August 9, 2020
Albany, NY

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

ICU Patients Drop to 131 — New Low Since March 16

0.78 Percent of Yesterday's COVID-19 Tests were Positive; Lowest One-Day Percentage Reported Positive Since Pandemic Began

7 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

SLA and State Police Task Force Observes Violations of State Requirements at 60 Establishments on Friday and Saturday

Confirms 515 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 420,860; New Cases in 36 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 daily numbers remain low and steady, despite increasing infection rates across the country, and even in our region - and we had the lowest one-day positive rate since we started. That's an incredible achievement, all thanks to the hard work of New Yorkers," Governor Cuomo said. "New York's progress shows that a data-driven, phased reopening works. We have followed the data since day one, and now we are an example for the rest of the country to follow. But we must not become complacent: Everyone should continue to wear their masks and socially distance."

On Friday and Saturday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 2,294 establishments in New York City and Long Island and observed 60 establishments that were not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown for yesterday and Friday's observed violations is below:

  • Bronx - 2
  • Brooklyn - 2
  • Manhattan - 22
  • Queens - 26
  • Staten Island - 4
  • Nassau - 3
  • Suffolk - 1

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Patient Hospitalization - 548 (-25)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 66
  • Hospital Counties - 30
  • Number ICU - 131 (-2)
  • Number ICU with Intubation - 66 (+2)
  • Total Discharges - 73,689 (+80)
  • Deaths - 7
  • Total Deaths - 25,202

Of the 65,812 test results reported to New York State yesterday, 515, or 0.78 percent, were positive. Each region's percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Capital Region

0.7%

0.9%

0.8%

Central New York

0.8%

0.8%

0.7%

Finger Lakes

0.8%

0.8%

0.9%

Long Island

0.9%

0.9%

0.6%

Mid-Hudson

0.7%

0.7%

0.6%

Mohawk Valley

0.9%

0.9%

0.5%

New York City

1.1%

1.1%

0.9%

North Country

0.2%

0.2%

0.2%

Southern Tier

1.2%

1.2%

0.3%

Western New York

1.7%

1.7%

1.6%

The Governor also confirmed 515 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 420,860 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 420,860 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

2,595

14

Allegany

79

0

Broome

1,126

6

Cattaraugus

165

0

Cayuga

152

1

Chautauqua

253

0

Chemung

171

0

Chenango

216

1

Clinton

127

0

Columbia

540

1

Cortland

95

0

Delaware

105

0

Dutchess

4,607

7

Erie

8,904

54

Essex

55

0

Franklin

54

0

Fulton

296

1

Genesee

277

0

Greene

292

1

Hamilton

8

0

Herkimer

274

1

Jefferson

142

2

Lewis

41

0

Livingston

176

0

Madison

412

0

Monroe

4,956

34

Montgomery

176

4

Nassau

43,655

27

Niagara

1,498

4

NYC

227,832

248

Oneida

2,146

4

Onondaga

3,576

11

Ontario

360

3

Orange

11,159

3

Orleans

298

0

Oswego

253

0

Otsego

116

0

Putnam

1,449

2

Rensselaer

765

4

Rockland

13,942

6

Saratoga

757

2

Schenectady

1,058

0

Schoharie

69

0

Schuyler

22

0

Seneca

89

0

St. Lawrence

263

0

Steuben

298

0

Suffolk

43,786

37

Sullivan

1,489

1

Tioga

193

0

Tompkins

234

0

Ulster

2,062

5

Warren

308

0

Washington

259

2

Wayne

250

1

Westchester

36,205

25

Wyoming

118

2

Yates

57

1

Yesterday, there were 7 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,202. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence

County

New Deaths

Bronx

2

Erie

1

Herkimer

1

Nassau

1

Queens

1

Rensselaer

1

Contact the Governor's Press Office

Contact us by phone:

Albany: (518) 474 - 8418
New York City: (212) 681 - 4640

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