New York: New York State recorded more than 85,000 new Coronavirus cases on the last day of 2021, a total of one highest day in the state since the pandemic began, officials were announced on Saturday.
The number of positive test results – 85,476, or around 22 percent of the total test reported by the state – once again exceeded the record set a day before.
And the increase in New York turbocharged in cases does not show signs of slowdown, with new infections of holiday trips and meetings that are most likely not yet reflected in official quantities.
“When we fight with a winter surge, we need to keep the most vulnerable among us – do what you can to keep others in your community safely from Covid-19,” said Governor Kathy Hochul in a statement that announced the latest total States .
“Wear a mask, wash your hands and take advantage of the best tools we have – vaccines.” New York is one of several hot spots – along with Washington, D.C., and other eastern countries – lead a national surge.
On Thursday, a record of 585,013 new cases recorded nationally, and hospitalization was a trend up in most countries.
In the previous 24 hours in the state of New York, almost 90,000 doses of vaccines have been given, according to the statement of the Governor of Hochul.
Eighty-eight deaths in the country are associated with Covid.
Nationally, there were 1,181 covid deaths recorded on Friday, according to the New York Times database.
Recently two weeks ago, a total of 21,000 positive tests in New York were enough to set a worrying record.
An increasing amazing positive number, triggered by at least part of the Omicron variant which is very translucent, serves as a reminder that is not liked that the pandemic enters the third year.
Despite involving fewer cases, the US winter surge around the same time last year exploring on January 12, showing that the country might have a week or more before the wave currently reaches its peak.
However, according to some test experts, the incubation period Omicron may be as short as 72 hours, which can accelerate the development of this wave.