New York City reports 14% COVID positivity rate, highest since January

NEW YORK -- New York City health officials say the COVID positivity rate has surged to 14%, which is the highest level since January. 

Mayor Eric Adams spoke about the rise in the rate Thursday and why the city is not using its COVID alert system. 

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"A new variant, new variants, are finding their way into the city. And as they come about, we continue to pivot and shift," the mayor said. "The color-coded system was not fitting the new wave and the new variant, as COVID continued to shift."

Adams said the city is in a stable place when it comes to the coronavirus and he is monitoring hospital capacities and deaths. 

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