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

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

2 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

SLA and State Police Task Force Visits 955 Establishments; Observes 5 Establishments Not in Compliance

Confirms 955 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 452,847; New Cases in 52 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.

"What New Yorkers did is extraordinary and they saved thousands of lives - that is inarguable," Governor Cuomo said. "While our numbers remain low, the fall is going to bring a new set of challenges with flu season, and we have to be aware of it and adapt our management and priorities to the new realities. We must protect our progress, so everyone must keep washing their hands, wearing their masks and remaining socially distant."

Yesterday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 955 establishments in New York City and Long Island and observed 5 establishments that were not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown of yesterday's observed violations is below:

Queens - 1
Suffolk - 4

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Patient Hospitalization - 500 (+10)
Patients Newly Admitted - 88
Hospital Counties - 32
Number ICU - 145 (+4)
Number ICU with Intubation - 72 (+4)
Total Discharges - 76,382 (+76)
Deaths - 2
Total Deaths - 25,439

Of the 92,953 test results reported to New York State yesterday, 955, or 1.02 percent, were positive. Each region's percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Capital Region	0.5%	0.8%	0.5%
Central New York	1.5%	1.0%	1.3%
Finger Lakes	0.3%	0.4%	0.7%
Long Island	1.1%	1.0%	0.7%
Mid-Hudson	1.2%	1.6%	1.5%
Mohawk Valley	0.2%	0.6%	0.3%
New York City	1.0%	1.1%	1.1%
North Country	0.4%	0.2%	0.5%
Southern Tier	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%
Western New York	1.2%	1.0%	1.9%

The Governor also confirmed 955 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 452,847 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 452,847 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	3,053	10
Allegany	101	2
Broome	1,496	16
Cattaraugus	258	0
Cayuga	205	1
Chautauqua	554	3
Chemung	387	26
Chenango	248	0
Clinton	157	1
Columbia	586	1
Cortland	167	3
Delaware	133	1
Dutchess	5,105	16
Erie	11,201	89
Essex	164	3
Franklin	66	1
Fulton	333	1
Genesee	317	0
Greene	321	0
Hamilton	15	0
Herkimer	329	2
Jefferson	165	1
Lewis	50	0
Livingston	205	3
Madison	492	3
Monroe	5,970	30
Montgomery	232	2
Nassau	46,434	46
Niagara	1,756	15
NYC	241,511	424
Oneida	2,388	1
Onondaga	4,300	30
Ontario	467	1
Orange	11,890	39
Orleans	327	2
Oswego	470	2
Otsego	335	2
Putnam	1,589	2
Rensselaer	903	1
Rockland	14,998	44
Saratoga	1,017	3
Schenectady	1,395	7
Schoharie	83	0
Schuyler	40	0
Seneca	105	0
St. Lawrence	322	2
Steuben	376	10
Suffolk	46,241	33
Sullivan	1,580	4
Tioga	229	4
Tompkins	406	1
Ulster	2,254	10
Warren	369	3
Washington	294	5
Wayne	314	2
Westchester	37,948	45
Wyoming	134	2
Yates	62	0

Yesterday, there were 2 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,439. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: