NYC COVID Positivity Rate at 5-Month Highs as Top Doc Warns of 6th Wave

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NYC COVID positivity rate at 5-month high as top doc warns of sixth wave

The BA.5 subvariant of COVID-19 appears to escape immunity and transmit more easily, leading some to call it the"worst version" of omicron yetCOVID positivity rates in New York City have crept back up to late-January levels, as top doctors warn the city may be onThe city's rolling seven-day average positivity rate hit 9.94% Tuesday, the highest level since Jan.

In some parts of Manhattan, positivity rates are nearly 17% now, while they top 20% in eastern parts of Queens.

 

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