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Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York said on Friday that New York City could reopen indoor dining on Feb. 14. But by nearly every measure, the coronavirus outbreak in the city is worse than it was when he announced a ban on indoor dining in December. https://nyti.ms/3pJjSZ1
As the governor spoke on Friday, citing the “current trajectory” of cases as his reasoning for reopening, average per-capita case counts in New York City were 64% higher than when he announced the ban in December. https://nyti.ms/3tmyYWA
Average Covid-19 hospitalizations in the city, while trending downward, were still 60% higher late last week than they were when Mr. Cuomo closed the restaurants. https://nyti.ms/3tmyYWA
A member of the governor’s Covid-19 task force said the important metrics are not where the numbers are but where they are headed — and that trends are all headed downward, both across the state and in the city. https://nyti.ms/3tmyYWA
Mr. Cuomo suggested test positivity rates for New York City had fallen by 30%, showing a chart depicting a drop, but using data points chosen from daily swings. https://nyti.ms/3tmyYWA
The numbers he used were the highest and lowest daily numbers in January to that point, extremes that did not reflect the overall trend.
The daily data, shown with a seven-day average to account for daily fluctuations, shows only a 17% drop, not 30%. https://nyti.ms/3tmyYWA
The daily data, shown with a seven-day average to account for daily fluctuations, shows only a 17% drop, not 30%. https://nyti.ms/3tmyYWA
See more about the governor’s plan to reopen dining in New York City, which is at an extremely high risk level for coronavirus, according to an assessment by The New York Times and public health experts. https://nyti.ms/3tmyYWA
