Manhattan Clinics To Get City Help In Coronavirus Fight

Inwood and Washington Heights are among seven Manhattan neighborhoods that will get PPE, telemedicine webinars and other help from the city.

Coronavirus May Have Killed 98 At Washington Heights Nursing Home

As many as 98 residents at the Isabella Geriatric Center may have died due to the coronavirus, according to a new investigation.

Top NYC Doctor Treating Coronavirus Patients Dies By Suicide

Dr. Lorna Breen was the medical director of the emergency department at NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital in Inwood.

Bilingual Coronavirus Testing Site Opens In Washington Heights

The Amsterdam Avenue facility is the first bilingual non-drive-through site and will be able to test 50 New Yorkers a day.

Nearly All Women With Coronavirus In NYC Study Had No Symptoms

A NewYork-Presbyterian study testing pregnant women for coronavirus found that 33 out of 210 had COVID-19, but only four had symptoms.

Uptown Coronavirus Cases Break 2K As NYC Pandemic Surges

The percent of people testing positive for coronavirus grew in all Washington Heights and Inwood zip codes the last two weeks, data shows.

Allen Hospital Moving Labor, Delivery To Morgan Stanley Hospital

Allen Hospital has announced it is temporarily relocating its labor, delivery and nursery operations to Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital.

WaHi Theater, Running Track Could House Coronavirus Patients: Pol

Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez says the city needs temporary housing for those who cannot self-quarantine at home if they get coronavirus.

Uptown Zip Code Has Most Reported Coronavirus Cases In Manhattan

A Washington Heights zip code had 308 confirmed coronavirus cases, more than any other zip code in the borough, new data shows.

Columbia Med Students Can Graduate Early To Fight Coronavirus

Columbia University will offer early graduation to medical school students to help answer the call for more doctors, the school confirmed.

NYC Professor Tests Positive For Coronavirus, School Says

Rabbi Reuven Fink, who teaches at Yeshiva University in Washington Heights where a student was diagnosed this week, also has coronavirus.

NYC University Student Tests Positive For Coronavirus: Officials

The Yeshiva University student is the son of the Westchester attorney being treated for COVID-19 in New York City.

Washington Heights Student Tested For Coronavirus, City Says

One of the sons of a Westchester man that was diagnosed with coronavirus goes to Yeshiva University, school officials confirmed.