Indoor dining will be suspended in New York City beginning Monday as hospitalizations continue to climb, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday.
"The hospitalizations continue to increase in New York City," Cuomo said. "We said that we would watch it. If the hospitalizations didn't stabilize, we would close indoor dining. It has not. We're going to close indoor dining on Monday."
According to data released by the city Friday, the daily number of hospital admissions for COVID-19 hit 205, climbing above the threshold of 200. The number of new cases on a seven-day rolling average is 2,559. The seven-day average is at 5.35%, which is above the city’s threshold of 5%.
Outdoor dining, takeout and delivery will be allowed to continue.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said he backs the governor's decision.
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