City officials are continuing efforts to get the public tested for coronavirus with Get Tested Tuesday.

Tuesday is the city's weekly initiative to get tested for COVID-19, and a day of action where test and trace members provide information about where to get a free COVID-19 tests. The outreach groups will be in several neighborhoods Tuesday with higher positivity rates, handing out masks and helping people find options for testing sites.

New York City’s seven-day average positivity rate is 4.04% as of Tuesday morning. The positivity rate in the Bronx is 4.47%, and Brooklyn stands at 4.04%.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says these next few months will be crucial, especially after the holidays. He emphasized that data suggests 11,000 people will be hospitalized in a month if numbers don't change by January.

Test and trace efforts have increased in communities in need with more testing options, like pop-up sites to self-swab sites.

The goal of Get Tested Tuesday, beyond keeping the positivity rate down, is preventing a second shutdown from happening.