New York’s daily coronavirus cases top 1,000 for first time in months

FILE PHOTO: People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at an Arkansas Workforce Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo

New York surpassed 1,000 daily coronavirus cases for the first time since early June – an increase partially tied to the Hudson Valley and Brooklyn.

The concerning state figure comes as city officials, struggling to contain COVID-19 clusters in some spots, announced an uptick in virus cases in four new communities.

There were 1,005 new virus cases in the state Friday, or 1 percent of the 99,953 tested, Gov. Cuomo’s office said Saturday.

The last time the daily case count was that high was June 5 when 1,108 people tested positive for the virus.

There were 429 new cases in New York City where 1.1 per cent of the results came back positive. (NYPost)

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