BTW NY65912, I'm glad to see you still posting. --good job on avoiding this bug; especially in an area hit so hard.
That said, NY does not have any particularly effective policies.
TX is in the news for their huge spike.
Their 7 day rolling average recently shot up to 66 deaths per day.
The State of NY is down to 26 deaths per day. (7 day rolling average)
IOW The State of NY is down to what has been typical for the State of Texas.
(note the Y-axis scales)
And why is TX shooting up?
They've had mask policy...
Also a heat wave that keeps people inside under AC.
So many variables...