{"id":384641,"date":"2021-12-22T22:31:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T19:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-york-records-28000-new-covid-cases-statewide\/"},"modified":"2021-12-22T22:31:55","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T19:31:55","slug":"new-york-records-28000-new-covid-cases-statewide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-york-records-28000-new-covid-cases-statewide\/","title":{"rendered":"#New York records 28,000 new COVID cases statewide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#New York records 28,000 new COVID cases statewide<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>New York State reported a record-breaking 28,000 new COVID cases Wednesday, but hospitalization rates are thankfully remaining somewhat stable, Governor Kathy Hochul said at a presser.<\/p>\n<p>4,452 people are currently hospitalized statewide and the state health care system has yet to be overwhelmed as the high rate of vaccination in New York and the seemingly more mild Omicron variant are leading fewer serious cases, Hochul said at her COVID briefing in Buffalo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis virus is going vertical, it\u2019s going straight up,\u201d the governor said. \u201cIt\u2019s not March 2020, it\u2019s not even December 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than 90 percent of the current cases in New York are Omicron, according to recent CDC estimates. The spread is particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arent in New York City, where getting a test has turned into an hours-long affair that involves standing in the freezing cold and many Broadway shows and restaurants have been forced to close with staff out sick.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/new-york-covid-surge-08.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Covid testing line\" class=\"wp-image-20583178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/new-york-covid-surge-08.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/new-york-covid-surge-08.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/new-york-covid-surge-08.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Governor Kathy Hochul announced that New York has 28,000 new COVID cases.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/new-york-covid-surge-10.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Governor Kathy Hochul\" class=\"wp-image-20583324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/new-york-covid-surge-10.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/new-york-covid-surge-10.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/new-york-covid-surge-10.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Governor Kathy Hochul says that Omicron is less severe than other strains of COVID and that this isn\u2019t \u201cMarch 2020\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Pacific Press\/LightRocket via Ge<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>New York City recorded\u00a0its highest seven-day daily average of cases Tuesday at nearly 9,500 infections, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>There are currently 54 people in New York City public hospital ICUs with the virus, compared to the peak of 970 in March 2020. While that number is up from a low of about 20 at city-run hospitals a few weeks ago, it\u2019s a tiny increase in comparison to the jump in cases, NYC Health and Hospitals chief Mitch Katz said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Current hospitalizations rates statewide have come nowhere close to earlier waves, when the Empire State saw more than 14,000 people in the hospital with COVID in April 2020.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/new-york-covid-surge-06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Woman taking Covid test\" class=\"wp-image-20583394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/new-york-covid-surge-06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/new-york-covid-surge-06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/new-york-covid-surge-06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>New York recorded it\u2019s highest weekly average of covid cases at 9,500. 54 people in New York City are in the ICU with the virus, much lower compared to the peak in March 2020. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not the number of people infected that keeps me up at night, it\u2019s the number in the hospital,\u201d the governor said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul said although cases are rising statewide, they are decreasing in Western New York, a region that saw a post-Thanksgiving surge. The governor said she spoke on the phone with the President Biden yesterday, who offered his help and support.<\/p>\n<p>She also said the state should have 37 million additional take-home COVID tests within the next weeks and months, and starting on 12\/27 there will be testing temporarily available at some MTA stations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/new-york-covid-surge-09.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Governor Kathy Hochul\" class=\"wp-image-20583446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/new-york-covid-surge-09.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/new-york-covid-surge-09.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/new-york-covid-surge-09.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Governor Hochul said that the number of hospitalizations, not infections, is what worries her. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Pacific Press\/LightRocket via Ge<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>De Blasio on Wednesday said the city\u2019s testing capacity was about 180,000 per day, about a quarter of which is administered through city-run sites.<\/p>\n<p>US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday called on the feds to send 100 mobile COVID-19 testing sites to New York City and look into expanding locations on Long Island to prevent an explosion of\u00a0Omicron cases from overwhelming\u00a0the regions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need FEMA to do it ASAP,\u201d Schumer said at Mayor Bill de Blasio\u2019s press briefing.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the Empire State logged 22,258 new infections Tuesday, the third-highest day on record since the pandemic began, according to state officials.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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