Health & Fitness
New Coronavirus Cases Drop 95% In NYC Since Vaccine: Mayor
The city's COVID-19 positivity rate hit another low — 0.81 percent — on Thursday amid steady virus level dip, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
NEW YORK CITY — Barely a day passed in New York City over the past week without coronavirus levels dipping to pandemic-low levels.
New Yorkers have the vaccine to thank for COVID-19's steady decline over the past six months, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday.
New coronavirus cases fell 95 percent since January, he said. And the city's average positivity hit another low — 0.81 percent, he said.
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"It’s stunning how much progress has been made," he said.
BREAKING: @NYCMayor announces #COVID19 spread is at the lowest levels since the crisis began: 0.81%
Since January 1:
• 95% decrease in new cases
• 91% decrease in the positivity rate
• 86% decrease in the hospitalization rate
• 69% decrease in hospitalization https://t.co/VQjzL1oyTe
— City of New York (@nycgov) June 3, 2021
More than 8.37 million doses of coronavirus vaccine have gone into arms in the city since the inoculation effort began late last year.
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On Jan. 1, there were an average of 4,753 new cases of COVID-19 every day in the city, data shows.
On Thursday, that number stood at 221.
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