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Covid-19: NY Positive-Test Rate Highest Since Mid-May, State Now At 'New Phase,' Cuomo Says
New York is now at a "new phase" during the nine-month COVID-19 pandemic with the state recording its highest positive-test rate since mid-May, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Sunday, Nov. 29.
The state's positivity rate on Saturday, Nov. 29 was 4.27 percent, up from 3.9 the previous day.
"If you look at New York relative only to New York, you see the numbers going up — not as fast as in other states, but the numbers are going up," Cuomo said. "It's nice that we're doing better in a national and global context, but it's irrelevant to one extent because we have to deal with the issues that we…
