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— Graph from NYS DOH

New cases of COVID-19 in New York State, indicated by the red line, steadily declined from December 2022 but, starting in July, have begun a gradual uptick. Each bar represents a two-week interval while the colors signify the different variants. Currently, the Omicron sublineage XBB.1.9 is dominant at 42 percent of new cases statewide.