COVID Cases Highest in 48224
A vaccine being administered. Image courtesy of Jim West
It’s a sad fact that our zip code now has the highest number of COVID-19 cases on the east side. (See table below.) We all want to see our families, our city, and our country get back to normal, but that can’t happen until people start believing public health experts who let us know that the vaccines are safe and effective. They are now fully approved by the FDA, almost 180 million Americans have been fully vaccinated – over 2 billion worldwide - and the vast majority are doing just fine. Unfortunately, the unvaccinated aren’t doing so well.
The federal government has studied more than 600,000 cases of COVID-19 in 13 states and has found that people who aren’t vaccinated are 10 times more likely to be hospitalized than vaccinated people, and 11 times more likely to die. Even young people and those who thought their “strong immune system” would protect them are succumbing to the highly contagious delta variant.
In areas where vaccination rates are low, infection rates are soaring, overwhelming hospitals and burning out nurses, who are quitting in large numbers. Who will be left to take care of all those who have, not just COVID, but heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, and all the other health problems we experience every day?
If you know anyone who isn’t vaccinated, encourage them to call 313-230-0505 today to make their appointment to get the free shots that could save their health, their life, and their loved ones.
Total confirmed cases by Eastside Zip Code *Last updated 9/7/2021*
48205 - 2,802 cases
48211 - 500 cases
48212 - 869 cases
48213 - 1,622 cases
48214 - 1,330 cases
48215 - 742 cases
48224 - 3,181 cases
48234 - 2,450 cases
*Statistics provided by the Detroit Health Department (Last updated Wednesday, Sept. 8 2021)
