Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress During COVID-19 Pandemic

Governor Releases 'Mask Up, Long Island' PSA Featuring Members of Long Island's Reopening Control Room

ICU Patients Drop to 127 — New Low Since March 16

Hospitalizations Drop to 535 — New Low Since March 17

0.88 Percent of Yesterday's COVID-19 Tests were Positive

2 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

SLA and State Police Task Force Observes Violations of State Requirements at 19 Establishments

Confirms 476 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 421,336; New Cases in 36 Counties

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The number of new cases, percentage of tests that were positive and many other helpful data points are always available at forward.ny.gov.

The Governor also released a new Public Service Announcement today, made for and by Long Islanders, reminding their neighbors to wear a mask and help stop the spread of coronavirus. The advertisement features members of the State's Long Island Control Room, including Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, Long Island Federation of Labor President John Durso, NAACP Long Island Regional Director Tracey Edwards, and Long Island Association President Kevin Law. New York State is partnering with Altice to air the PSA on Long Island. The PSA can be viewed here.

"Our numbers reflect the work of everyone in this state, and the number of ICU patients and hospitalizations have reached new lows again. That is extraordinary given where we were just a few months ago," Governor Cuomo said. "We are fighting on two fronts to protect our progress: We are fighting against the rise of cases across the nation and we are fighting against lack of compliance within our own state. While most establishments are complying, it's the few that are not in compliance that pose a threat to our progress. This is an enforcement issue, not an information issue. I need the local governments and the local police departments to enforce - it's that simple."

Yesterday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 770 establishments in New York City and Long Island and observed 19 establishments that were not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown of yesterday's observed violations is below:

- Bronx - 7
- Brooklyn - 1
- Manhattan - 2
- Queens - 3
- Suffolk - 6

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Patient Hospitalization - 535 (-13)
Patients Newly Admitted - 48
Hospital Counties - 29
Number ICU - 127 (-4)
Number ICU with Intubation - 62 (-4)
Total Discharges - 73,736 (+47)
Deaths - 2
Total Deaths - 25,204

Of the 54,002 test results reported to New York State yesterday, 476, or 0.88 percent, were positive. Each region's percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
Capital Region	0.9%	0.8%	0.8%
Central New York	0.8%	0.7%	0.6%
Finger Lakes	0.8%	0.9%	0.7%
Long Island	0.9%	0.6%	1.2%
Mid-Hudson	0.7%	0.6%	0.9%
Mohawk Valley	0.9%	0.5%	0.5%
New York City	1.1%	0.9%	0.9%
North Country	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Tier	1.2%	0.3%	0.4%
Western New York	1.7%	1.6%	0.8%

The Governor also confirmed 476 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 421,336 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 421,336 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	2,600	5
Allegany	80	1
Broome	1,131	5
Cattaraugus	166	1
Cayuga	152	0
Chautauqua	257	4
Chemung	172	1
Chenango	216	0
Clinton	128	1
Columbia	541	1
Cortland	95	0
Delaware	105	0
Dutchess	4,613	6
Erie	8,918	14
Essex	55	0
Franklin	54	0
Fulton	297	1
Genesee	277	0
Greene	293	1
Hamilton	8	0
Herkimer	274	0
Jefferson	142	0
Lewis	41	0
Livingston	176	0
Madison	412	0
Monroe	4,976	20
Montgomery	177	1
Nassau	43,690	35
Niagara	1,500	2
NYC	228,069	237
Oneida	2,150	4
Onondaga	3,585	9
Ontario	361	1
Orange	11,168	9
Orleans	298	0
Oswego	253	0
Otsego	116	0
Putnam	1,449	0
Rensselaer	766	1
Rockland	13,949	7
Saratoga	760	3
Schenectady	1,060	2
Schoharie	69	0
Schuyler	22	0
Seneca	90	1
St. Lawrence	263	0
Steuben	298	0
Suffolk	43,844	58
Sullivan	1,489	0
Tioga	193	0
Tompkins	234	0
Ulster	2,072	10
Warren	312	4
Washington	260	1
Wayne	252	2
Westchester	36,233	28
Wyoming	118	0
Yates	57	0

Yesterday, there were 2 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,204. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: