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NYC COVID Transmission Up 32% in 10 Days as 5th Wave Settles In
COVID numbers in New York City are getting worse, prompting a higher alert level and leading the health commissioner to say all options were on the table - including a new mask mandate
Published May 6, 2022 • Updated 2 hours ago
New York City's COVID transmission rate is up 32% in the last 10 days, as the city and state come to grips with what looks like the start of a fifth wave of the years-long pandemic.
At 232.5 cases per 100,000 people over the last seven days, the citywide transmission rate is back to highs last seen in the first week of February. And Manhattan's rolling rate per 100,000 residents has now topped 300 (320.75), marking the highest transmission rate in the five boroughs. It's not even close.
While it's still a small fraction of what it was at the worst of the omicron wave, higher is higher nonetheless.
The increase doesn't include people who test positive at home. The Test & Trace Corps says those who find themselves in such situations can call 212-COVID19 for free resources but the health department doesn't register that positive test data...
NYC COVID Transmission Up 32% in 10 Days as 5th Wave Settles In
COVID numbers in New York City are getting worse, prompting a higher alert level and leading the health commissioner to say all options were on the table - including a new mask mandate
Published May 6, 2022 • Updated 2 hours ago
New York City's COVID transmission rate is up 32% in the last 10 days, as the city and state come to grips with what looks like the start of a fifth wave of the years-long pandemic.
At 232.5 cases per 100,000 people over the last seven days, the citywide transmission rate is back to highs last seen in the first week of February. And Manhattan's rolling rate per 100,000 residents has now topped 300 (320.75), marking the highest transmission rate in the five boroughs. It's not even close.
While it's still a small fraction of what it was at the worst of the omicron wave, higher is higher nonetheless.
The increase doesn't include people who test positive at home. The Test & Trace Corps says those who find themselves in such situations can call 212-COVID19 for free resources but the health department doesn't register that positive test data...
