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

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Hospitalizations and intubations hit new lows since mid-March, and no deaths were reported in New York City for the second day in a row. The number of new cases, percentage of tests that were positive and many other helpful data points are always available at forward.ny.gov.

"New Yorkers are doing better than anyone expected, but we're staying cautious," Governor Cuomo said. "Look at what's going on across the country, look at those increases, look at the number of states included in our travel advisory, and look at incidents of lack of compliance. The numbers are a result of New Yorkers' actions--we have been disciplined and we have to stay disciplined. In terms of enforcement, local governments have to do a better job. We're doing everything we can on the state side."

Yesterday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 874 establishments in New York City and Long Island and observed 29 establishments that were not in compliance with state requirements. Over the weekend, the Task Force visited more than 3,000 establishments and observed 106 establishments not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown of yesterday's observed violations is below:

• Bronx - 6
• Brooklyn - 3
• Manhattan - 6
• Queens - 8
• Staten Island - 2
• Nassau - 2
• Suffolk - 2

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Patient Hospitalization - 536 (-20)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 58
• Hospital Counties - 30
• Number ICU - 136 (-7)
• Number ICU with Intubation - 62 (-9)
• Total Discharges - 73,279 (+57)
• Deaths - 3
• Total Deaths - 25,172

Of the 51,839 test results reported to New York State yesterday, 545, or 1.05 percent, were positive. Each region's percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

The Governor also confirmed 545 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 416,843 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 416,843 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

Yesterday, there were 3 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,172. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: