FILE PHOTO: School busses are parked outside a school as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City schools were set to remain open for at least another day despite a rising COVID-19 case count, the mayor said on Tuesday, as surging infections and hospitalizations in the United States from coast to coast prompted new restrictions and predictions of a difficult winter ahead.
New York, home to the nation's largest school district, reported a 7-day positive COVID-19 test rate of 2.74% on Tuesday - more than double what it was over the summer, but below the 3% threshold that Mayor Bill de Blasio set for keeping schools open.
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