Experts said that the new Omicron subvariants are more contagious than their predecessors.
As of Friday, all five boroughs in the city have been added to the CDC's updated high-risk category for COVID spread. Westchester County was also added to the high-risk category.
A 25 percent positivity rate has been reported in some neighborhoods in Manhattan and Queens, according to NBC New York. Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island and the Bronx were in the CDC's medium risk category in June.Mask mandates haven't been reinstated in Louisville, but wearing face masks and limiting in-person indoor activities were recommended for those living in high-risk areas.
Chief Judge Robert Leonard has"reluctantly" brought back the mask mandate as the county is set to review hearings moving forward, according to county officials, WSB-TV reported on Wednesday.said that mask mandates will not be reinstated for now as long as hospitalization rates don't reach serious levels, KREM reported on Thursday.
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