New York state health officials closely monitoring BA.2 COVID infections

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New York state health officials closely monitoring BA.2 COVID infections
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While COVID19 cases in the Tri-State Area are currently low, there has been a small uptick in infections. Gov. Hochul said Monday the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron is being closely monitored statewide.

"We're not being alarmist about it. We're just transmitting the information as we get it, but the number one basic way to deal with this right now is if anyone feels symptoms at all just get tested immediately.

That's how we can stop it from spreading," Hochul said.
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