New York’s statewide COVID-19 positivity rate has fallen below 2 percent for the first time since Omicron was named a “variant of concern” last fall, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Saturday.
Of the 177,826 COVID-19 tests that came back Friday, 3,050 — or 1.72 percent — were positive for the virus. The statewide positivity rate, when measured on a seven-day average, remained just above 2 percent at 2.36 percent.
The Big Apple’s seven-day positivity rate Friday was 1.43 percent.
New York’s statewide COVID-19 positivity rate has fallen below 2 percent for the first time since the Omicron variant began.Coronavirus Resource Center / JH The Coronavirus Resource Center reported a decrease
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