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NYC Indoor Dining to Close If Hospitalizations Don’t Stabilize
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Dec 7, 20200:57Now PlayingNew York City indoor dining will close if the regional hospitalization rate has not stabilized after five days, Governor Andrew Cuomo said.
“Frankly, I don’t expect it to” stabilize, Cuomo said Monday at a press briefing.
New York City is adjusting its data indicators tracking the virus “to give people the fullest picture of what we’re facing” Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
“We are in a new reality here, because a vaccine will be arriving in New York City in a matter of days but we also have real challenges over the next few months,” de Blasio said Monday at a virus briefing. “Our indicators need to be retooled.”
Hospital data will add admissions per 100,000 in the population, which is how the state keeps its data. De Blasio reported 144 patients with Covid-like symptoms as of Dec. 5. “This number is going up in recent days -- 200 is where we need to keep below,” he said. The hospital admissions per 100,000 stood at 2.28. per 100,000; “We want to get that under 2,” he said.
The city also started reporting probable new cases along with confirmed ones because of more use of antigen testing, which is less reliable than PCR tests, according to Health Commissioner Dave Chokshi. As of Dec. 5, the city reported 2,180 total cases, including 616 additional probable ones. Positive test rates in the city will focus on the seven-day rolling average, which was 4.98% as of Dec. 5, he said. “We want to be under 3%.”
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