Governor Cuomo Announces New York State's Lowest Daily Positivity Rate Since COVID-19 Crisis Began

Statewide Positivity Rate is 0.59% - Previous Record-Low Was 0.65% on August 27, 2020

7-Day Average Positivity of All 10 Regions of New York State Falls Below 2.0% for First Time Since October 28, 2020

7-Day Statewide Positivity Rate is 0.76% - Lowest Since August 29, 2020, Declined 53 Consecutive Days

1,169 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide - Lowest Since November 1, 2020

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The Finger Lakes' 7-day average positivity fell to 1.87% yesterday, bringing the individual 7-day average positivity of all 10 regions across the state below 2.0% for the first time since October 28, 2020.

"As we head into summer, it is incredible to reflect on where we were with COVID a year ago," Governor Cuomo said. "Thanks to the hard work of New Yorkers, we are getting closer to a reimagined normal every day. This is our opportunity to build back safer and stronger than ever before with a new perspective. As we inch toward the end of the tunnel, I want to encourage the people of our state to utilize the greatest tool we have in defeating the virus - the vaccine. It's free, accessible, and effective."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 159,504
Total Positive - 937
Percent Positive - 0.59%
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 0.76%
Patient Hospitalization - 1,169 (-54)
Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -275
Patients Newly Admitted - 151
Number ICU - 304 (+4)
Number ICU with Intubation - 178 (+1)
Total Discharges - 181,867 (+186)
Deaths - 11
Total Deaths - 42,665

The regional ICU bed capacity and occupancy numbers are as follows:

Region	Total ICU Bed in Region	Total Occupied ICU Beds in Region	Percent of ICU Beds Available in Region
Capital Region	241	206	15%
Central New York	225	185	18%
Finger Lakes	397	231	42%
Long Island	835	573	31%
Mid-Hudson	641	370	42%
Mohawk Valley	97	72	26%
New York City	2,416	1,838	24%
North Country	57	25	56%
Southern Tier	115	66	43%
Western New York	543	332	39%
Statewide	5,567	3,898	30%

Each region's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

Region	Tuesday, May 25, 2021	Wednesday, May 26, 2021	Thursday, May 27, 2021
Capital Region	1.08%	1.06%	0.99%
Central New York	1.51%	1.49%	1.48%
Finger Lakes	2.21%	2.09%	1.87%
Long Island	0.69%	0.67%	0.64%
Mid-Hudson	0.77%	0.72%	0.71%
Mohawk Valley	0.99%	1.04%	0.94%
New York City	0.65%	0.62%	0.59%
North Country	1.19%	1.12%	1.05%
Southern Tier	0.57%	0.58%	0.54%
Western New York	1.44%	1.35%	1.20%
Statewide	0.85%	0.81%	0.76%

Each New York City borough's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

Borough in NYC	Tuesday, May 25, 2021	Wednesday, May 26, 2021	Thursday, May 27, 2021
Bronx	0.69%	0.63%	0.63%
Kings	0.75%	0.73%	0.65%
New York	0.41%	0.39%	0.38%
Queens	0.67%	0.66%	0.63%
Richmond	0.81%	0.77%	0.80%

Of the 2,083,041 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	24,614	11
Allegany	3,523	4
Broome	18,539	14
Cattaraugus	5,686	2
Cayuga	6,299	6
Chautauqua	8,903	3
Chemung	7,687	17
Chenango	3,462	0
Clinton	4,827	1
Columbia	4,041	0
Cortland	3,870	13
Delaware	2,350	1
Dutchess	29,371	12
Erie	89,180	38
Essex	1,588	0
Franklin	2,536	1
Fulton	4,392	6
Genesee	5,415	0
Greene	3,394	3
Hamilton	313	0
Herkimer	5,159	1
Jefferson	6,058	4
Lewis	2,779	6
Livingston	4,489	5
Madison	4,533	1
Monroe	68,233	72
Montgomery	4,247	3
Nassau	183,108	52
Niagara	19,947	9
NYC	933,168	390
Oneida	22,438	9
Onondaga	38,596	39
Ontario	7,377	6
Orange	48,113	22
Orleans	3,107	2
Oswego	7,565	4
Otsego	3,439	1
Putnam	10,570	3
Rensselaer	11,185	5
Rockland	46,829	8
Saratoga	15,280	9
Schenectady	13,133	8
Schoharie	1,686	1
Schuyler	1,052	1
Seneca	2,001	0
St. Lawrence	6,606	8
Steuben	6,893	9
Suffolk	200,333	56
Sullivan	6,627	11
Tioga	3,779	5
Tompkins	4,307	1
Ulster	13,861	7
Warren	3,630	1
Washington	3,127	2
Wayne	5,737	0
Westchester	129,313	42
Wyoming	3,570	2
Yates	1,176	0

Yesterday, 11 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 42,665. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: