COVID-19 cases in New York state hit 7-month high
Posted By: Ribicon, 11/16/2021 10:42:05 PM
New York is battling its worst COVID-19 outbreak since spring as the number of reported cases jumped to a fresh seven-month high. Despite a high vaccination rate, the state’s seven-day average of positive cases is up to 5,438, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That’s the worst it’s been since April 22, when a spring surge was dying down and the vaccination drive was just getting into high gear. Worse still, the number of cases in the Empire State has risen by a third in the past week alone, suggesting the resurgent pandemic will continue to spread in coming days and weeks.(Snip)New York boasts a 68%
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Despite being highly vaccinated, cases keep rising. Same story from place to place, almost as if the vaccine naysayers were right all along.