Omicron subvariants drive spike in COVID-19 cases in New York

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Omicron subvariants drive spike in COVID-19 cases in New York

STORY: Omicron subvariants drive spike in COVID-19 cases in New York DATELINE: April 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of press conference 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KATHY HOCHUL, New York Governor 3. various of the street view in New York City 4. various of the New York governor delivering a speech STORYLINE: New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday warned of a potential "rising tide" of COVID-19 cases, as two subvariants of Omicron are driving the current spike in infections in the state of New York. She cautioned the public about the uncertainty of subvariants during a press briefing in Syracuse. SOUNDBITE (English): KATHY HOCHUL, New York Governor "We did identify two subvariants of Omicron, which is driving the current spike in cases. But we have no evidence that this variant, these variants are more likely to have severe impacts than other subvariants. So we're not panicking about this. We're not changing, but we also want to make sure that we'

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