New York sets new COVID record for third day in a row

 

• New York state officials have reported 22,000 new cases of COVID-19 in the last day.
• The number marks the third straight day the state has reported a record-breaking number of new cases.
• The average daily number of new cases has doubled over the last week in New York City alone.

New York state health officials reported a record-breaking number of new cases of COVID-19 on Monday for the third day in a row as a new surge of the virus overtakes the state.

Out of the 258,612 COVID tests conducted on Sunday, 23,391 came back positive for the virus – pushing the state’s overall positivity rate to 9.04 percent, according to officials. In addition, over 4,000 hospitalizations and 60 new COVID-related deaths were reported. 

 In New York City, COVID-19 cases more than doubled since last week, according to numbers from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, which reported a seven-day average of  7,235 cases, a major jump from the 3,834 average daily cases reported for the week before.

“It's going to be a very challenging few weeks, but the good news is based on what our health care leadership understands at this moment, we are talking about a matter of weeks. We're going to see a really fast upsurge in cases. We're going to see a lot of New Yorkers affected by Omicron,” said New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio during a press conference Monday. 

“So far, thank God, based on everything we've seen so far, the cases are more mild than what we've experienced previously. But again, a lot of research we're still waiting for, a lot of evidence we're still waiting for.”

https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/586659-new-york-sets-new-covid-record-for-third-day-in-a-row