Covid in NY: Coronavirus positive test rate hits another record low – syracuse.com

Syracuse, N.Y. -- New York states rate of positive coronavirus tests continues to fall, reaching a new record low Saturday, the state reported.

The rate of positive tests dropped to 0.35%, the lowest single-day rate since the pandemic began. The seven-day positive rate was 0.42 yesterday. A news release from Gov. Andrew Cuomos office said that tied with Massachusetts for the lowest rate in the country.

Central New Yorks rate was higher, but still falling. Saturdays rate was 0.68%, down from 0.8% on Thursday.

A total of 110,437 tests were administered in New York state Saturday; 383 of them were positive.

The number of patients hospitalized fell by 51, to 630. Eight people died of Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. A total of 42,864 New Yorkers have died of Covid-19 since the pandemic began in early 2020.

Cuomos office said nearly 46,000 vaccine doses were administered Saturday, bringing the total so far to 20,061,871. Of New Yorkers 18 and older, 69.7% have had at least one vaccine dose.

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