What you should know Although New York City said there is more help for New Yorkers in the fight against this latest wave of COVID, things did not start as planned. The city was supposed to start handing out free COVID home test kits at dozens of sites across the five boroughs on Wednesday, but … Read more
NEW YORK — New York City’s COVID transmission rate is up 32% in the last 10 days, as the city and state grapple with what appears to be the beginning of a fifth wave of the pandemic. With 232.5 cases per 100,000 people in the past seven days, the citywide transmission rate is back to … Read more
What you should know The so-called “stealth” Ómicron sub-variant, BA.2, which is behind the latest surge in COVID-19 cases in the New York area. BA.2 now accounts for 52% of the virus circulating in the region, establishing dominance a week after accounting for 39% of cases in the CDC’s previous update, recent information released by … Read more
What you should know New York City schools will end their outdoor mask mandates beginning Monday, but face coverings will still be required for all students, staff and visitors inside buildings, Chancellor David Banks announced Friday. . The developments come on the same day the CDC is expected to release federal guidance on mask wearing, … Read more
What you should know Total hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in New York state fell below 10,000 on Sunday for the first time in 3 weeks. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office said net hospitalizations fell to 9,847, the lowest level since Jan. 2. The seven-day moving average positivity rate fell to 10.5%, the lowest level since late … Read more
NEW YORK — There is good news for New Yorkers. Hospitalizations for COVID-19 are declining in the state, and Gov. Kathy Hochul, who identified that metric as the most concerning to her when the wave of COVID fueled by the Omicron variant began to spike in December, reported a statewide total of 11,016 on Friday. … Read more
What you should know New COVID infection data released by New York on Thursday shows in the clearest terms yet the widespread receding wave of the Omicron variant. Case rates among the vaccinated and unvaccinated have halved since the last weekly report. This marks the first time they have been reduced since Ómicron emerged in … Read more
NEW YORK – New York State reported 130 new COVID deaths Thursday, the highest number in a single day since the launch of the mass vaccination, and more than 11,000 hospital admissions, the highest total since the peak of the health crisis in spring 2020. Governor Kathy Hochul reported 84,202 new COVID cases in the … Read more
The MTA suspended three New York City train lines without notice Thursday morning as it faces a staff shortage due to an increase in COVID-19 cases among staff. The agency stopped all B, Z and W trains just before rush hour started. Meanwhile, the J, D and 5 trains made local stops to try to … Read more
To find a test site in your area in any of the five boroughs, you can text the word “COVID TEST” al 855-48 or register your address in the city search engine here. The New York Department of Health website has a Map designed by Castlight: COVID-19 Resource Center which lists established or mobile sites … Read more