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arrow LabQ Diagnostics COVID-19 mobile testing site sponsored by NYS DOH seen at Grand Central Terminal, March 2nd, 2021 Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Shutterstock During the city’s second COVID-19 surge, cases exploded from approximately 800 per day at the start of November to 6,400 around the New Year. Likewise, the city’s COVID-19 positivity rate the percentage of tests confirming infections rose from around 2% to a peak of 9.76%, per city data. Anything above 5% is typically considered a sign of an uncontrolled outbreak. Since the January peak, cases have plummeted, with the seven-day average cutting in half. But the positivity rate has remained stubbornly high. For nearly three weeks, it has largely plateaued around 6.5% to 7%, spurring questions about why that positivity level the one we’ve all been watching for months now isn’t dropping faster.

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