NEW YORK, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- New York City's COVID-19 test positivity rate on a seven-day average went up to 6.78 percent, compared with 6.69 percent one day earlier, Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted on Saturday.
There were 180 new hospitalizations and 3,203 new cases of the coronavirus in the city, said de Blasio, adding that "Don't let up this weekend. Avoid holiday travel and social gatherings. Practice social distancing. Wear a mask."
As of Friday night, the coronavirus deaths added up to 24,889 and confirmed cases to 400,473 in NYC, according to The City, a project that tracks the spread of confirmed COVID-19 infections and fatalities in New York City, based on information provided by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the governor's office, The COVID Tracking Project and the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
