Omicron: New York Top The List Of Highest Daily Record Of Covid Cases At More Than 21,000

New York state saw its highest number of new Covid cases in a single day of the entire pandemic, topping just over 21,000 new infections on Thursday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. About 8% of the total all Covid tests were positive, almost double the rate of just a few days ago, according to the state health department.

Health officials are urging individuals to get vaccinated and to get a booster shot as soon as they’re eligible. Data shows vaccinated individuals with a booster shot are better protected against Covid variants than those who have just one of Johnson & Johnson’s shots or two of Moderna and Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine doses.

More than 129,000 vaccine doses were administered in New York on Thursday, the state reported.

Covid outbreaks have cancelled live performances in New York this week like the Rockette’s “Christmas Spectacular” at Radio City Music Hall and “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” on Broadway.