Governor Cuomo Announces New Record High Number of COVID-19 Tests Reported to New York State

00,022 Test Results Reported to New York State Yesterday

Hospitalizations Drop to 429—New Low Since March 16

Intubations Drop to 47—New Low Since March 14

0.69 Percent of Yesterday's COVID-19 Tests were Positive; 23 Straight Days with Infection Rate Below 1 Percent

Rapid Testing Ongoing in Western New York; Call 833-NYSTRNG to Make an Appointment

8 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

SLA and State Police Task Force Visits 1,734 Establishments; Observes 11 Establishments Not in Compliance

Confirms 698 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 434,100; New Cases in 44 Counties

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that 100,022 test results were reported to New York State yesterday—a new record high. Hospitalizations dropped to 429, a new low since March 16, and intubations dropped to 47, a new low since March 14. New York State's infection rate has been below 1 percent for 23 straight days. 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's highest-ever number of tests and infection rate of 0.69 percent are great news, especially when you consider what's going on around the country and around the world," Governor Cuomo said. "The state is doing extraordinarily well, and again, kudos to all New Yorkers because there's no mystery as to how this happens. It's a social action and it's the community of the people of the State of New York acting out of mutuality and concern for one another. Everyone should continue to wear masks, socially distance and wash their hands, and local governments should continue to enforce state guidance so we can get through this together."

Governor Cuomo also reminded Western New York residents that ongoing rapid testing is being conducted at eight sites in the region. Residents can call 833-NYSTRNG to make an appointment. On August 27, the governor deployed a testing SWAT team to Western New York to address the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases in the region. He also announced the eight sites, which can be found here:

Delavan-Grider Community Center

877 E. Delavan Ave.

Buffalo, NY 14215

True Bethel Baptist Church

907 E. Ferry St.

Buffalo, NY 14211

Northwest Buffalo Community Center

155 Lawn Ave.

Buffalo, NY 14207

Dunkirk Fire Murphy Training Grounds

665 Brigham Road

Dunkirk, NY 14048

SUNY ECC North

6205 Main St.

Williamsville, NY 14221

Union Fire Company

1845 Union Road

West Seneca, NY 14224

John A. Duke Senior Center

1201 Hyde Park Blvd.

Niagara Falls, NY 14301

YWCA of the Niagara Frontier

32 Cottage St.

Lockport, NY 14094

Yesterday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 1,734 establishments in New York City and Long Island and observed 11 establishments that were not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown of yesterday's observed violations is below:

Manhattan - 1
Queens - 4
Suffolk - 6

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Patient Hospitalization - 429 (-29)
Patients Newly Admitted - 51
Hospital Counties - 30
Number ICU - 112 (-4)
Number ICU with Intubation - 47 (-1)
Total Discharges - 75,062 (+72)
Deaths - 8
Total Deaths - 25,327

Of the 100,022 test results reported to New York State yesterday, 698, or 0.69 percent, were positive. Each region's percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
Capital Region	0.5%	0.7%	0.6%
Central New York	0.8%	0.4%	0.8%
Finger Lakes	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Long Island	0.5%	0.6%	0.8%
Mid-Hudson	0.9%	0.8%	0.8%
Mohawk Valley	0.1%	0.6%	0.5%
New York City	0.6%	0.7%	0.7%
North Country	0.8%	0.2%	0.4%
Southern Tier	0.5%	0.4%	0.3%
Western New York	1.2%	1.2%	1.6%

The Governor also confirmed 698 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 434,100 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 434,100 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	2,764	10
Allegany	89	1
Broome	1,295	9
Cattaraugus	201	4
Cayuga	177	0
Chautauqua	382	9
Chemung	200	4
Chenango	227	2
Clinton	150	0
Columbia	569	0
Cortland	99	1
Delaware	115	3
Dutchess	4,852	6
Erie	9,807	66
Essex	128	2
Franklin	58	0
Fulton	311	0
Genesee	294	1
Greene	307	0
Hamilton	14	0
Herkimer	297	2
Jefferson	150	1
Lewis	49	1
Livingston	182	0
Madison	461	2
Monroe	5,443	21
Montgomery	202	0
Nassau	44,610	56
Niagara	1,612	7
NYC	233,969	281
Oneida	2,272	4
Onondaga	3,883	17
Ontario	389	3
Orange	11,418	8
Orleans	306	0
Oswego	295	4
Otsego	143	9
Putnam	1,500	6
Rensselaer	833	3
Rockland	14,233	15
Saratoga	842	10
Schenectady	1,260	5
Schoharie	69	0
Schuyler	26	0
Seneca	100	2
St. Lawrence	274	1
Steuben	315	2
Suffolk	44,763	51
Sullivan	1,521	5
Tioga	208	0
Tompkins	264	3
Ulster	2,168	6
Warren	321	0
Washington	267	0
Wayne	280	0
Westchester	36,949	54
Wyoming	126	1
Yates	61	0

Yesterday, there were 8 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,327. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: