Governor Cuomo Announces 20 Straight Days with COVID-19 Infection Rate Below 1 Percent – ny.gov

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo todayannounced that New York State's rate of positive COVID-19 tests has been less than 1 percent for 20 straight days.The governor also 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 atforward.ny.gov.

"We're closely monitoring the state's COVID-19 data every day, and the continued 20-day streak with an infection rate below 1 percent is good news. However, I urge New Yorkers not to get complacent, particularly as we move into the fall season,"Governor Cuomo said."COVID-19 is still a real threat, and it's the actions each of us takewearing masks, socially distancing and washing our handsthat make the difference in our ability to fight this virus. Congratulations to New Yorkersstay with it and stay New York Tough."

Yesterday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 1,092establishments in New York City and Long Island and observed 2establishments that were not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown of yesterday's observed violations is below:

Today's data issummarized brieflybelow:

Of the 83,437testresults reported to New York State yesterday, 791, or0.95percent, were positive. Each region's percentage of positive testresults reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Capital Region

1.4%

0.5%

1.1%

CentralNew York

0.8%

0.6%

1.4%

Finger Lakes

0.5%

0.5%

0.6%

Long Island

1.1%

0.9%

0.6%

Mid-Hudson

1.0%

0.9%

1.2%

Mohawk Valley

0.8%

0.2%

0.4%

New York City

0.8%

0.9%

0.9%

North Country

0.5%

0.6%

1.2%

Southern Tier

0.3%

0.3%

0.3%

WesternNew York

1.8%

1.4%

2.0%

The Governor also confirmed 791additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 432,131 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 432,131total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

2,736

18

Allegany

87

1

Broome

1,274

6

Cattaraugus

188

3

Cayuga

176

1

Chautauqua

340

30

Chemung

194

0

Chenango

224

1

Clinton

148

1

Columbia

568

4

Cortland

98

0

Delaware

110

1

Dutchess

4,815

17

Erie

9,668

79

Essex

119

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