OOPS: De Blasio Shut Down 20 City-Run Virus Testing Sites Last Month

THE CITY: Lines are long and tempers short as New Yorkers queue up — some for hours — to receive COVID tests as infections surge, fueled by highly contagious variants.

One reason for the waits: The number of city-operated fixed-location testing centers listed dropped dramatically in the middle of November from 54 to 34, with 31 operating as of Wednesday, an analysis by THE CITY of city Health + Hospital system data shows.

On Wednesday, 8,318 New Yorkers had a positive COVID lab or rapid test, according to state Department of Health figures tracked by THE CITY — up from 5,084 Tuesday and 3,124 Monday.

That’s a seven-day average rate of 54 per 100,000 people, up from around 30 per day earlier this month.

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De Blasio Shut Down 20 City-Run COVID Testing Facilities