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| DATE | 2020-11-10 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [Hangout - NYLXS] New York City on Cusp of Second Wave of Covid-19,
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Get out while you still can..
wsj.com
New York City on Cusp of Second Wave of Covid-19, Mayor Says
Melanie Grayce West and Jimmy Vielkind
5-6 minutes
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that New Yorkers have
“one last chance” to avoid a second wave of Covid-19 infections that
would force the city to return to widespread restrictions on business,
schools and social gatherings.
The warnings come as the share of New York City residents who tested
positive for Covid-19 during the past week reached 2.21%, a percentage
not seen since June.
At the end of September, the percentage of residents testing positive
during a seven-day average was 1.38%.
As of Saturday, the city’s seven-day average of new reported cases was
779, the highest it has been since late May.
Mr. de Blasio, a Democrat, said in September that if the citywide
percentage of people testing positive went over 2% indoor dining would
be immediately reassessed.
During Monday’s news conference he said indoor dining would get a second
look.
The rising number of infections should have all New Yorkers alarmed,
said the mayor. The city is seeing transmission of the disease in
households and wider community spread, something that hasn’t been the
case since the spring.
He cautioned residents against traveling in the coming months, indoor
gatherings and big holiday celebrations.
“We’re in a dangerous situation and we have to change our habits,” Mr.
de Blasio said. “We cannot take the risk of going back to larger
shutdowns of our city, our economy, more and more restrictions.”
Understanding Coronavirus
Statewide, New York reported more than 3,000 new coronavirus cases for
the fourth consecutive day.
Of the 111,416 tests processed on Sunday, 2.82% were positive, state
officials said.
The number of people in New York hospitals for Covid-19 climbed to 1,444
on Sunday, and 26 people died, the state said.
“We have definitely entered a new phase of Covid,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo
said Monday.
The Democratic governor told reporters during a conference call that he
wasn’t imposing any broad-based limits on activity in response to the
rise, but said there would be new restrictions in the cities of Buffalo,
Rochester, Syracuse and their suburbs.
These areas become “yellow zones,” which the state says will require
increased random testing of students, tighter restrictions on restaurant
dining, and smaller caps on the size of gatherings and attendance in
houses of worship.
Mr. Cuomo also announced the easing of restrictions at a zone in south
Brooklyn, which would allow more businesses to open.
The governor said he was monitoring infection rates on Staten Island,
but wasn’t announcing any new limitations in the borough.
“This is going to be the constant for the foreseeable future,” Mr. Cuomo
said. “Every couple of days we’ll say, this place became a
micro-cluster, this place is no longer a micro-cluster.”
New data released by the city’s health department on Monday shows that
in half of the city’s zip codes the percentage of residents testing
positive for Covid-19 is 2% or greater. The percentage of people testing
positive for the disease since Oct. 31 is highest in the Tottenville
neighborhood of Staten Island and the Richmond Hill area of Queens.
Covid Long-Haulers Fear for Their Future
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Covid Long-Haulers Fear for Their Future
Covid Long-Haulers Fear for Their Future
A significant number of Covid-19 patients are dealing with symptoms long
after the initial infection. The Wall Street Journal asked four patients
to share their stories about how lingering effects are affecting their
lives.
Transmission is above 3.5% in several Bronx neighborhoods, including
Mott Haven, Concourse and Highbridge. Transmission in Brooklyn is
highest in the Broad Channel, East New York, Gravesend and Borough Park
neighborhoods.
Meanwhile, numerous public schools across the city have closed
temporarily for cleaning and quarantines. Twenty-six buildings are
currently closed for 14 days and 26 buildings for 24 hours, as of Sunday
night, according to Department of Education data. It said another 22
buildings are shut because they are in a designated red zone.
The district reported that hundreds of classrooms are closed
temporarily, and 1,510 students and staff have tested positive since
mid-September, including 54 on Sunday.
—Leslie Brody contributed to this article.
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