New York state reported its highest single-day Covid-19 case count on Friday with 21,027 positive cases, according to available state data.
Before this new record, the state had reported 19,942 positive Covid-19 cases on Jan. 14, according to the data.
However, Covid-19-related hospitalizations remain comparatively low.
On Friday, the state reported 3,839 Covid-19 related hospitalizations, as compared to 8,088 Covid-19 related hospitalizations reported on Jan. 14, according to Covid-19 hospitalization data. At its peak in mid-April 2020, New York’s hospitalization rate for Covid-19 nearly reached 19,000.
New York Covid-19 data also revealed that positive Covid-19 cases in the state jumped 154% in less than a week.
On Friday, the state reported 21,027 positive Covid-19 cases, one and a half times the number of positive Covid-19 cases reported on Tuesday — which was 8,266 positive Covid-19 cases.
“We must not make light of the winter surge that we are facing, and we should continue to encourage everyone we know to get vaccinated, get the booster and wear a mask,” New York Gov. Hochul said Thursday in a news release.
The data revelations come as New York City reported its positivity rate from PCR tests doubled over a four-day period. The NYC health commissioner sid cases have tripled in the past month.
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