Every major indicator New York City uses to track the spread of COVID-19 points to a stabilizing situation across the Five Boroughs — but the danger is far from over.
The latest New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene data revealed that the percentage of New Yorkers testing positive for COVID-19, and the hospitalization rate, continues to decrease. Over the last 28 days, the daily positivity rate stands at 4.14%,while over the past week, an average of 77 people have been hospitalized per day.
This third wave of COVID-19 cases in the Five Boroughs can be largely blamed on the highly-contagious, very potent Delta variant of the virus, which the Health Department says accounts for about 97% of all new infections.
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People line up at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing at a mobile testing van in Manhattan on Aug. 27, 2021. Sign up for our PoliticsNY newsletter for the latest coverage and to stay informed about the 2021 elections in your district and across NYC
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