Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations driven by the BA.2 subvariant. In New York the positivity rate is 7.30%, with 4,296 new cases as of Monday, the state reports.
That compares to a 1.3% positivity rate a month ago, according to state data. “The mask requirement on public transit in NY remains in effect for now pursuant to a March 2, 2022 determination by the New York State Department of Health," MTA Communications Director Tim Minton said in an emailed statement.
The MTA’s chair and chief executive officer Janno Lieber has said he would like to see no masks on the city’s trains and buses.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul in a tweet Tuesday said masks are still required on the MTA. Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc.