In a news conference, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a daily rate of 3.25 percent, the highest daily rate since June. On Monday, the daily rate was 1.93 percent and for weeks it had generally held between 1 and 2 percent on most days. “That is cause for real concern,” the mayor said of the higher rate. The uptick comes at a particularly crucial moment, as the city tries to fully reopen schools and introduce indoor dining this week. Members of the city’s test and trace program, the Sheriff’s Office and the New York Police Department, among others, will help with enforcement, he said.

Source: New York Times September 29, 2020 15:27 UTC