Friday was the second day that free at-home COVID testing kits were handed out at pop-up sites across New York City, and in some areas of the city, larger-than-expected turnouts led to angry crowds and arguments. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had announced 2,000 kits were to be handed out across the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. On Friday, New York State announced a record 44,431 positive COVID tests across the state, a new record as the omicron variant spreads rapidly. | Sign up for FOX 5 email newslettersFEMA has also started opening additional test sites in the city for people who need test kits. Americans have been searching drugstores for scarce home tests or waiting hours in chilly temperatures at testing facilities across the country.
