Prognosis
New York Sets New Daily Record; Flights Snarled: Virus Update
A healthcare worker administers a Covid-19 test at a mobile testing site in the SoHo neighborhood of New York, on Dec. 20.
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New York state shattered its record for new infections, reporting 85,476 cases on Saturday as the omicron variant continues its lightning spread. Eric Adams declared New York City “open and alive” despite surging cases in his first address as the city’s 110th mayor.
More than 2,400 flights into and out of the U.S. were canceled on New Year’s Day, and more than 1,100 were delayed, according to the tracking firm FlightAware.com, amid bad weather and staff shortages caused by omicron’s spread.