Photo: Rachel Brosnahan InstagramRachel Brosnahancan add impromptu plumber to her list of impressive accolades.In anInstagram postMonday, the 31-year-old actress shared that she pulled a drowned rat out of her New York City toilet and took the opportunity to also offer well wishes to her followers as COVID-19 cases in the city and across the country continue surging.“New York, I love you. Stay safe out there folks and let’s please look out for each other as this new wave moves through our ranks. In other NYC news, today I pulled a drowned rat out of our toilet,” Brosnahan captioned the post.She can be seen getting serious about the task in a photo where the star is wearing household gloves and a face mask. She posed with two wooden sticks that may have been plungers or possibly a broken broom handle, which helped accomplish the mission.Cases of COVID-19 areon the risein the United States and around the world as the Delta and Omicron variants continue to spread at rapid rates. In the two weeks sinceomicron was first identified in the U.S., it hasalready become the dominant variant, accounting for 73% of new infections between Dec. 12 and 18, the Centers for Disease Control said Monday. Just a week earlier, it represented just 12% of cases.Cases are spiking in New York City, where many restaurants closed and severalBroadway shows were canceled temporarilyamid the new outbreak. The total number of cases reported for the past week was the highest of the pandemic, according to theNew York Times.New York City’s rat population is no secret and based on Brosnahan’s post, celebrities can’t run from it either. In November, theTimespublished a report that the city’s rodents werethriving during the pandemicand dug into the causes, which included closed restaurants, an increase in household trash and a wet summer, among others.Stefanie Keenan/GettyTheMarvelous Mrs. Maiselstar is married to actor Jason Ralph. They tied the knot in 2016.Brosnahan plays the main character Midge Maisel in Season 4 ofThe Marvelous Mrs. Maiselset to premiere Feb. 18, 2022, on Amazon Prime Video.As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from theCDC,WHOandlocal public health departments.PEOPLE has partnered with GoFundMeto raise money for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a GoFundMe.org fundraiser to support everything from frontline responders to families in need, as well as organizations helping communities. For more information or to donate, clickhere.
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Rachel Brosnahancan add impromptu plumber to her list of impressive accolades.In anInstagram postMonday, the 31-year-old actress shared that she pulled a drowned rat out of her New York City toilet and took the opportunity to also offer well wishes to her followers as COVID-19 cases in the city and across the country continue surging.“New York, I love you. Stay safe out there folks and let’s please look out for each other as this new wave moves through our ranks. In other NYC news, today I pulled a drowned rat out of our toilet,” Brosnahan captioned the post.She can be seen getting serious about the task in a photo where the star is wearing household gloves and a face mask. She posed with two wooden sticks that may have been plungers or possibly a broken broom handle, which helped accomplish the mission.Cases of COVID-19 areon the risein the United States and around the world as the Delta and Omicron variants continue to spread at rapid rates. In the two weeks sinceomicron was first identified in the U.S., it hasalready become the dominant variant, accounting for 73% of new infections between Dec. 12 and 18, the Centers for Disease Control said Monday. Just a week earlier, it represented just 12% of cases.Cases are spiking in New York City, where many restaurants closed and severalBroadway shows were canceled temporarilyamid the new outbreak. The total number of cases reported for the past week was the highest of the pandemic, according to theNew York Times.New York City’s rat population is no secret and based on Brosnahan’s post, celebrities can’t run from it either. In November, theTimespublished a report that the city’s rodents werethriving during the pandemicand dug into the causes, which included closed restaurants, an increase in household trash and a wet summer, among others.Stefanie Keenan/GettyTheMarvelous Mrs. Maiselstar is married to actor Jason Ralph. They tied the knot in 2016.Brosnahan plays the main character Midge Maisel in Season 4 ofThe Marvelous Mrs. Maiselset to premiere Feb. 18, 2022, on Amazon Prime Video.As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from theCDC,WHOandlocal public health departments.PEOPLE has partnered with GoFundMeto raise money for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a GoFundMe.org fundraiser to support everything from frontline responders to families in need, as well as organizations helping communities. For more information or to donate, clickhere.
Rachel Brosnahancan add impromptu plumber to her list of impressive accolades.
In anInstagram postMonday, the 31-year-old actress shared that she pulled a drowned rat out of her New York City toilet and took the opportunity to also offer well wishes to her followers as COVID-19 cases in the city and across the country continue surging.
“New York, I love you. Stay safe out there folks and let’s please look out for each other as this new wave moves through our ranks. In other NYC news, today I pulled a drowned rat out of our toilet,” Brosnahan captioned the post.
She can be seen getting serious about the task in a photo where the star is wearing household gloves and a face mask. She posed with two wooden sticks that may have been plungers or possibly a broken broom handle, which helped accomplish the mission.
Cases of COVID-19 areon the risein the United States and around the world as the Delta and Omicron variants continue to spread at rapid rates. In the two weeks sinceomicron was first identified in the U.S., it hasalready become the dominant variant, accounting for 73% of new infections between Dec. 12 and 18, the Centers for Disease Control said Monday. Just a week earlier, it represented just 12% of cases.
Cases are spiking in New York City, where many restaurants closed and severalBroadway shows were canceled temporarilyamid the new outbreak. The total number of cases reported for the past week was the highest of the pandemic, according to theNew York Times.
New York City’s rat population is no secret and based on Brosnahan’s post, celebrities can’t run from it either. In November, theTimespublished a report that the city’s rodents werethriving during the pandemicand dug into the causes, which included closed restaurants, an increase in household trash and a wet summer, among others.
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TheMarvelous Mrs. Maiselstar is married to actor Jason Ralph. They tied the knot in 2016.
Brosnahan plays the main character Midge Maisel in Season 4 ofThe Marvelous Mrs. Maiselset to premiere Feb. 18, 2022, on Amazon Prime Video.
As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from theCDC,WHOandlocal public health departments.PEOPLE has partnered with GoFundMeto raise money for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a GoFundMe.org fundraiser to support everything from frontline responders to families in need, as well as organizations helping communities. For more information or to donate, clickhere.
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