COVID-19 Update for North End

After a 31 percent spike in two weeks last month the COVID-19 infection rate in the North End has leveled out with very few new cases. .

According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) on Friday the North End, as well as West End, Beacon Hill, Back Bay and Downtown the infection rate rose only 2 percent in the past two weeks.

On Friday the BPHC released its weekly COVID-19 stats by neighborhood that tracks infection rates and COVID testing results in Boston neighborhoods.

The BPHC data released last Friday showed the North End, West End, Beacon Hill, Back Bay and Downtown had an infection rate of 83.2 cases per 10,000 residents, up from  81.5 cases per 10,000 residents two week ago.

The last time the North End Regional Review reported on COVID data by neighborhood, the North End, West End, Beacon Hill, Back Bay and Downtown saw a 31 percent jump over the course of two weeks with the infection rate climbing from 62.3 cases per 10,000 residents to 81.5 cases per 10,000 residents.

The number of confirmed cases in the area increased from 454 two weeks ago to 463 cases.

When compared to other neighborhoods the North End, West End, Beacon Hill, Back Bay and Downtown has the second lowest infection rates among residents second to only Fenway.

The North End is also well below the city’s average infection rate of 193.1 cases per 10,000 residents.

The stats released by the BPHC as part of its weekly COVID-19 report breaks down the number of cases and infection rates in each neighborhood. It also breaks down the number of cases by age, gender and race.

Citywide  positive cases of coronavirus rose only 1.2 percent from 13,026 cases to 13,186 in a week. So far 8,214  Boston residents have fully recovered from the virus.

Deaths from COVID-19 rose 2.4 percent from 666 deaths to the 682 deaths reported last week.