The Local COVID Surge By the Numbers

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 12, 2020

As coronavirus cases continue to rise in the tri-state area and Governor Cuomo has announced new restrictions to try to stop the spread, Jake Dobkin, co-founder of Gothamist and Lindy Washburn, health care reporter for The Record and NorthJersey.com, focus in on the numbers: cases, positivity rate, hospitalizations and more.

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