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New York City sees spike in COVID-19 cases as new variant EG.5 becomes dominant strain in the U.S. - CBS New York
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nychealthy on X: "NYC: Here's what you need to know right now about #COVID19 🧵 ⬇ After a brief plateau, cases are now going up. If you've stopped wearing your mask recently,
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nychealthy on X: "#COVID19 cases are increasing throughout NYC. According to our latest data, five neighborhoods have positivity rates over 10%, and four of the five are in Manhattan. See all the
![COVID NYC Update: 3 hospital in Brooklyn, Queens seeing increase in coronavirus patients - ABC7 New York COVID NYC Update: 3 hospital in Brooklyn, Queens seeing increase in coronavirus patients - ABC7 New York](https://cdn.abcotvs.com/dip/images/6606268_092720-wabc-nyc-cases-uptick-img.jpg?w=1600)
COVID NYC Update: 3 hospital in Brooklyn, Queens seeing increase in coronavirus patients - ABC7 New York
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Here is today's graph showing the number of confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in New York City. This is why we need New Yorkers
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