New York state saw the highest single-day total for new COVID-19 cases since testing became widely available as lines grew at testing sites, the Rockettes Christmas show was canceled for the season and some Broadway shows nixed performances.
Just under half of the positive results were in the city, where lines were growing at testing stations, the Rockettes Christmas show wasand some Broadway shows nixed performances because of outbreaks among cast members.
One-day snapshots of virus statistics can be an unreliable way to measure trends, but the new record punctuated a steady increase that started in the western part of the state in late October, and has taken off in New York City in the past week as the omicron variant spreads. “This is changing so quickly. The numbers are going up exponentially by day,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said during a Friday appearance on CNN.The steep rise in infections should be of great concern but it was inevitable, given the quick spread of the newest variant, said Dr. Denis Nash, the executive director of the Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health at the City University of New York.
“We were already headed for a winter surge with delta, which is a very concerning thing in its own right,” Nash said. “But then you layer on top of that the new omicron variant, which is more transmissible from an infection standpoint,” he said, noting that current vaccines may be unable to contain the “more invasive” new variant.
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