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Hochul: Omicron virus detected in New York City visitor
ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a Minnesota resident who recently visited New York City has tested positive for the omicron variant of COVID-19.
"This is not cause for alarm," Hochul said at a news conference in Manhattan Thursday morning. "It was foreseen."
The person had been experiencing mild symptoms, Hochul said, which have already resolved. The person was at the Javits Center in Manhattan for a conference between Nov. 18 and 22. All people who went to the conference needed to be vaccinated to enter.
The state should be able to reach out to the people who attended the conference, Hochul said.
Read more: https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/Hochul-Omicron-virus-detected-in-New-York-City-16669121.php
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