As the health care system is under increasing pressure, New York City has raised the covid-19 risk alert level to advanced According to New York City guidelines, during the high alert level, the city encourages people to wear masks in all public indoor places and crowded outdoor environments. Mayor Adams said on Monday that it was not time to resume the mandatory wearing of masks.
The alert level comprehensively considers the number of cases, the number of inpatients and the percentage of covid-19 patients in beds. In early May, New York City raised the risk alert level from low to medium, because the number of new cases per 100000 people in seven days exceeded 200.
As of May 13, the number of new cases per 100000 people was 292, and the number of new hospitalizations was 9.8 per 100000 people, which is increasing. The proportion of hospital beds used by covid patients was 4.14%.
Ashwin Vasan, New York City health director, said that if residents follow the guidelines, the peak of the current wave will not last long.