August 31, 2020
Albany, NY

Governor Cuomo Announces COVID-19 Hospitalizations, ICU Patients and Deaths Drop to New Lows

Hospitalizations Drop to 418—New Low Since March 16

ICU Patients Drop to 109—New Low Since March 15

1 COVID-19 Death in New York State Yesterday—New Low; No Deaths Reported in NYC

0.99 Percent of Yesterday's COVID-19 Tests were Positive; 24 Straight Days with Infection Rate Below 1 Percent

SLA and State Police Task Force Visits 1,110 Establishments; Observes 5 Establishments Not in Compliance

Confirms 656 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 434,756; New Cases in 41 Counties

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU patients have dropped to new lows. Hospitalizations dropped to 418, a new low since March 16, and the number of patients in ICUs dropped to 109, a new low since March 15. Yesterday, one person was reported to have died from COVID-19 in New York State, which is the lowest single-day death toll. No deaths were reported in New York City. The number of new cases, percentage of tests that were positive and many other helpful data points are always available at forward.ny.gov.

"Yesterday we had the lowest number hospitalized and the lowest number in the ICU since this crisis began. One New Yorker passed away and that New Yorker's family is in our thoughts and prayers, but we should pause a moment on that fact. There was a time when we were going through this crisis when we literally had hundreds of people dying every day," Governor Cuomo said. "And I asked New Yorkers to understand the facts and to act responsibly and I said that what the future holds is determined by what New Yorkers do. Together we did flatten the curve and we saved lives."

Yesterday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 1,110 establishments in New York City and Long Island and observed 5 establishments that were not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown of yesterday's observed violations is below:

  • Queens - 5

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Patient Hospitalization - 418 (-11)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 29
  • Hospital Counties - 32
  • Number ICU - 109 (-3)
  • Number ICU with Intubation - 51 (+4)
  • Total Discharges - 75,100 (+38)
  • Deaths - 1
  • Total Deaths - 25,328

Of the 66,241 test results reported to New York State yesterday, 656, or 0.99 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

0.7%

0.6%

0.6%

Central New York

0.4%

0.8%

1.3%

Finger Lakes

0.5%

0.6%

0.4%

Long Island

0.6%

0.8%

1.2%

Mid-Hudson

0.8%

0.8%

1.3%

Mohawk Valley

0.6%

0.5%

0.3%

New York City

0.7%

0.7%

0.9%

North Country

0.2%

0.4%

0.2%

Southern Tier

0.4%

0.3%

0.7%

Western New York

1.2%

1.6%

2.0%

The Governor also confirmed 656 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 434,756 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 434,756 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

2,770

6

Allegany

89

0

Broome

1,307

12

Cattaraugus

205

4

Cayuga

178

1

Chautauqua

394

12

Chemung

203

3

Chenango

228

1

Clinton

150

0

Columbia

569

0

Cortland

100

1

Delaware

115

0

Dutchess

4,865

13

Erie

9,872

65

Essex

129

1

Franklin

58

0

Fulton

311

0

Genesee

295

1

Greene

307

0

Hamilton

14

0

Herkimer

297

0

Jefferson

150

0

Lewis

49

0

Livingston

183

1

Madison

461

0

Monroe

5,452

9

Montgomery

206

4

Nassau

44,677

67

Niagara

1,618

6

NYC

234,237

268

Oneida

2,274

2

Onondaga

3,892

9

Ontario

391

2

Orange

11,433

15

Orleans

306

0

Oswego

303

8

Otsego

144

1

Putnam

1,501

1

Rensselaer

838

5

Rockland

14,255

22

Saratoga

844

2

Schenectady

1,263

3

Schoharie

69

0

Schuyler

26

0

Seneca

100

0

St. Lawrence

275

1

Steuben

315

0

Suffolk

44,820

57

Sullivan

1,529

8

Tioga

209

1

Tompkins

265

1

Ulster

2,175

7

Warren

321

0

Washington

267

0

Wayne

280

0

Westchester

36,984

35

Wyoming

126

0

Yates

62

1

Yesterday, there was 1 death due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,328. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence

County

New Deaths

Westchester

1

Contact the Governor's Press Office

Contact us by phone:

Albany: (518) 474 - 8418
New York City: (212) 681 - 4640

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