New York reports 22,000 new Covid cases – but hospitals say they can cope.
Omicron surge leads to event cancellations and lines at testing sites but health system not yet under serious strain.
US President Joe Biden has urged unity as his country remembers the victims of the 2001 11 September attacks.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio described the flooding and weather on Wednesday night as a "historic weather event," and the National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency in New York City for the first time.
Probe finds New York governor sexually harassed women; Cuomo denies allegations
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday said several days and nights of demonstrations in the state after the killing of George Floyd could accelerate the spread of the coronavirus, and urged protesters to get tested.
Scrutiny over New York's Covid-19 response has deepened after Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state recorded its highest single-day increase in virus deaths on Tuesday.
The United States is entering what a senior official warned on Sunday would be the “hardest” week of the coronavirus crisis as the death toll mounted, but some saw glimmers of hope from a slight slowing of fatalities in hard-hit New York.
Working with a nonprofit affiliate of Georgia Tech, Delta Flight Products is delivering an initial order of 2,000 face shields to New York and an additional 4,000 to Atlanta.
