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New
York is reporting some of the lowest COVID-19 numbers seen since November. 

The
statewide infection rate dropped to 1.6% on Friday, the lowest since Nov. 3. Hospitalizations
dropped to just over 2,700, the lowest since Nov. 23.

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The
number of ICU patients are down to 658 for the first time since Nov. 27.

There
were 25 new deaths were reported across the state.

The
infection rate on Long Island dropped below 2% on Friday.

The statewide infection rate dropped to 1.6% on Friday, the lowest since Nov. 3. Hospitalizations dropped to just over 2,700, the lowest since Nov. 23.

Bronx

BX | Weather

BXFORECAST

Letting you know, you have to bundle up for it. Oh, it's going to be super cold out there but dry though, right? Any sort of rain or snow because I know we had those festive flakes yesterday. But listen, it's going to be layers upon layers. If we're heading out towards the Rockefeller center tree lighting tonight, the winds are also going to be blustery, which is why it's going to feel colder than what the thermometer says. Wind gust forecast pretty much. You're seeing those 15 to 25 mile per hour into the lighter morning and the afternoon hours. So the wind's not going anywhere anytime soon. At least not today. It's gonna make it feel quite a bit colder. So later on this morning again, it feels like temperatures teens to around 20 not much of an improvement this afternoon. So heading out for lunch, maybe pack that lunch though right now before you head out the door. So you don't have to be outside an extra bit longer because take a look at 27 degrees that feels like temperature for Bathgate as well as more Sanny at 26 for Mott Haven 26. For Colum Bay feels like temperature at around noon today into the afternoon and evening. We'll see a little bit of an improvement, but again, twenties more or less. Will we feel like temperatures again? 23 for Park Chester and North Bay Chester at about eight o'clock this evening into the overnight hours. We'll see those temperatures stumble again but not as cold as this morning. This morning is going to be the coldest morning tomorrow, not as cold but still bundle up because it feels like temperatures 23 26 20 three. It's still going to be a cold start. Tomorrow morning, improvements begin into the afternoon as the sunshine comes up, the wind changes direction to more of a southerly wind and that's a milder wind. So the temperatures are going to start off near freezing tomorrow into the afternoon, get up into the middle, maybe even upper 40. So hour by hour, you could see us getting up to about 47 to 48 degrees into the afternoon. The next weather story is actually going to be rain on the way for Friday afternoon. It starts off north and west, but I think by about two or three P ma couple of showers are possible and then likely for the evening commute. There's going to be a little bit of an issue though for Friday evening's commute, maybe make a little bit earlier of a get away there Friday afternoon and then the weekend is looking ok for now, the big, the big thing here is that it will be near 50 degrees. We enjoy that. Ok. So that's the plus side there, back to some normal t rain with that. All right, Alan, thank you one a few minutes.

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Brooklyn

BK | Weather

BKFORECAST

In terms of the weather for that tree lighting to be cold, feels like temperatures, they're going to be in the twenties. So I know layers is always recommended but add an extra thermal layer or two or three because it's going to be blustery. It's going to be cold. Again, these wind gusts not as high as yesterday, but this is enough to make it feel extra cold out there. Again, about 20 MPH gusts into the afternoon and these will continue into the evening as well. That'll make it feels like temperatures quite a bit colder. So later on this morning, even in the next hour or so again, it feels like temperatures no matter where you are 20 or below if you want to pack your lunch right now before you head out the door. So you don't have to be outside an extra bit. That's a recommendation from me because take a look at lunchtime, this is at 12 noon. Feels like temperatures Bay Ridge, 27 Park Slope, same deal Bushwick as well. 27 Sheepshead Bay and Coney Island 27. So it's going to be a cold afternoon, pretty cold evening. As well. So this is at 8 p.m. right before the tree lighting. And again in Manhattan, pretty much same deal, middle and upper twenties for the fields like temperatures 26 for Flatlands, 27 for Bushwick 27 for winds will slowly subside throughout the overnight hours and the temperatures are not going to be as cold tomorrow morning. I'd still classify it as cold but not bitterly cold. So it feels like temperatures out the door. Tomorrow will not be in the teens. There'll be about 26 for Williamsburg, 26 for Bay Ridge, 24 for Flatland. So not as bad and the improvements really get going into the afternoon. Lots of sunshine just started about 32 and we get up well into the forties. So improvements much milder definitely will make it feel better out and about for the afternoon hours getting up to about 47 degrees for the afternoon. But with this warm weather, we see the clouds on the increase and then here comes some showers into the afternoon for Friday. So it's going to be a wet finish to the work week. And after three o'clock expect some more of the showers could be a little bit heavier at times for the evening commute. So definitely keep that in mind for late Friday as well as Friday evening plans weekend. Not too bad, but a little bit more rain late Sunday. All right, Alan, thank you.

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Hudson Valley

HV | Weather

HVFORECAST

The Bitter Blast logo is up. Once again, we are in it everybody. Good morning to you. Good morning to Matt. What are we looking at today? Yeah, this is the last day of this before conditions improve. But still, it's another day you want to dress in layers this morning and into the afternoon, all throughout the Hudson Valley. It's still a dark and early start into that six o'clock hour. Just before seven o'clock in the morning, we'll have a brighter sky around some sunshine to start off the day and we'll actually see, uh, not really see much in terms of any flurry, like we saw some of those snow showers yesterday, but just this kind of paints a picture of what's going on 37 for the high today. Still feeling like the twenties at best into the afternoon, but tomorrow's high is 46. It'll be chilly at times tomorrow. It can feel like the upper thirties into the afternoon, but not nearly as cold feeling as this right now. And what will feel into the afternoon today. So 13 is what it feels like in Middletown. 22 in Poughkeepsie, right at 20 in white plains 19 in the city of Yonkers right now. So you want the, the gloves, the hat, the coat a few extra layers this morning and into the afternoon. Temperatures again today, mid thirties notice how there's a fair amount of gray by this afternoon. That's just clouds. Not as much in terms of flurry or snow shower activity is what we saw yesterday. Most of today will be dry and then overnight tonight it gets cold again with partly cloudy skies and then tomorrow expect a lot of sunshine on Thursday. It is the pick of the week. Tomorrow, temperatures recover into the mid forties during the afternoon hours. Tomorrow. Here's a look ahead. So big improvements tomorrow, in terms of how it feels outside, it will stay feeling like the upper forties to near 50 most of the next 10 days after today, a period of light to moderate rain showers midday, Friday through early Friday evening, Saturday, the drier, half of the weekend could be a couple of showers. Sunday, better chance for a few showers on Monday before turning drier into the middle of next week.

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Long Island

LI | Weather

LIFORECAST

Tonight at 730 plus scan the QR code for more episodes, videos and photos. All right, let's get a check. That forecast with meteorologist Rich Hoffman. It was hard for me to get out of bed this morning because I just knew it was so, yeah, it's another cold morning. Temperatures are a little bit of below average, but it's that wind. You can hear the wind rattling the windows a little bit still gusting close to 30 MPH at times and our air temperatures are in the twenties, typical, average low now is 34 degrees. Good morning. Our friends in Riverhead are at 27. You're at 27 right now in Rocky Point, starting off this morning. 29 in Bay Shore 27 from Hempstead, the Valley Stream 28 degrees right now in Glen Cove and 34 currently in Montauk. When you factor in that wind 1020 up to around 30 MPH at times, it feels like 17 from Hempstead to Uniondale 19 Glen Cove 20 in Smithtown 20 we had 25 over towards Montauk. So it's a cold start your morning around s at four today. Lots of sunshine this morning. Some clouds come in during the afternoon and temperatures only in the upper thirties. That's it. It's a cold day here on Long Island. Typical, average high for today is 49 degrees. So 10 degrees below average sunshine this morning, you'll notice a few clouds coming in during your afternoon but otherwise dry conditions. A big story. Everyone's talking about the cold weather, stay warm today. How about the gloves, the hat and a scarf. If you're going to be outside for a prolonged period of time, we have a hyperlocal high of around 39 degrees breezy and cold sunshine with a few clouds coming in during your afternoon hours. Now, we've been dry and cold and the next change comes in during late Friday and through Friday night, we are tracking some wet weather. It will become warmer, but we're going to be looking at some rain on our doorstep. So, going throughout our afternoon, temperatures are in the thirties. It is cold. A few clouds dry for the evening rush hour, dry for the morning rush hour into your Thursday. A little bit warmer weather. Temperatures in the twenties to start today, mid and upper forties for your Thursday afternoon before we track that rain going towards Friday evening and it's gone by your Saturday. All right, recapping today. Highs are in the upper thirties, sun and clouds, breezy and cold weather conditions bundle up more cold weather tonight. Low temperatures in the twenties and take a look at extended forecast. Watching the sunshine, warmer weather. Thursday rain coming in Friday afternoon through Friday night, clouds, Saturday, more rain. Sunday into Monday.

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New York marks lowest statewide infection rate since Nov. 3