Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers On State's Progress During COVID-19 Pandemic

Hospitalizations Down to 743—New Low Since March 18

1.08 Percent of Yesterday's COVID-19 Tests were Positive

11 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

Confirms 754 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 406,305; New Cases in 46 Counties

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The number of new cases, percentage of tests that were positive and many other helpful data points are always available at forward.ny.gov.

"As New York continues to show progress combatting COVID-19 with low hospitalizations and a low rate of positive cases, we remain alarmed by spikes in much of the country and the risk of a lack of compliance at home as the state pursues a phased, data-driven reopening," Governor Cuomo said. "New Yorkers' vigilance, courage and adoption of basic behaviors—mask wearing, hand washing and social distancing—has driven our ability to control the virus, and we have to continue on that path to success. I urge everyone to stay New York Tough and New York Smart."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Patient Hospitalization - 743 (-22)
Patients Newly Admitted - 65 (-6)
Hospital Counties - 31
Number ICU - 172 (-7)
Number ICU with Intubation - 100 (+2)
Total Discharges 72,064 - (+94)
Deaths - 11
Total Deaths - 25,035

Of the 69,817 tests conducted in New York State yesterday, 754, or 1.08 percent, were positive. Each region's percentage of positive tests over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Capital Region	0.8%	1.1%	0.7%
Central New York	1.0%	0.6%	0.9%
Finger Lakes	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%
Long Island	0.9%	0.9%	1.0%
Mid-Hudson	1.1%	0.8%	0.9%
Mohawk Valley	1.0%	1.8%	1.4%
New York City	1.2%	1.0%	1.3%
North Country	0.6%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Tier	0.5%	0.7%	0.7%
Western New York	1.0%	1.2%	1.3%

The Governor also confirmed 754 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 406,305 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 406,305 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	2,315	5
Allegany	71	0
Broome	877	7
Cattaraugus	145	0
Cayuga	129	0
Chautauqua	194	2
Chemung	153	2
Chenango	182	1
Clinton	111	0
Columbia	491	1
Cortland	68	1
Delaware	93	1
Dutchess	4,373	10
Erie	8,016	34
Essex	51	0
Franklin	40	1
Fulton	266	0
Genesee	256	2
Greene	271	0
Hamilton	6	0
Herkimer	204	0
Jefferson	104	1
Lewis	32	0
Livingston	157	2
Madison	382	3
Monroe	4,383	30
Montgomery	143	2
Nassau	42,594	39
Niagara	1,375	4
NYC	221,121	387
Oneida	1,937	28
Onondaga	3,262	22
Ontario	324	5
Orange	10,921	13
Orleans	288	0
Oswego	229	2
Otsego	94	0
Putnam	1,390	4
Rensselaer	650	7
Rockland	13,784	9
Saratoga	635	5
Schenectady	910	8
Schoharie	62	0
Schuyler	16	1
Seneca	78	1
St. Lawrence	242	4
Steuben	280	1
Suffolk	42,440	58
Sullivan	1473	4
Tioga	169	1
Tompkins	199	1
Ulster	1,900	2
Warren	286	0
Washington	250	0
Wayne	225	2
Westchester	35,503	40
Wyoming	104	1
Yates	51	0

Yesterday, there were 11 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,035. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: