Current Events > New York shatters COVID record with over 38,000 new cases statewide

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https://nypost.com/2021/12/23/new-york-shatters-covid-record-with-38000-new-cases/

The state recorded over 38,000 positive coronavirus cases on Thursday shattering the previous days record by a whopping 10,000 cases, as New Yorkers rush to get swabbed before the holidays. Total positives hit a new statewide high of 38,835 cases among a record number of 324,786 individuals tested in a single day, according to new data released by the state Department of Health. Thats up from Wednesdays reported 28,924 cases out of 271,290 tests taken. We are experiencing the winter surge, and numbers are expected to rise. You can also expect to reduce your chance of severe illness from COVID-19 if you get vaccinated and if you get the booster, said Gov. Kathy Hochul in a statement.

The new data from the state also shows the number of cases in New York City continues to explode with a record 22,808 new cases on Thursday alone. The staggering stats come as new data from New York City shows that unvaccinated New Yorkers are now six times more likely than vaccinated New Yorkers to contract the coronavirus and more than ten times more likely to end up in the hospital. Those tentative findings come from an analysis of cases from Dec. 5 through Dec. 11 by the Big Apples Health Department, which covers the first week of the Omicron surge. Thats a dramatic turn from the already bad odds unvaccinated New Yorkers faced before Omicrons arrival, when they were about 3.4 times as likely to catch the virus and 8.6 times as likely to get sick enough to warrant a trip to the hospital. So far, officials have been able to avoid the tsunami of critically ill patients that crushed the Big Apples hospitals during the spring and winter of 2020, before the rollout of the vaccines. Hospitalizations increased slightly with 4,534 patients statewide marking 82 more patients than the day prior and of that figure, 837 patients have been admitted to an intensive care unit. Health experts say the high levels of vaccination in the five boroughs have helped to protect the citys public and private hospitals from a crush of patients.

California is almost 19k today. It's gonna climb during the holidays.

Closing in on that 2 year mark, looking good USA! Keep up the good work fellow citizens, glad everyone came together and did the right thing.

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neglecting covid to own the bureaucrats

There will be a spike.
I see what people are buying.
First they are crouding the store.
Secondly they are buying enough wine and such to feed an army.

Both of those things tell me people will be 'getting together' and probably traveling while doing it.
I would assume a far portion of the people I've seen are from the NYC area.
....It was kinda special when a guy from Florida asked if was supposed to wear a mask...following that up with, I just got here.

Except a spike.

goddamnit spiderman

MabusIncarnate posted...

Closing in on that 2 year mark, looking good USA! Keep up the good work fellow citizens, glad everyone came together and did the right thing.

jesus christ it really has been 2 years

I remember the first topics on here about it spreading in China like it was yesterday

Good thing this variant is way weaker