Governor Cuomo Announces COVID-19 Infection Rate Below 1 Percent

0.88 of Yesterday's COVID-19 Tests were Positive

10 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

SLA and State Police Task Force Visits 1,495 Establishments; Observes 4 Establishments Not in Compliance

Confirms 790 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 448,052; New Cases in 50 Counties

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New York State's COVID-19 infection rate remained below one percent. Yesterday, 0.88 of test results reported to New York State were positive. The number of new cases, percentage of tests that were positive and many other helpful data points are always available at forward.ny.gov.

"Our numbers continue to remain steady and our infection rate is again below one percent, which is great news. We went from the highest infection rate in the nation to one of the lowest, and that's a testament to the hard work of New Yorkers, who came together and flattened the curve," Governor Cuomo said. "As we head into fall and the flu season ahead, it's going to take the work of all us to protect this progress we've gained: We must all keep washing our hands, wearing our masks and remaining socially distant."

Yesterday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 1,495 establishments in New York City and Long Island and observed 4 establishments that were not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown of yesterday's observed violations is below:

Manhattan - 1
Suffolk - 3

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Patient Hospitalization - 478 (-8)
Patients Newly Admitted - 81
Hospital Counties - 32
Number ICU - 141 (+6)
Number ICU with Intubation - 62 (-6)
Total Discharges - 76,036 (+74)
Deaths - 10
Total Deaths - 25,423

Of the 89,727 test results reported to New York State yesterday, 790, or 0.88 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%	1.0%	0.5%
Central New York	1.1%	1.2%	1.6%
Finger Lakes	0.5%	0.6%	0.4%
Long Island	1.3%	1.1%	0.9%
Mid-Hudson	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%
Mohawk Valley	0.3%	0.6%	0.4%
New York City	0.8%	1.0%	0.9%
North Country	0.3%	0.2%	0.4%
Southern Tier	0.2%	0.4%	0.4%
Western New York	1.1%	1.5%	1.2%

The Governor also confirmed 790 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 448,052 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 448,052 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	2,979	10
Allegany	95	1
Broome	1,450	13
Cattaraugus	249	1
Cayuga	195	1
Chautauqua	535	2
Chemung	305	11
Chenango	248	3
Clinton	154	0
Columbia	580	1
Cortland	150	9
Delaware	129	0
Dutchess	5,050	8
Erie	10,873	40
Essex	157	3
Franklin	64	1
Fulton	331	0
Genesee	309	0
Greene	319	0
Hamilton	14	0
Herkimer	318	2
Jefferson	160	1
Lewis	50	0
Livingston	201	2
Madison	484	4
Monroe	5,857	18
Montgomery	219	0
Nassau	46,052	63
Niagara	1,707	4
NYC	239,306	348
Oneida	2,369	6
Onondaga	4,185	27
Ontario	454	2
Orange	11,760	26
Orleans	322	0
Oswego	418	6
Otsego	324	2
Putnam	1,569	2
Rensselaer	895	3
Rockland	14,747	49
Saratoga	985	9
Schenectady	1,374	2
Schoharie	83	0
Schuyler	37	4
Seneca	105	1
St. Lawrence	314	1
Steuben	342	3
Suffolk	45,956	41
Sullivan	1,568	3
Tioga	222	1
Tompkins	390	2
Ulster	2,235	4
Warren	354	2
Washington	287	0
Wayne	306	1
Westchester	37,718	46
Wyoming	131	1
Yates	62	0

Yesterday, there were 10 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,423. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: