UPDATE: New York's statewide school mask mandate will come to an end on Wednesday, Gov. Hochul said Sunday. COVID19
New York's COVID positivity rate is at its lowest point since the winter Omicron surge started, Hochul said. Cases have been dropping for the last month and a half.
"We're at our lowest point in pediatric cases since July of 2021, and that was before the school year started. So this has been our trend over this school year," Hochul said."So as you can all see, looking at the data and the evidence that we follow, that we are in a much, much better place." Out of the nation's largest states, New York has the highest or second highest vaccination rate in key age groups , according to the governor.
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