Governor Cuomo Announces 20 Straight Days with COVID-19 Infection Rate Below 1 Percent

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

4 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

SLA and State Police Task Force Visits 1,092 Establishments; Observes 2 Establishments Not in Compliance

Confirms 791 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 432,131; New Cases in 46 Counties

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New York State's rate of positive COVID-19 tests has been less than 1 percent for 20 straight days. The governor also 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.

"We're closely monitoring the state's COVID-19 data every day, and the continued 20-day streak with an infection rate below 1 percent is good news. However, I urge New Yorkers not to get complacent, particularly as we move into the fall season," Governor Cuomo said. "COVID-19 is still a real threat, and it's the actions each of us take—wearing masks, socially distancing and washing our hands—that make the difference in our ability to fight this virus. Congratulations to New Yorkers—stay with it and stay New York Tough."

Yesterday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 1,092 establishments in New York City and Long Island and observed 2 establishments that were not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown of yesterday's observed violations is below:

Queens - 2

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Patient Hospitalization - 490 (-2)
Patients Newly Admitted - 73
Hospital Counties - 32
Number ICU - 126 (-10)
Number ICU with Intubation - 52 (-2)
Total Discharges - 74,850 (+59)
Deaths - 4
Total Deaths - 25,309

Of the 83,437 test results reported to New York State yesterday, 791, or 0.95 percent, were positive. Each region's percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Capital Region	1.4%	0.5%	1.1%
Central New York	0.8%	0.6%	1.4%
Finger Lakes	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Long Island	1.1%	0.9%	0.6%
Mid-Hudson	1.0%	0.9%	1.2%
Mohawk Valley	0.8%	0.2%	0.4%
New York City	0.8%	0.9%	0.9%
North Country	0.5%	0.6%	1.2%
Southern Tier	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%
Western New York	1.8%	1.4%	2.0%

The Governor also confirmed 791 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 432,131 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 432,131 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	2,736	18
Allegany	87	1
Broome	1,274	6
Cattaraugus	188	3
Cayuga	176	1
Chautauqua	340	30
Chemung	194	0
Chenango	224	1
Clinton	148	1
Columbia	568	4
Cortland	98	0
Delaware	110	1
Dutchess	4,815	17
Erie	9,668	79
Essex	119	14
Franklin	58	1
Fulton	310	1
Genesee	292	0
Greene	306	0
Hamilton	13	0
Herkimer	294	2
Jefferson	148	2
Lewis	48	0
Livingston	181	0
Madison	439	4
Monroe	5,385	21
Montgomery	198	1
Nassau	44,450	47
Niagara	1,595	5
NYC	233,140	315
Oneida	2,264	5
Onondaga	3,832	31
Ontario	384	3
Orange	11,382	16
Orleans	305	0
Oswego	287	1
Otsego	124	0
Putnam	1,487	5
Rensselaer	823	1
Rockland	14,183	22
Saratoga	829	5
Schenectady	1,231	20
Schoharie	69	0
Schuyler	24	0
Seneca	98	0
St. Lawrence	269	2
Steuben	311	1
Suffolk	44,641	36
Sullivan	1,506	7
Tioga	206	0
Tompkins	249	1
Ulster	2,152	11
Warren	318	2
Washington	266	0
Wayne	279	2
Westchester	36,825	45
Wyoming	125	0
Yates	60	0

Yesterday, there were 4 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,309. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: