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NY COVID Cases Shatter All-Time Daily Record With 74K Positives; Omicron Taxes Hospitals
Virus hospitalizations are at mid-February levels and climbing, while daily cases set another all-time pandemic high of 74,000 on Thursday
By Jennifer Millman • Published 1 hour ago • Updated 29 mins ago
What to Know
New York state smashed its single-day COVID case record for the 2nd straight day Thursday, reporting 74,000 positives, a 10% increase over Wednesday's staggering numbers as hospitalizations rise
Virus hospitalizations are at mid-February levels and climbing, with NY reporting 6,700 patients as of Wednesday, a 10% increase in the last day, and nearly triple-digit daily deaths for the first time in months
While this intense omicron wave is expected to be shorter-lived than the delta one, Gov. Kathy Hochul says she expects a peak on all core COVID metrics next month and says the state is prepared to handle it
New York smashed its single-day COVID case record for the second straight day Thursday, reporting at least 74,000 new positives as the omicron surge stretches hospitals further, the state health commissioner said in a TV interview.
Statewide hospitalizations are already at mid-February levels and "are going up," Dr. Mary Bassett told CNN ahead of the governor's official data release for the day. The admission total wasn't immediately clear as of early Thursday afternoon. A day ago, it stood at 6,767, a 10% increase in 24 hours and perilously close to the 2021 highs around 8,700 from January. More than 960 patients were in ICUs at that point.
When asked if the state was going to have to rely on National Guard assistance to cover staff shortages through an omicron surge that isn't expected to peak for another month at least, Bassett told CNN the state is tracking the data and in close communication with those troops. At the moment, hospital bed capacity is stable...
NY COVID Cases Shatter All-Time Daily Record With 74K Positives; Omicron Taxes Hospitals
Virus hospitalizations are at mid-February levels and climbing, while daily cases set another all-time pandemic high of 74,000 on Thursday
By Jennifer Millman • Published 1 hour ago • Updated 29 mins ago
What to Know
New York state smashed its single-day COVID case record for the 2nd straight day Thursday, reporting 74,000 positives, a 10% increase over Wednesday's staggering numbers as hospitalizations rise
Virus hospitalizations are at mid-February levels and climbing, with NY reporting 6,700 patients as of Wednesday, a 10% increase in the last day, and nearly triple-digit daily deaths for the first time in months
While this intense omicron wave is expected to be shorter-lived than the delta one, Gov. Kathy Hochul says she expects a peak on all core COVID metrics next month and says the state is prepared to handle it
New York smashed its single-day COVID case record for the second straight day Thursday, reporting at least 74,000 new positives as the omicron surge stretches hospitals further, the state health commissioner said in a TV interview.
Statewide hospitalizations are already at mid-February levels and "are going up," Dr. Mary Bassett told CNN ahead of the governor's official data release for the day. The admission total wasn't immediately clear as of early Thursday afternoon. A day ago, it stood at 6,767, a 10% increase in 24 hours and perilously close to the 2021 highs around 8,700 from January. More than 960 patients were in ICUs at that point.
When asked if the state was going to have to rely on National Guard assistance to cover staff shortages through an omicron surge that isn't expected to peak for another month at least, Bassett told CNN the state is tracking the data and in close communication with those troops. At the moment, hospital bed capacity is stable...
