New York has seen a spike in Covid 19  hospitalizations in the last 24 hours. The 75% increase in new admissions is still below the limit to halt the reopening of the city.

De Balsio, when asked if he thought the spike was caused by the protests around  George Floyd’s death said, “I would be surprised if that’s what’s causing it,” de Blasio said Friday of the sustained demonstrations that have broken out in the Big Apple and cities throughout the world. “I think we’re much more likely in the next week [or] 10 days to see a manifestation, if there is one.”

However, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been unhappy with the mass gatherings of people protesting, saying, “If you were at one of those protests, I would, out of an abundance of caution, assume that you are infected, …..One person, one person can infect hundreds if you were at a protest.”

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