NYC’s risk level for COVID upgraded to high on Tuesday, according to the city’s Health Commissioner. The statement did not contain a new mandate for mask wearing or vaccination, but reiterated a 'strong recommendation' to wear high-quality masks in public.
Pedestrians walk in front of a Times Square news ticker on May 12th, 2022.New York City’s risk level for COVID-19 upgraded from medium to high on Tuesday, according to a bulletin from the city’s Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan.about the spread of the coronavirus, which has claimed the lives of more than 40,000 New Yorkers since the pandemic emerged in early 2020. In the advisory, Vasan urges New Yorkers to take extra precautions to prevent the spread of the virus.
This week’s advisory also said New Yorkers should “consider avoiding” high-risk settings such as crowded indoor events and that any gatherings should be limited in how many people attend. The health commissioner“As a city, we have the tools to blunt the impact of this wave, including distributing tests, masks and promoting treatments,” Vasan said in a statement on Tuesday.
A region bumps from medium to high if it records an average of more than 10 new hospitalizations per 100,000 residents over a week — or if more than 10% of its hospital capacity is occupied by coronavirus patients.
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