Governor Cuomo Announces Second-Straight Day of Record Low Single-Day and 7-Day COVID-19 Positivity Rates

7-Day Average is 0.56% — Has Declined Every Day for Two Straight Months; Lowest in the Country per Johns Hopkins University

NYS Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker Issues Letter to CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky on New York's School Mask Policy

Statewide Positivity Rate is 0.42%

89,424 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

916 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide — Lowest Since October 17

15 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19. New York State's 7-day statewide positivity rate fell to 0.56 percent — the 60th consecutive day of decline, down 84 percent from the previous peak of 3.57 percent on April 4, and down 93 percent from the post-holiday peak of 7.94 percent on January 4. New York's 7-day average positivity rate is the lowest of any state in the country for the third consecutive day, per Johns Hopkins University.

"We're working night and day to beat back this pandemic and reach the light at the end of the tunnel, but the key remains vaccinations and we need to get as many shots in arms as possible in every corner of this state," Governor Cuomo said. "Our numbers are trending in the right direction and much of the economy has been reopened but we cannot lose sight of our vaccination goals. For everyone who hasn't yet been vaccinated, remember that you don't just protect yourself with the shot — you protect family, friends and our state, so make an appointment or walk into a site today."

New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker issued a letter informing CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky of New York State's concern over the inconsistency in the CDC guidance between children who are unvaccinated at summer camps and the current rules for unvaccinated children at schools. New York has informed the CDC that on Monday the state intends to allow school districts to waive the mask mandate for students outside the building unless the CDC advises the state before Monday of contrary data or science.

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 187,686
Total Positive - 779
Percent Positive - 0.42%
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 0.56%
Patient Hospitalization - 916 (-54)
Patients Newly Admitted - 114
Patients in ICU - 232 (-13)
Patients in ICU with Intubation - 134 (-9)
Total Discharges - 182,730 (+128)
Deaths - 15
Total Deaths - 42,760
Total vaccine doses administered - 19,316,094
Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 89,424
Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 500,355
Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 65.9%
Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 57.9%
Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 54.2%
Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 46.5%

Each region's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

Region	Tuesday, June 1, 2021	Wednesday, June 2, 2021	Thursday, June 3, 2021
Capital Region	0.78%	0.75%	0.65%
Central New York	1.30%	1.20%	1.02%
Finger Lakes	1.46%	1.19%	1.17%
Long Island	0.59%	0.56%	0.51%
Mid-Hudson	0.58%	0.57%	0.49%
Mohawk Valley	0.83%	0.79%	0.80%
New York City	0.50%	0.48%	0.45%
North Country	0.87%	0.92%	0.77%
Southern Tier	0.56%	0.50%	0.55%
Western New York	0.92%	0.81%	0.78%
Statewide	0.64%	0.60%	0.56%

Each New York City borough's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

Borough in NYC	Tuesday, June 1, 2021	Wednesday, June 2, 2021	Thursday, June 3, 2021
Bronx	0.57%	0.56%	0.51%
Kings	0.49%	0.46%	0.43%
New York	0.35%	0.34%	0.33%
Queens	0.52%	0.51%	0.47%
Richmond	0.71%	0.69%	0.61%

Yesterday, 779 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,087,356. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	24,652	4
Allegany	3,536	1
Broome	18,583	17
Cattaraugus	5,712	3
Cayuga	6,322	3
Chautauqua	8,924	3
Chemung	7,728	4
Chenango	3,476	1
Clinton	4,833	1
Columbia	4,046	0
Cortland	3,898	3
Delaware	2,361	4
Dutchess	29,422	9
Erie	89,386	33
Essex	1,591	1
Franklin	2,552	2
Fulton	4,406	4
Genesee	5,427	1
Greene	3,400	2
Hamilton	313	0
Herkimer	5,174	2
Jefferson	6,090	3
Lewis	2,795	3
Livingston	4,504	5
Madison	4,548	2
Monroe	68,625	70
Montgomery	4,251	2
Nassau	183,309	43
Niagara	19,995	4
NYC	934,933	350
Oneida	22,532	18
Onondaga	38,758	18
Ontario	7,394	2
Orange	48,201	11
Orleans	3,113	3
Oswego	7,587	5
Otsego	3,450	1
Putnam	10,589	4
Rensselaer	11,204	9
Rockland	46,882	14
Saratoga	15,324	6
Schenectady	13,170	2
Schoharie	1,690	1
Schuyler	1,060	4
Seneca	2,005	1
St. Lawrence	6,617	1
Steuben	6,924	10
Suffolk	200,656	38
Sullivan	6,648	7
Tioga	3,801	2
Tompkins	4,334	3
Ulster	13,881	1
Warren	3,648	3
Washington	3,142	0
Wayne	5,752	5
Westchester	129,449	29
Wyoming	3,575	1
Yates	1,178	0

Yesterday, 15 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 42,760. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County	New Deaths
Allegany	1
Bronx	1
Erie	2
Greene	1
Kings	2
Monroe	2
Nassau	1
Queens	3
Suffolk	1
Tioga	1

All New York State mass vaccination sites are now open to eligible New Yorkers for walk-in vaccination on a first-come, first-serve basis. People who would prefer to schedule an appointment at a state-run mass vaccination site can do so on the Am I Eligible App or by calling 1-833-NYS-4-VAX. People may also contact their local health department, pharmacy, doctor or hospital to schedule appointments where vaccines are available, or visit vaccines.gov to find information on vaccine appointments near them.

Yesterday, 46,630 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 51,202 completed their vaccine series. A geographic breakdown of New Yorkers who have been vaccinated by region is as follows:

	People with at least one vaccine dose		People with complete vaccine series
Region	Cumulative Total	Increase over past 24 hours	Cumulative Total	Increase over past 24 hours
Capital Region	638,050	1,829	555,500	2,931
Central New York	508,017	1,442	446,713	1,560
Finger Lakes	646,373	1,983	568,154	3,046
Long Island	1,411,242	5,871	1,191,594	6,886
Mid-Hudson	1,151,508	4,991	973,787	5,726
Mohawk Valley	249,618	711	221,333	1,150
New York City	4,964,135	22,275	4,230,233	24,742
North Country	229,533	718	205,139	729
Southern Tier	331,119	1,043	292,581	1,161
Western New York	697,904	2,767	596,520	3,271
Statewide	10,827,499	43,630	9,281,554	51,202

The COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker Dashboard is available to update New Yorkers on the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. The New York State Department of Health requires vaccinating facilities to report all COVID-19 vaccine administration data within 24 hours; the vaccine administration data on the dashboard is updated daily to reflect the most up-to-date metrics in the state's vaccination effort.