Nation NY breakthrough infections grow sevenfold, but unvaccinated 13 times more likely to wind up in hospital: COVID-19 updates January 11, 2022January 11, 2022 Jorge L. Ortiz, N'dea Yancey-Bragg and Celina Tebor, USA TODAY Comments Off on NY breakthrough infections grow sevenfold, but unvaccinated 13 times more likely to wind up in hospital: COVID-19 updates The daily rate of breakthrough COVID infections among New Yorkers has risen but was dwarfed by infections among the unvaccinated. Latest news.