New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi still urged caution. 'While this COVID-19 wave is ebbing, we can't say that the pandemic is ending,' he said.
The city, which was once considered the epicenter of the pandemic, now has a positivity rate of only 1.6% over a 7-day average.
Meanwhile, across the country, cases in Los Angeles are so low that officials lifted the city's indoor mask requirement Friday.
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