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Covid-19: New York's Newly-Reported Cases Decrease By 75 Percent Since Omicron Peak
Newly-reported COVID-19 cases in New York have decreased by 75 percent from the state's single-day peak less than two weeks ago.
In an update on Tuesday, Jan. 18, Gov. Kathy Hochul said another 22,312 cases were reported in the state, a decrease from the state single-day peak of 90,132 on Friday, Jan. 7.
Hochul said in the past seven days, newly-reported cases dropped 34 percent in New York, and across the United States, new cases decreased by 5 percent.
She added that New York's test positivity rate has decreased nearly 11 percent from the peak on Sunday, Jan. 2, and hospitaliza…
