New York State’s Daily Coronavirus Positivity Rate Hits 3% for First Time Since May

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NEW YORK — Amid fears of a second wave of the coronavirus in New York, the state’s daily positivity rate has reached 3% for the first time since late May.

The last time the state’s daily positivity rate was 3% was May 26. On that day, the seven-day average of positive COVID-19 cases was 3.5%, and the 14-day average was 4.4%.

It’s unclear if the threshold means a reintroduction of lockdowns statewide is imminent. On Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said the state should consider taking a look at indoor dining, which resumed not even two months ago, now that the positivity rate is above 2%. Lockdowns were recently reimposed in parts of Brooklyn and Queens after infection rates spiked in some neighborhoods. Some of those hot spots have since seen restriction eased.

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Article URL : https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2020/11/10/new-york-coronavirus-statistics-daily-rate-hits-3-percent