New York state reports over 21K cases setting new pandemic record
New York state reported 21,027 cases Thursday, setting a new single-day high, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office said.
![PHOTO: People wait in line to get tested for Covid-10 at a mobile testing site in Times Square in New York, Dec. 17, 2021.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Health/covid-blog-new-york-state-highest-02-ap-llr-211217_1639772782760_hpEmbed_3x2_992.jpg)
"The winter surge in COVID-19 cases is a reminder that the pandemic is not over yet and we must take extra care to keep ourselves and each other safe," Hochul said in a statement. "The vaccine is still our best weapon to defeat the virus."
-ABC News' Josh Hoyos