New York has reported more than 28,000 new Covid-19 cases, which is the fifth daily record of cases in six days.

Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday that the state had reported another 28,924 infections, reflecting the December 21 case.

Hochul said at a press conference that this is equivalent to about 115 infections for every 100,000 people statewide. “This virus is spreading vertically; it will go straight up,” she added.

According to data from the New York State Department of Health, on December 16, the number of daily cases in New York exceeded 20,000 for the first time since the pandemic began, and has remained above that level since then. The latest figure exceeds the previously recorded 23,391 reported on December 19.

The current surge in coronavirus cases in New York and New York All over the U.S. Much is driven by the new Omicron variant.about 73% According to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this week, in the week ending December 18, new Covid-19 cases in the United States are estimated to be related to Omicron. This makes it a major strain in the United States.

In CDC designated areas, including New York, the proportion of Omicron cases is even higher than the national average. In the week ending December 18, Omicron is estimated to account for 92% of the agency’s “District 2” cases, including New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

“It was not the number of infections that kept me awake at night, but the number of people who ended up in hospital,” Hochl said in the briefing. She pointed out that in recent weeks, she has decided to suspend elective surgery in state hospitals and asked nursing homes to provide Covid-19 intensified injections as part of an effort to preemptively protect the health system and reduce its overwhelming risks.

Hochul said the number of Covid-related hospitalizations across the state is “increasing”, but it is 4,452, two-thirds of what it was a year ago.