Prognosis
New York City’s Average Positivity Climbs as Hot Spot Cases Continue to Rise
- Mayor concerned about upticks in parts of Brooklyn and Queens
- Teachers union to seek school closings if rates continue rise
A man looks out at the Manhattan skyline from a Brooklyn neighborhood on Sept. 29.
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New York City’s seven-day rolling average of positive coronavirus tests rose to 1.46% as cases continued to climb in Brooklyn and Queens.
The city’s daily indicators showed 87 hospital admissions with suspected Covid-19 symptoms, compared with 71 Tuesday; and new cases increased to 354 from 338. The one-day citywide positivity rate decreased to 0.94% with fewer cases found in stepped-up testing. It had climbed the prior day to more than 3% for the first time in months.