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New York COVID-19 cases on the rise

Posted on November 21, 2021 at 9:38 pm by John Lynch

Shauna Andrus, left, a nurse volunteering at the University of Washington Medical Center, gives the first shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Emmy Slonecker, 7, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Seattle. Last week, U.S. health officials gave the final signoff to Pfizer's kid-size COVID-19 shot, a milestone that opened a major expansion of the nation's vaccination campaign to children as young as 5. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

New York is continuing to see an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations for the month of November

Last week Nearly 6,100 people a day tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State up 22% from the week before. That’s the highest seven-day average since mid-April.

The latest federal data show more than two-thirds of New Yorkers are fully vaccinated.

Gov. Hochul is calling on unvaccinated New Yorkers to get vaccinated and those who are vaccinated to get a booster.

(source News 12) (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)