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Coronavirus disease 2019 , caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was first reported in New York City (NYC) on 1 March 2020 [1]. NYC was one of the earliest and most profoundly impacted cities in the United States (US) by the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to be a global crisis. As of 1 December 2020, NYC has recorded more than 290,000 confirmed cases and 19,000 deaths [2].The Bronx is a borough of NYC and has been the most devastated by COVID-19, with case rates considerably higher than its sister boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island [3]. The borough is also home to the poorest congres-