New York City's health commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot said the city still has to prioritize who gets tested.
New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot said Thursday that "close to a million" residents have probably been exposed to Covid-19.
"That really I think is the tip of iceberg for a number of different reasons," Barbot said at a news briefing. More than 147,000 people in New York City have so far tested positive for Covid-19, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
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