{"id":448469,"date":"2022-05-17T19:50:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T16:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-back-to-high-covid-alert-despite-low-death-rates\/"},"modified":"2022-05-17T19:50:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T16:50:18","slug":"nyc-back-to-high-covid-alert-despite-low-death-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-back-to-high-covid-alert-despite-low-death-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC back to high COVID alert despite low death rates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2570f03a669\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2570f03a669\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-back-to-high-covid-alert-despite-low-death-rates\/#%E2%80%9CNYC_back_to_high_COVID_alert_despite_low_death_rates%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYC back to high COVID alert despite low death rates&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNYC_back_to_high_COVID_alert_despite_low_death_rates%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NYC back to high COVID alert despite low death rates&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>New York City on Tuesday upped its COVID-19 risk alert to \u201chigh\u201d as cases continued to climb but deaths and hospitalizations remained relatively low among a largely vaccinated population.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew York City has transitioned to a high COVID alert level, meaning now is the time to\u00a0double down on protecting ourselves and each other by making choices that can keep our friends, neighbors, relatives and coworkers from getting sick,\u201d said city Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan. <\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/site\/doh\/covid\/covid-19-data.page#daily\">city on Friday reported <\/a>a seven-day coronavirus positivity rate average of 9.1% \u2014 up from 6.28% recorded at the beginning of May and about 2.75% in early April. <\/p>\n<p>But COVID-19 hospitalizations have decreased since the beginning of May \u2014 from a 72-person seven-day average on May 1 to 58 as of Friday, the most recent day for which city data is available. And at the end of last week, the health department reported a seven-day COVID-19 death average of four \u2014 down from five recorded on May 1 and nowhere near the rates being recorded a year ago. <\/p>\n<p>In addition, many of those being diagnosed as positive in hospitals were admitted for other reasons. Statewide, of 2,497 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 and are currently hospitalized, only 47.5% or 1,185 patients have COVID complications or illness, data shows. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Cases.\" class=\"wp-image-22299514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>On Friday, NYC reported a seven-day coronavirus positivity rate average of 9.1 percent,<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NYC Health\/City of New York<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Hospitalizations.\" class=\"wp-image-22299506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>COVID-19 hospitalizations have decreased since the beginning of May.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NYC Health\/City of New York<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Deaths.\" class=\"wp-image-22299568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Last week, the health department reported a seven-day COVID-19 death average of four.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NYC Health\/City of New York<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More than 52%, or 1,312, who tested positive for COVID were admitted for other reasons, according to state Department of Health figures. <\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/assets\/doh\/downloads\/pdf\/covid\/covid-19-alert-levels.pdf\">color-coded coronavirus alert level guidelines<\/a> Mayor Eric Adams <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/office-of-the-mayor\/news\/108-22\/as-covid-cases-plummet-vaccination-rates-reach-new-heights-mayor-adams-next-phase-of#\/0\">instituted in March<\/a>, the new \u201chigh\u201d classification means that the Health Department advises New Yorkers to \u201cwear a face mask in all indoor public settings and crowded outdoor spaces,\u201d to \u201climit gatherings to small numbers,\u201d and \u201cconsider avoiding higher-risk activities\u201d like large, indoor get-togethers. <\/p>\n<p>The \u201crecommended actions for government\u201d column of the Health Department\u2019s coronavirus criterion also includes imposing a mask mandate in public indoor settings.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-06.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Eric Adams.\" class=\"wp-image-22299613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cWe\u2019re not at a point of mandating masks,\u201d Mayor Eric Adams reassured.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Adams made it clear Monday that he does not want to bring back a face-covering requirement.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not at a point of mandating masks. We\u2019re not at that point yet,\u201d he told reporters during an unrelated press conference. \u201cWe\u2019re not at the point of doing anything other than urging New Yorkers \u2014 while you\u2019re indoors in large settings, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> settings \u2014 wear your masks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not overwhelmed,\u201d the mayor added. \u201cThe number of cases in our hospitals are small. The number of deaths are small.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-12.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Crowded ballroom.\" class=\"wp-image-22299598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The new \u201chigh\u201d classification means that the Health Department advises New Yorkers to \u201cwear a face mask in all indoor public settings.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Mike Coppola\/Getty Images for The Webby Awards<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-11.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tourists.\" class=\"wp-image-22299491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nyc-covid-alert-high-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>People in crowded outdoor spaces are also advised to wear face coverings.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Spencer Platt\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s announcement comes one day after city officials revealed that the Big <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>le would likely enter the \u201chigh\u201d risk designation in the \u201ccoming days\u201d as they provided information on distribution of at-home test kits and high-quality masks. <\/p>\n<p>The announcement also comes two weeks after\u00a0health officials raised the Big Apple\u2019s alert level\u00a0from \u201clow\u201d to \u201cmedium.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a city, we have the tools to blunt the impact of this wave, including distributing tests, masks and promoting treatments,\u201d said Vasan Tuesday morning. \u201cGetting back to Low Risk depends on everyone doing their part and if we follow guidance, our forecasts anticipate this wave\u2019s peak will\u00a0not last long.\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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