Governor Cuomo Announces 7 Million COVID-19 Tests Conducted to Date in New York State – ny.gov

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo todayannounced 7 million diagnostic tests for COVID-19 have been conducted to date in New York State, and that the number of positive cases yesterday 0.78 percent was below 1 percent for the ninth day in a row.

"Our numbers reflect the hard work of New Yorkers, and as other states across the nation see surging cases, our numbers remain steadily low. For more than a week, we've seen our positivity rate stay below 1 percent, and to date New York has done 7 million teststhese are remarkable accomplishments that New Yorkers should be proud of,"Governor Cuomo said."New York State is demonstrating that a response guided by science and data - not politics or opinion - is the only effective way to deal with this virus. But, we must not become complacent and risk slipping backwards everyone must remember to wear their masks, socially distance, wash their hands regularly, and stay New York Tough."

Yesterday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 1,170 establishments in New York City and Long Island and observed 33 establishments that were not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown of yesterday's observed violations is below:

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Of the 77,692 test results reported toNew York State yesterday, 607, 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

0.6%

0.5%

1.2%

CentralNew York

0.9%

0.9%

0.7%

Finger Lakes

0.8%

0.5%

0.5%

Long Island

0.8%

0.9%

0.8%

Mid-Hudson

0.9%

0.7%

0.8%

Mohawk Valley

0.6%

0.5%

0.3%

New York City

0.9%

1.0%

0.9%

North Country

0.3%

0.2%

0.3%

Southern Tier

0.6%

0.2%

0.1%

WesternNew York

0.7%

1.3%

0.9%

TheGovernor also confirmed 607 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 425,508 confirmed cases inNew York State. Of the 425,508 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

2,654

11

Allegany

80

0

Broome

1,166

1

Cattaraugus

171

1

Cayuga

164

1

Chautauqua

263

0

Chemung

189

1

Chenango

218

0

Clinton

132

1

Columbia

552

1

Cortland

97

0

Delaware

107

0

Dutchess

4,686

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