New York City raised the COVID alert level to "high" Tuesday, based on case numbers and pressure on the health care system. Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan is now advising all New Yorkers to wear a mask in any public indoor setting.

Alert levels are based on new coronavirus cases per 100,000 people in the last seven days, new hospital admissions with COVID-19 per 100,000 people in the last seven days and the percentage of inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients.

New York City health officials have placed it on a ‘high’ Covid alert amid rising cases and are strongly recommending people wear masks in public indoor places. “New York City has transitioned to a high COVID alert level,

New York City’s Commissioner of Health and Human Hygiene, Ashwin Vasan, issued an advisory to residents that “All individuals, regardless of vaccination status or past Covid-19 infection, should wear a mask at all times when indoors and in a public setting.