Gov. Cuomo announces COVID-19 infection rate below 1%

0.98 of Yesterday’s COVID-19 Tests were Positive

3 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

SLA and State Police Task Force Visits 984 Establishments; Observes 4 Establishments Not in Compliance

Confirms 896 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State – Bringing Statewide Total to 447,262; New Cases in 46 Counties

ALBANY, NY —  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New York State’s COVID-19 infection rate remained below one percent. Yesterday, 0.98 of test results reported to New York State were positive. The number of new cases, percentage of tests that were positive and many other helpful data points are always available at forward.ny.gov.

“No community rose to the occasion like New Yorkers rose to the occasion. We went from the highest infection rate in the nation to one of the lowest infection rates in the nation. That’s what the history books are going to say. That happened for one reason: Because New Yorkers stepped up and were loving and believed in community and cared for one another,” Governor Cuomo said. “Now our calibration is between managing COVID and managing reopening. We don’t want to see the COVID infection rate go over one percent for any period of time, and we are right up against it. There is no margin for error here – this pandemic is far from over: Everyone must keep washing their hands, socially distancing and wearing their masks, and above all, staying New York tough.”

Yesterday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 984 establishments in New York City and Long Island and observed 4 establishments that were not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown of yesterday’s observed violations is below:

• Brooklyn – 1

• Manhattan – 1

• Suffolk – 2

Today’s data is summarized briefly below:

• Patient Hospitalization – 486 (+3)

• Patients Newly Admitted – 72

• Hospital Counties – 33

• Number ICU – 135 (-3)

• Number ICU with Intubation – 68 (+1)

• Total Discharges – 75,962 (+59)

• Deaths – 3

• Total Deaths – 25,413

Of the 91,504 test results reported to New York State yesterday, 896, or 0.98 percent, were positive. Each region’s percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

The Governor also confirmed 896 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 447,262 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 447,262 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

Yesterday, there were 3 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,413. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

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