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Key Points
- CDC data shows that omicron is spreading fastest in New York and New Jersey.
- On Dec. 12, the Covid-19 test positivity rate in the city was 7.8%, up from 3.9% just three days before, according to Dr. Jay Varma, a top health advisor to Mayor Bill de Blasio.
New York City’s Covid-19 positivity rate doubled in just three days as the city battles a virus surge ahead of the holidays, Dr. Jay Varma, a top health advisor to Mayor Bill de Blasio, tweeted Thursday.
“Um, we’ve never seen this before in #NYC,” he wrote.
From Dec. 9 to Dec. 12, the percentage of positive tests in the city spiked from 3.9% to 7.8%. “This is #SARSCoV2 evading both vaccine & virus induced immunity against infection unlike any variant before,” Varma added.
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Article URL : https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/16/new-york-city-is-seeing-a-covid-surge-ahead-of-the-holidays-weve-never-seen-this-before.html