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

Of the Nearly 75,000 Tests Conducted Yesterday, 0.93 Percent of Yesterday's COVID-19 Tests were Positive

Number of Hospitalizations, Intubations & ICUs Continue to Remain Low and Steady

5 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

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.

"Despite increasing infection rates across the country and in our region, we continue to see our numbers hold at low levels, all thanks to the hard work of New Yorkers to change their behavior and our data-driven, phased reopening," Governor Cuomo said. "While our numbers remain low and steady, this is not the time to get complacent -- we must focus on protecting our hard-won progress now. Remember, wear your mask, socially distance and above all, stay New York Tough."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Patient Hospitalization - 573 (-6)
Patients Newly Admitted - 84
Hospital Counties - 29
Number ICU - 133 (-6)
Number ICU with Intubation - 64 (-2)
Total Discharges - 73,609 (+79)
Deaths - 5
Total Deaths - 25,195

Of the 74,857 test results reported to New York State yesterday, 703, or 0.93 percent, were positive. Each region's percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

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

The Governor also confirmed 703 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 420,345 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 420,345 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	2,581	8
Allegany	79	0
Broome	1,120	5
Cattaraugus	165	1
Cayuga	151	0
Chautauqua	253	4
Chemung	171	3
Chenango	215	0
Clinton	127	0
Columbia	539	4
Cortland	95	0
Delaware	105	1
Dutchess	4,600	11
Erie	8,850	59
Essex	55	0
Franklin	54	0
Fulton	295	2
Genesee	277	0
Greene	291	0
Hamilton	8	0
Herkimer	273	3
Jefferson	140	0
Lewis	41	2
Livingston	176	2
Madison	412	0
Monroe	4,922	21
Montgomery	172	2
Nassau	43,628	48
Niagara	1,494	3
NYC	227,584	326
Oneida	2,142	13
Onondaga	3,565	9
Ontario	357	0
Orange	11,156	27
Orleans	298	1
Oswego	253	2
Otsego	116	0
Putnam	1,447	1
Rensselaer	761	2
Rockland	13,936	11
Saratoga	755	3
Schenectady	1,058	3
Schoharie	69	0
Schuyler	22	0
Seneca	89	2
St. Lawrence	263	0
Steuben	298	1
Suffolk	43,749	68
Sullivan	1,488	0
Tioga	193	0
Tompkins	234	1
Ulster	2,057	8
Warren	308	1
Washington	257	1
Wayne	249	0
Westchester	36,180	44
Wyoming	116	0
Yates	56	0

Yesterday, there were 5 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,195. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: