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New York Sees Signs of Omicron Peak While ICUs Remain Pressured

  • Cases, emergency room visits have declined in recent days
  • Hospitalizations, deaths are lagging indicator in Covid spikes
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New York’s Covid-19 infections may have reached a peak, about a month after the city’s first case of the omicron variant was identified.

The seven-day average of people visiting New York emergency departments with Covid-like illness has dipped significantly in all five boroughs since the end of December, according to data from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The Bronx saw the biggest drop, with the 7-day average retreating 35% in the week through Friday.