The State of New York has been working rigorously to safeguard the lives of the citizens and various steps have been taken to curb the increasing number of omicron variant cases.
The average number of cases during the start of the year 2022 was 90,000 and by this week the cases started to decline further at a great pace giving motivation to the authorities and citizens to work collectively.
Cases Start Declining by 60 percent in the State, stated Governor Hochul
With the authorities trying so hard to deal with the coronavirus, New York’s Governor Hochul Kathy informed the citizens that the nation is doing well in combating the upcoming cases.
The continuous efforts and measures have helped in making progress and reducing the number of positive patients because of the covid 19 infection. The winter surge is declining gradually but the country is not out of the situation yet as almost 27 US states are reporting an increase in cases at an average rate of 70 percent.
The use of good quality masks, the administration of booster shots, and vaccines have become mandatory for people to prevent themselves from getting vulnerable to the infection.
The use of these essential resources will help in running the schools, businesses, and administration slowly. It will keep things running but at a comparatively slower pace than before. Therefore, it is necessary for people to follow all the precautionary measures.
On Monday, Governor Hochul announced the latest development on the omicron variant of coronavirus. The total positive cases have lowered down to 12,259 cases, whereas the average positivity rate has reduced to 8.55% which is actually very tremendous and on the other hand, the average seven-day positivity graph lies at 10 percent.
Also, the Hospitalization rate is decreasing very fast and the state medical authorities recorded almost 2000 fewer hospital admissions in the last week and the state reported 133 total deaths.
As per the data received, there has been an increase in the number of discharges as well. The development of vaccination sites has helped in increasing access to the people. People aged 5 years and above are eligible for getting the vaccination and booster shots once the vaccination cycle is completed. The booster shots are effective in combating the omicron infection.
Also, the vaxforkids campaign has been going well, stated by Kathy Hochul during the briefing with the press and the parents are now participating more to vaccinate their kids at the earliest because of the rising cases amongst the kids in the country.
To receive more information, people are free to get in touch with hospitals, public health centers, pharmacies, and clinics. It will help in getting the right dose of vaccine and will help you stay updated with the latest recommendations. The official government websites update you on the available vaccines and drugs and how you can have access to them. So it becomes important that people keep a check with the latest rules and recommendations.
However, considering the less severity, it does not mean that the variant can be taken lightly. It will require a lot of effort to completely eradicate the infection. But till then, it is important to handle the situation and protect people. The administration must find a way to deal with it and help people survive in the ongoing situations.
