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lifting their mask restrictions and opening up in ways that we didn t expect even just a few weeks ago, do you think these ads are even effective at this point given the midterms are months away? i do because this isn t about november. this is about primaries that are much, much closer. particularly when you talk about candidates in ohio and pennsylvania where there has been a race among many candidates to be the closest to former president trump and that means a pull to the right. with dr. fauci, he really has become an avatar of sorts for the right of lockdown and government limitations that happened during covid. and when you re talking about these states like ohio which is a red state, that is something that really activates the base which all of these candidates are trying to attract their side in these crowded fields to replace retiring senators.
the door to normalcy begins to crack open in places that have had some of the toughest covid rules. new york joining a growing list of democrat-leaning states to announce a rollback of indoor mask restrictions. they re encouraged by numbers showing the seven-day average of new covid cases is down 44%. deaths, however, still creeping up, 2400 a day. lawmakers nationwide, however, facing a shifting political reality. gabe gutierrez has late details. reporter: tonight the era of sweeping covid mandates seems to be over. new york today joining a growing number of states and cities rolling back mask restrictions, dropping its vaccine mask requirement for businesses. we re not surrendering. we re going to continue to be adaptable and response alternative the changing circumstances. reporter: nationwide, the seven-day average of cases is down 44%, and hospitalizations down 25%.
area. they have spare the air days when things aren t so good. they make changes until it gets better. the same can a ply here. hospitalization capacity and say we need to make sure the critical infrastructure is safe, our kids are protected. and having these very clear gates, very clear guidance thresholds are really important. the ones from last summer are now out of date. we need to get a much clearer sense of what the goal is and that gives people something to shoot for. absolutely. we all want clarity. and i want to focus on what we can see. new jersey is one of the states planning to change the mask restrictions. one of three east coast states lifting those restrictions, specifically in schools. new jersey is planning to do that in early march. here s governor phil murphy s reasoning. our case count, hospitalizations, the spot positivity rate, the rate of transmission are all dropping like a rock. dropping like a rock. and we took a look at the stats.
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