NYC COVID-19 test positivity rate up to 8.39 pct, new cases 4,855: mayor


By Xia Lin
  • World
  • Thursday, 14 Jan 2021

NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- New York City's COVID-19 test positivity rate on a seven-day average went up to 8.39 percent, compared with 8.15 percent one day earlier, Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, de Blasio said that there were 279 new hospital admissions and 4,855 new cases of the coronavirus, adding that "This is our LAST big battle against COVID-19. We need to be tough and see our way through."

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