Governor Cuomo Announces 35th Straight Day with COVID-19 Infection Rate Below 1 Percent

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

5 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

SLA and State Police Task Force Visits 1,380 Establishments; Observes 7 Establishments Not in Compliance

Confirms 880 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 442,791; New Cases in 48 Counties

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the 35th straight day that New York State's COVID-19 infection rate has been below 1 percent. 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's ability to beat back COVID-19 and slow the spread depends on what we do. That's why it's so important to wear a mask, socially distance and wash your hands, and why local governments are critical partners in enforcing state guidance," Governor Cuomo said. "When informed citizens stay safe and play by the rules, 35 straight days with an infection rate below 1 percent is what you get. Now we have to stay New York Tough and maintain a vigilant attitude so we don't go back to the hell we experienced."

Yesterday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 1,380 establishments in New York City and Long Island and observed 7 establishments that were not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown of yesterday's observed violations is below:

Manhattan - 1
Nassau - 1
Suffolk - 5

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Patient Hospitalization - 474 (-8)
Patients Newly Admitted - 68
Hospital Counties - 32
Number ICU - 120 (+0)
Number ICU with Intubation - 54 (-1)
Total Discharges - 75,649 (+65)
Deaths - 5
Total Deaths - 25,382

Of the 89,722 test results reported to New York State yesterday, 880, or 0.98 percent, were positive. Each region's percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY
Capital Region	0.7%	1.4%	1.2%
Central New York	0.8%	1.0%	1.3%
Finger Lakes	0.6%	1.0%	1.1%
Long Island	1.8%	1.0%	1.3%
Mid-Hudson	1.3%	1.1%	1.2%
Mohawk Valley	0.5%	0.4%	1.0%
New York City	0.7%	1.0%	0.7%
North Country	0.8%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Tier	0.3%	0.4%	0.7%
Western New York	1.5%	1.2%	1.5%

The Governor also confirmed 880 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 442,791 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 442,791 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	2,882	23
Allegany	93	0
Broome	1,395	12
Cattaraugus	239	3
Cayuga	185	0
Chautauqua	496	4
Chemung	239	21
Chenango	244	2
Clinton	152	0
Columbia	577	1
Cortland	109	5
Delaware	128	3
Dutchess	4,975	13
Erie	10,503	59
Essex	150	0
Franklin	60	1
Fulton	315	3
Genesee	306	0
Greene	317	0
Hamilton	14	0
Herkimer	312	4
Jefferson	157	1
Lewis	50	0
Livingston	190	0
Madison	476	1
Monroe	5,676	28
Montgomery	217	2
Nassau	45,550	105
Niagara	1,671	5
NYC	237,252	269
Oneida	2,333	11
Onondaga	4,043	20
Ontario	427	4
Orange	11,594	22
Orleans	320	2
Oswego	357	24
Otsego	296	5
Putnam	1,550	9
Rensselaer	870	3
Rockland	14,510	30
Saratoga	943	25
Schenectady	1,343	8
Schoharie	75	1
Schuyler	30	1
Seneca	103	0
St. Lawrence	303	1
Steuben	326	1
Suffolk	45,534	71
Sullivan	1,548	0
Tioga	218	0
Tompkins	369	8
Ulster	2,209	5
Warren	341	9
Washington	275	3
Wayne	301	3
Westchester	37,454	49
Wyoming	127	0
Yates	62	0

Yesterday, there were 5 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,382. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: