New York cases drop for 1st time in weeks
With 48,686 New Yorkers testing positive on Monday, the state saw a case drop for the first time in weeks, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced.
![PHOTO: People walk by a Covid-19 vaccination site at a mall near the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, Jan. 5, 2022, in New York City.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/nyc-vaccine-sign-gty-jef-220111_1641921529331_hpEmbed_3x2_992.jpg)
Hochul called this "a glimmer of hope," but warned, "we are not at the end."
While hospitalizations continue to rise, "the rate of increase is slowing, and to us that is very encouraging," the governor said.
-ABC News' Will Gretsky