New York on the verge of reaching its own quarantine criteria; US already exceeds 9 million cases – Telemundo New York (47)

What you should know

• Hoboken this week became the third major city in New Jersey to impose new virus control measures as its COVID numbers continue to rise; are across the board in New Jersey, officials say
• New York State reported nearly 2,500 new cases Thursday, the highest total since mid-May, and 19 deaths, another recent record; now has 9.53 new cases per 100,000 residents in the last 7 days
• The concerns of the tri-state area reflect a deeply troubling national situation; The country set a new daily record for cases for the fourth time in a week on Thursday, prompting new requests for a U.S. mask mandate.

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NEW YORK – New York state is on the verge of reaching its own standards for the tri-state quarantine list, reporting 9.53 new cases per 100,000 people over a seven-day period starting Thursday. The threshold is 10, which the neighboring states of New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts have already exceeded.

That metric is driven by numbers in the Southern Tier (26.85 per 100,000) and Mid-Hudson (12.24 per 100,000) regions. Long Island’s new case rate per 100,000 residents in the past seven days is lower than the state average (9.01) and New York City’s is even lower (8.56), even when its mayor warned it was concerned about the recent growth of the positivity rate in the city.

Across the state, the numbers are rising across the board, even as New York continues to have the second-lowest positivity rate in the nation, according to data from Johns Hopkins. Gov. Andrew Cuomo reported nearly 2,500 new cases Thursday, the highest daily total since mid-May, 19 deaths, another recent high, and more than 1,000 hospitalizations for the seventh day in a row, which he hasn’t done since that first fell. 1,000 marker at the end of June.

New York’s recent increases, while causing anxiety for some who live there, are marginal, for now, compared to what the rest of the United States is experiencing. Cases are increasing in virtually every state and deaths in most. The United States broke its record for daily cases for the fourth time in a week on Thursday, topping 90,000 a day for the first time, as the total number of cases surpassed 9 million.

Across the Northeast, which appeared to have brought the virus under control over the summer, many states are experiencing record numbers of new infections, prompting some to weigh new restrictions as the colder months and Christmas season approach.

Cuomo says his micro-clustering strategy has proven to be an effective containment tool. Even with its focus areas included, New York’s seven-day rolling positivity rate is 1.43 percent as of Thursday; excluding those areas it is 1.22 percent. All of the current red zones have progressed in the past week from the previous three, though only Orange County is poised to have their closure lifted next week, Cuomo said. He acknowledged that others have improved, but wants to see more.

New Jersey hasn’t implemented any new sweeping statewide restrictions or even geographic restrictions like Cuomo did, even as its governor declared Thursday that the second wave of COVID is no longer theoretical.

“It’s coming. And it’s coming now,” said a grim Phil Murphy as he announced another day of new cases exceeding 1,000.

His administration said Thursday that it had established “hotspot schedules” to dispatch to high-risk areas to assist them with testing, compliance, communication and other fronts as needed. Some major cities in the state have already imposed new restrictions by executive order of the mayor’s office.

Hoboken became the latest to impose a curfew on the virus on Thursday, reporting its highest number of daily cases since late April. Newark and Paterson also announced virus curfews, ordering indoor businesses and restaurants to close at 8 p.m. each night and adding new gym cleaning requirements this week.

Connecticut has also had to respond to a surge. On Thursday, the state reported a positivity rate of 6.1 percent, the highest since June 1. The City of Stamford is reverting to Phase II restrictions, including a 50 percent capacity on indoor dining, libraries and personal services, and limits on private and religious activities. meetings.

“I’m struggling to find a silver lining, and I can’t find it in these numbers,” Governor Ned Lamont said Thursday. “We have gone from one, to two, to three, and this 6.1 may be a harbinger of things to come. And it’s going to get worse before it gets better, but we’ll get through it together.”

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