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#The Wall Street Journal: New York reports highest number of COVID-19 cases as omicron looms

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“#The Wall Street Journal: New York reports highest number of COVID-19 cases as omicron looms”

Officials worked to shore up testing and healthcare capacity, as new COVID-19 infections hit a daily record in New York state and the Omicron variant added new risks to the pandemic response across the U.S.

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.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine activated over 1,000 National Guard personnel to relieve staffing shortages at healthcare facilities and New York City dispatched health inspectors to check compliance with its mask and vaccination regulations.

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New York City officials said they were adding testing sites and doubling capacity at existing locations after long lines formed at some places. Health officials said the COVID-19 positivity rate in the city doubled over a three-day period through Sunday.

An expanded version of this report appears at WSJ.com.

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