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

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

8 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

Confirms 786 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 400,299; New Cases in 47 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.

"New York's COVID-19 numbers are stable and continue to trend in the right direction, but amid an alarming spike in cases throughout the nation and reports of lack of compliance here at home, it's vitally important that residents continue practicing the behaviors that have successfully bent the curve," Governor Cuomo said. "We know that wearing a mask, washing your hands and social distancing are effective tools for fighting this virus—and now is the time to redouble those efforts. Continue to be New York Tough this weekend and show this nation the path forward while keeping your loved ones safe!"

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Patient Hospitalization - 826 (-25)
Patients Newly Admitted - 87 (+8)
Hospital Counties - 33
Number ICU - 178 (+5)
Number ICU with Intubation - 92 (-6)
Total Discharges - 71,371 (+92)
Deaths - 8
Total Deaths - 24,968

Of the 73,558 tests conducted in New York State yesterday, 786, or 1.06 percent, were positive. Each region's percentage of positive tests over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY
Capital Region	0.9%	0.7%	0.7%
Central New York	1.2%	0.8%	1.9%
Finger Lakes	1.4%	0.9%	1.7%
Long Island	1.3%	0.9%	1.0%
Mid-Hudson	1.2%	0.6%	0.9%
Mohawk Valley	1.1%	1.1%	1.2%
New York City	1.2%	1.0%	1.1%
North Country	0.2%	0.4%	0.1%
Southern Tier	0.5%	0.7%	1.3%
Western New York	1.7%	0.9%	1.0%

The Governor also confirmed 786 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 400,299 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 400,299 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	2,190	7
Allegany	64	0
Broome	784	14
Cattaraugus	134	3
Cayuga	124	0
Chautauqua	155	3
Chemung	148	0
Chenango	166	3
Clinton	107	0
Columbia	482	0
Cortland	56	1
Delaware	91	0
Dutchess	4,262	7
Erie	7,660	36
Essex	51	0
Franklin	35	1
Fulton	264	1
Genesee	246	2
Greene	264	1
Hamilton	6	0
Herkimer	184	2
Jefferson	95	0
Lewis	31	0
Livingston	144	4
Madison	371	3
Monroe	4,120	46
Montgomery	128	3
Nassau	42,232	68
Niagara	1,327	12
NYC	218,403	351
Oneida	1,806	15
Onondaga	3,078	28
Ontario	293	3
Orange	10,820	10
Orleans	287	1
Oswego	216	5
Otsego	88	2
Putnam	1,355	7
Rensselaer	588	2
Rockland	13,691	8
Saratoga	587	2
Schenectady	852	4
Schoharie	62	1
Schuyler	13	0
Seneca	73	0
St. Lawrence	227	0
Steuben	272	0
Suffolk	41,911	62
Sullivan	1,464	4
Tioga	159	8
Tompkins	181	1
Ulster	1,853	2
Warren	274	1
Washington	249	1
Wayne	201	6
Westchester	35,226	43
Wyoming	101	2
Yates	48	0