The Governor also announced the lowest rate of positive test
results since the pandemic began. The State performed 50,000 tests yesterday
with less than 2 percent returning positive.
"If you take a step back, what we have done with this
virus is a really amazing accomplishment, and it was all done by the people of
this state. 19 million people did what they never did before - they responded
with a level of determination and discipline that I was amazed with,"
Governor Cuomo said. "Remember where we were. We had 800 people die in one
day - we had the worst situation in the United States of America. At one point
we had the worst situation on the globe, but we are now reopening in 50 days.
The whole closure period has been about 93 days - albeit a disruptive 93 days.
But look at what we did in 93 days. We went from the worst situation on the
globe to actually reopening. That's where we are. We should be very proud of
what we've done."
