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

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

9 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

Confirms 918 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 395,872; New Cases in 42 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.

"New York continues to make progress combating the scourge of COVID-19, even as we see heavily increasing infections in other states," Governor Cuomo said. "Yesterday, hospitalizations continued to decline and we saw a low rate of positive tests, which show the state continues on the right track as we practice a slow, data-driven and incremental reopening. The more than 900 new cases in New York yesterday, while representing just 1.38 percent of tests, is a reminder that the virus is still here and I cannot repeat enough that our actions today - those of individuals being smart and following all precautions, and local governments enforcing the state's guidelines - will determine which direction these numbers go. This holiday weekend please wear a mask, social distance, wash your hands, and stay New York smart."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Patient Hospitalization - 857 (-21)
Patients Newly Admitted - 73 (-23)
Hospital Counties - 30
Number ICU - 188 (-21)
Number ICU with Intubation - 125 (-4)
Total Discharges - 70,794 (+96)
Deaths - 9
Total Deaths - 24,885

Of the 66,392 tests conducted in New York State yesterday, 918, or 1.38 percent, were positive. Each region's percentage of positive tests over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY
Capital Region	1.00%	1.20%	1.10%
Central New York	1.40%	1.60%	0.90%
Finger Lakes	1.50%	1.50%	1.80%
Long Island	1.10%	1.10%	0.90%
Mid-Hudson	0.80%	1.10%	1.40%
Mohawk Valley	1.40%	2.10%	2.90%
New York City	1.10%	1.30%	1.50%
North Country	0.40%	0.40%	1.20%
Southern Tier	0.70%	0.50%	0.50%
Western New York	1.30%	1.00%	1.70%

The Governor also confirmed 918 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 395,872 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 395,872 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	2,130	5
Allegany	63	1
Broome	736	7
Cattaraugus	124	0
Cayuga	120	1
Chautauqua	129	2
Chemung	145	1
Chenango	148	0
Clinton	101	0
Columbia	474	2
Cortland	48	1
Delaware	91	0
Dutchess	4,231	6
Erie	7,427	57
Essex	46	4
Franklin	33	1
Fulton	261	1
Genesee	239	1
Greene	263	3
Hamilton	6	0
Herkimer	172	8
Jefferson	93	3
Lewis	30	0
Livingston	130	0
Madison	360	1
Monroe	3,885	52
Montgomery	119	0
Nassau	41,947	37
Niagara	1,262	14
NYC	216,362	460
Oneida	1,708	36
Onondaga	2,909	12
Ontario	275	7
Orange	10,759	15
Orleans	282	0
Oswego	206	0
Otsego	84	0
Putnam	1,333	1
Rensselaer	559	3
Rockland	13,623	11
Saratoga	561	6
Schenectady	824	8
Schoharie	58	0
Schuyler	13	0
Seneca	70	0
St. Lawrence	222	2
Steuben	268	0
Suffolk	41,538	47
Sullivan	1,455	2
Tioga	143	0
Tompkins	178	0
Ulster	1,815	25
Warren	266	2
Washington	246	0
Wayne	181	5
Westchester	34,980	68
Wyoming	95	0
Yates	46	0