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

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

5 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

SLA and State Police Task Force Visits 1,028 Establishments, Observes 14 Violations of State Requirements

Confirms 714 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 419,642; New Cases in 44 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.

"Our performance is extraordinary in this sea of spread around us. Our numbers are great because we're doing what we need to do - the quarantine procedures are all in place and we're enforcing compliance," Governor Cuomo said. "But we cannot become complacent, especially as infection rates continue to surge. We must protect the progress we've made in New York, and it's going to take the work of all of us to keep wearing our masks, socially distancing and staying New York Tough."

Yesterday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 1,028 establishments in New York City and Long Island and observed 14 establishments that were not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown of yesterday's observed violations is below:

Bronx - 3
Brooklyn - 4
Manhattan - 5
Queens - 2

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Patient Hospitalization - 579 (+9)
Patients Newly Admitted - 84
Hospital Counties - 30
Number ICU - 139 (+7)
Number ICU with Intubation - 66 (-3)
Total Discharges - 73,530 (+58)
Deaths - 5
Total Deaths - 25,190

Of the 70,170 test results reported to New York State yesterday, 714, or 1.0 percent, were positive. Each region's percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY
Capital Region	0.9%	0.8%	0.7%
Central New York	0.5%	0.6%	0.8%
Finger Lakes	0.5%	0.7%	0.8%
Long Island	1.2%	1.0%	0.9%
Mid-Hudson	0.8%	1.0%	0.7%
Mohawk Valley	1.0%	1.5%	0.9%
New York City	1.0%	1.1%	1.1%
North Country	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%
Southern Tier	0.5%	0.5%	1.2%
Western New York	0.5%	0.9%	1.7%

The Governor also confirmed 714 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 419,642 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 419,642 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	2,573	8
Allegany	79	1
Broome	1,115	21
Cattaraugus	164	0
Cayuga	151	0
Chautauqua	249	5
Chemung	168	3
Chenango	215	3
Clinton	127	0
Columbia	535	1
Cortland	95	1
Delaware	104	0
Dutchess	4,589	7
Erie	8,791	54
Essex	55	0
Franklin	54	2
Fulton	293	2
Genesee	277	3
Greene	291	1
Hamilton	8	0
Herkimer	270	2
Jefferson	140	0
Lewis	39	0
Livingston	174	1
Madison	412	3
Monroe	4,901	33
Montgomery	170	1
Nassau	43,580	46
Niagara	1,491	21
NYC	227,258	344
Oneida	2,129	12
Onondaga	3,556	21
Ontario	357	2
Orange	11,129	2
Orleans	297	0
Oswego	251	0
Otsego	116	1
Putnam	1,446	2
Rensselaer	759	1
Rockland	13,925	7
Saratoga	752	5
Schenectady	1,055	5
Schoharie	69	0
Schuyler	22	0
Seneca	87	1
St. Lawrence	263	0
Steuben	297	0
Suffolk	43,681	51
Sullivan	1,488	3
Tioga	193	0
Tompkins	233	1
Ulster	2,049	4
Warren	307	3
Washington	256	0
Wayne	249	0
Westchester	36,136	29
Wyoming	116	1
Yates	56	0

Yesterday, there were 5 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,190. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: