Despite Having One of the Country’s Highest Vaccination Rates — New York State Sets Single-Day COVID Case Record
New York state has one of the highest vaccination rates in the country. 74% of the eligible public is fully vaccinated in the state. This compares to 56% in Texas and 64% in Florida.
In New York state 81% of the eligible population has received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine.
Despite these numbers, New York state on Friday announced it had reached 21,087 COVID cases – a new daily record.
Market Watch reported:
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that the state recorded 21,027 new Covid-19 cases, surpassing the previous record of 19,942 set in January. Of roughly 263,500 people tested, 7.98% were positive for the virus…
…New York City officials said they were adding testing sites and doubling capacity at existing locations after long lines formed at some places.
