The Fordham Tick Index, which monitors tick activity in southern New York, Connecticut and Northern New Jersey, currently rates the bite risk as "very high" – 9 out of 10 on its scale.

The Fordham Tick Index said that the risk of a tick bite is “very high” at 9 out of 10 on the scale for southern New York, Connecticut and northern New Jersey.

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The CDC said that this year already has the highest number of tick emergency room visits since 2019.