June 26, 2020
Albany, NY

Governor Cuomo Announces New York State to Assist States with High Infection Rates

1.1 Percent of COVID Tests Positive Based on 7-Day Average, Lowest of Any Big State in the Nation

14 COVID Deaths in New York State Yesterday, Lowest Three-Day Average (16) Since Pandemic Began

Lowest Daily Total of Hospitalizations Since March 18

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Confirms 805 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 391,220; New Cases in 40 Counties

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced New York will offer to assist states with high infection rates, as several states begin to see spikes in COVID-19. The Governor also announced a 7-day average of positive tests is 1.1 percent - the lowest of any big state in the nation. He also announced New York yesterday saw the lowest number of hospitalizations since March 18.

"New York's response to the COVID-19 pandemic has always been by the numbers," Governor Cuomo said. "As states across the nation are seeing spikes in new cases, New York continues to see declining numbers, which is why we are reaching out to those states to offer our help. In our hour of need we had volunteers from across the country who helped us go from the worst situation in the country to one of the best, and we will repay that help and that kindness in any way we can."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Patient Hospitalization - 951 (-45), lowest daily total since pandemic began
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 62 (-6)
  • Hospital Counties - 30
  • Number ICU - 244 (-26)
  • Number ICU that are intubated - 146 (-21)
  • Total Discharges - 70,115 (+105)
  • Deaths - 14
  • Total Deaths - 24,814

Of the 61,723 tests conducted in New York State yesterday, 805, or 1.30 percent, were positive. This gives New York a 1.1% average for past week, which is the lowest seven-day average in the country for a big state, according to Johns Hopkins University. Each region's percentage of positive tests over the last three days is as follows:

REGION

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

New York City

1.20%

1.20%

1.40%

Capital Region

0.20%

0.80%

0.90%

Central New York

2.30%

1.10%

1.40%

Finger Lakes

1.20%

1.40%

1.60%

Long Island

1.10%

1.00%

1.10%

Hudson Valley

0.90%

1.10%

1.20%

Mohawk Valley

2.30%

2.20%

2.00%

North Country

0.00%

0.30%

0.20%

Southern Tier

0.10%

0.50%

1.20%

Western New York

1.00%

0.80%

1.40%


The Governor also confirmed 805 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 391,220 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 391,220 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

2,084

8

Allegany

58

0

Broome

697

17

Cattaraugus

123

2

Cayuga

109

0

Chautauqua

122

1

Chemung

139

0

Chenango

145

1

Clinton

101

0

Columbia

460

5

Cortland

44

0

Delaware

91

0

Dutchess

4,179

3

Erie

7,181

43

Essex

41

0

Franklin

28

0

Fulton

248

4

Genesee

232

1

Greene

257

0

Hamilton

6

0

Herkimer

149

6

Jefferson

85

0

Lewis

26

1

Livingston

126

0

Madison

351

2

Monroe

3,641

39

Montgomery

113

2

Nassau

41,684

38

Niagara

1,213

10

NYC

214,070

371

Oneida

1,520

41

Onondaga

2,782

31

Ontario

252

4

Orange

10,698

19

Orleans

279

0

Oswego

192

1

Otsego

83

0

Putnam

1,317

6

Rensselaer

549

8

Rockland

13,557

8

Saratoga

540

0

Schenectady

781

3

Schoharie

57

0

Schuyler

12

0

Seneca

69

3

St. Lawrence

218

1

Steuben

264

0

Suffolk

41,208

57

Sullivan

1,449

1

Tioga

141

0

Tompkins

175

0

Ulster

1,768

3

Warren

263

0

Washington

245

0

Wayne

159

5

Westchester

34,700

58

Wyoming

94

1

Yates

45

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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