Article: ASTHMA, ALLERGIES HAVE NEARLY DOUBLED IN THE PAST WEEK

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued the following press release:

The number of New Yorkers experiencing allergy and asthma symptoms over the past week has more than doubled, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) announced today. DOHMH's daily monitoring of hospital emergency department showed an increase from 250 emergency department visits per day for asthma symptoms during the first three weeks of April to an average of 500 visits per day for the past several days. Additionally, sales of over-the-counter allergy medications increased more than two-fold over the past two weeks. This pattern is observed annually and marks the beginning of Spring ...

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