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NYC’s Daily Positive Rate Over 3% for First Time in Months
- Rolling average still below threshold that would shut schools
- Higher rate comes as schools open for in-class learning
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New York City’s daily rate of positive coronavirus tests is more than 3% for the first time in months, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
The rate was 3.25%. The seven-day rolling average -- the criterion that determines whether schools stay open -- is 1.38%, well below the 3% that would force closure of the system’s part-time in-class learning. The surge is primarily in nine of 146 ZIP codes in Brooklyn and Queens, de Blasio said, noting that the other 137 ZIP codes remain around 1%.