overall capacity. reporter: while the empire state is setting new records for covid infections, it s not yet seeing a corresponding increase in hospitalizations. this time last year during the second wave, we had almost a thousand cases this time last year. and compared to where we were back in the first wave, we had 3,500 patients in our hospitals. reporter: and here in new york city, a big focus on boosters. mayor bill de blasio announcing a $100 innocentive for any city resident who gets a covid-19 booster at a city-run vaccination site. this booster bonus incentive program starts today and goes through the end of the month. jim? not a bad deal. 100 bucks for a booster. thanks so much, athena jones. let s look at how hospitals are handling this and what they are seeing there. we re joined by the executive vice president and chief nursing officer at holy name medical