NY’s COVID positive rate falls below 4 percent for first time since November

Gov. Hochul beforehand hinted at softening the mask-or-vaccine mandate throughout as COVID-19 charges drop within the state.
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The one-day COVID-19 positivity price has fallen beneath 4 p.c in New York for the primary time since Nov. 26., Gov. Kathy Hochul stated Saturday.

Of the 192,754 take a look at outcomes reported Friday, 7,246 — or 3.76 p.c — have been constructive, Hochul stated.

Friday’s positivity price, when measured on a seven-day common, stood at 4.87 p.c statewide and three.09 p.c in New York Metropolis, the bottom within the state.

The one-day constructive price hasn’t been this low in New York since November.

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There have been 5,466 individuals hospitalized with the virus throughout the state Friday, the bottom quantity since Christmas, Hochul stated.

“As we come down from the height of Omicron, it's clear that New Yorkers are doing the appropriate issues to maintain one another secure and wholesome,” Hochul stated. 

Deaths fell beneath 100 to 91 together with 44 amongst New York Metropolis residents.