Charli XCX, pictured at a benefit during the 2019 international Cannes film festival, in southern France.
The singer bowed out as musical guest on “Saturday Night Live,” citing the limited crew for the taping.
The show returned for its 47th year in September with 16 cast members and five featured players, a particularly crowded field.
The virus outbreak halted its 45th season for about a month, but “SNL” was back on the air by mid-April with a “quarantine version” of the show hosted by Tom Hanks.
New York state reported Saturday that nearly 22,000 people had tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday — eclipsing the previous day’s mark for the highest single-day total for new cases since testing became widely available.
Other live shows in New York have been devastated anew by the recent coronavirus surge, with many Broadway stages forced to go dark because of outbreaks.