{"id":386987,"date":"2021-12-29T03:28:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T00:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nycs-hospitalization-rate-spikes-amid-surge-in-covid-cases\/"},"modified":"2021-12-29T03:28:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T00:28:32","slug":"nycs-hospitalization-rate-spikes-amid-surge-in-covid-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycs-hospitalization-rate-spikes-amid-surge-in-covid-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC&#8217;s hospitalization rate spikes amid surge in COVID cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#NYC&#8217;s hospitalization rate spikes amid surge in COVID cases<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>New York City\u2019s hospitalization rate spiked again Tuesday by nearly 30 percent \u2014 with more than 60 percent of new patients testing positive for COVID-19, according to official figures.<\/p>\n<p>Charts displayed by Mayor Bill de Blasio during a remote briefing from City Hall showed the seven-day average for hospital admissions rose to 4.76 per 100,000 residents on Sunday, up from 3.7 on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p>The 28.6 percent increase was accompanied by 332 new patients admitted on Sunday, with 61 percent of them coronavirus cases.<\/p>\n<p>De Blasio called the new hospitalization rate \u2014 announced a day after it more than doubled in two weeks amid the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant \u2014 \u201cvery high.\u201d<\/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\/nyc-covid-climb-599.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A medic wheels a patient, both wearing masks, into a hospital.\" class=\"wp-image-20644838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/nyc-covid-climb-599.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/nyc-covid-climb-599.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/nyc-covid-climb-599.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>De Blasio called the new hospitalization rate \u2014 the seven-day average of which is 4.76 per 100,000 residents\u2014 \u201cvery high.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Paul Martinka<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAnd yet, thank God, because of all the actions that have been taken \u2014 all the vaccinations \u2014 our hospitals are handling the situation well,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The city also reported 20,200 new COVID-19 cases, which de Blasio called \u201cjust a staggering number but one that hopefully will be very very brief.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Data released Tuesday by Gov. Kathy Hochul showed there were 6,173 patients hospitalized statewide for COVID-19 on Monday, up 647 \u2014 or 11.7 percent \u2014 from Sunday.<\/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\/nyc-covid-climb-597.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A media takes a phone call outside a hospital.\" class=\"wp-image-20644875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/nyc-covid-climb-597.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/nyc-covid-climb-597.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/nyc-covid-climb-597.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>De Blasio revealed the new hospitalization rate just one day after it more than doubled within two weeks amid the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Paul Martinka<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Monday also saw 1,148 new coronavirus patients admitted to hospitals across the state,  an increase of more than 80 percent over the 632 admitted a week earlier, according to the figures.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the statewide positivity rate hit 19.3 percent, with worrisome results for 40,780 of 210,996 people tested.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\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\/nyc-covid-climb-595.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Kathy Hochul at a press briefing.\" class=\"wp-image-20644897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/nyc-covid-climb-595.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/nyc-covid-climb-595.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/nyc-covid-climb-595.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Hochul said New Yorkers should make it a New Year\u2019s resolution to beat the COVID pandemic.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Hans Pennink<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\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\/nyc-covid-climb-596.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"De Blasio speaks at a press briefing.\" class=\"wp-image-20644894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/nyc-covid-climb-596.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/nyc-covid-climb-596.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/nyc-covid-climb-596.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Despite the rapidly rising COVID case numbers, de Blasio said \u201chospitals are handling the situation well.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Ed Reed\/Mayoral Photography Office<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The new positivity rate also helped push the state\u2019s seven-day average to 13.4 percent, up from 10.39 percent a week earlier.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Hochul urged New Yorkers to \u201cmake a New Year\u2019s resolution to beat this pandemic in 2022.\u201d\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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