Governor Cuomo Announces Over 9 Million COVID-19 Tests Conducted to Date In New York State

0.98 Percent of Yesterday's COVID-19 Tests were Positive; 34th Straight Day with COVID-19 Infection Rate Below One Percent

7 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

SLA and State Police Task Force Visits 901 Establishments; Observes 1 Establishment Not in Compliance

Confirms 757 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 441,911; New Cases in 42 Counties

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced over 9 million diagnostic tests for COVID-19 have been conducted to date in New York State, and that the number of positive cases yesterday — 0.98 percent — was below one percent for the 34th day in a row.

"New Yorkers are the ones who have flattened the curve," Governor Cuomo said. "Thanks to their hard work, for 34 straight days, our infection rate has remained below one percent. We have conducted over 9 million tests to date - that's more per capita than any other state in the country and more than most countries on the globe. But we cannot go backwards - we must keep up the hard work and wear our masks, wash our hands and socially distance."

Yesterday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 901 establishments in New York City and Long Island and observed 1 establishment that were not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown of yesterday's observed violations is below:

Manhattan - 1

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Patient Hospitalization - 482 (+19)
Patients Newly Admitted - 78
Hospital Counties - 31
Number ICU - 120 (-1)
Number ICU with Intubation - 55 (-4)
Total Discharges - 75,584 (+45)
Deaths - 7
Total Deaths - 25,377

Of the 76,813 test results reported to New York State yesterday, 757, or 0.98 percent, were positive. Each region's percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Capital Region	1.3%	0.7%	1.7%
Central New York	0.6%	0.8%	1.0%
Finger Lakes	0.9%	0.6%	1.0%
Long Island	1.5%	1.8%	1.2%
Mid-Hudson	1.5%	1.3%	1.3%
Mohawk Valley	0.5%	0.5%	0.7%
New York City	0.9%	0.7%	1.0%
North Country	0.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Southern Tier	0.5%	0.3%	0.5%
Western New York	1.0%	1.5%	1.3%

The Governor also confirmed 757 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 441,911 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 441,911 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	2,859	13
Allegany	93	1
Broome	1,383	5
Cattaraugus	236	2
Cayuga	185	0
Chautauqua	492	14
Chemung	218	4
Chenango	242	2
Clinton	152	0
Columbia	576	0
Cortland	104	1
Delaware	125	0
Dutchess	4,962	6
Erie	10,444	50
Essex	150	1
Franklin	59	0
Fulton	312	0
Genesee	306	2
Greene	317	1
Hamilton	14	0
Herkimer	308	0
Jefferson	156	0
Lewis	50	0
Livingston	190	0
Madison	475	0
Monroe	5,648	33
Montgomery	215	0
Nassau	45,445	73
Niagara	1,666	3
NYC	236,983	336
Oneida	2,322	6
Onondaga	4,023	11
Ontario	423	2
Orange	11,572	20
Orleans	318	1
Oswego	333	2
Otsego	291	0
Putnam	1,541	0
Rensselaer	867	1
Rockland	14,480	21
Saratoga	918	7
Schenectady	1,335	11
Schoharie	74	1
Schuyler	29	0
Seneca	103	1
St. Lawrence	302	1
Steuben	325	0
Suffolk	45,463	52
Sullivan	1,548	4
Tioga	218	1
Tompkins	361	15
Ulster	2,204	1
Warren	332	1
Washington	272	0
Wayne	298	1
Westchester	37,405	50
Wyoming	127	0
Yates	62	0

Yesterday, there were 7 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,377. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: