New York City’s health commissioner is warning the COVID-19 risk level will likely rise from “low” to “medium” in the next few days, moving the needle for the first time since January’s omicron wave.
The health department has said if the city faces a rise in alert level, NYC officials will consider bringing back face mask requirements in high-risk settings and places where social distancing is not possible. They could also look at bringing back vaccine requirements for most indoor places.
The so-called "stealth" omicron variant BA.2, which is fueling a fresh COVID case uptick locally, nationally and abroad, now accounts for 84% of virus circulating in the New York region. NBC New York's Greg Cergol reports.are fueling"significant community spread" in parts of New York, state health officials say.
In New York City, health department data puts BA.2 at 85% of positive COVID samples tested, but that data is a week behind that provided by the CDC. Officials say the omicron subvariant now accounts for most cases in the five boroughs. It's not clear from the city's health department page how many samples have been sequenced cumulatively.perhaps the most contagious form of the virus to date, according to a WHO official
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