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Saturday, September 5, 2020

Gov. Cuomo updates New Yorkers on State's progress during pandemic

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 went from one of the worst situations in the country to one of the best: Our state has gone 29 straight days with an infection rate remaining below one percent," Governor Cuomo said. "Overall, our numbers continue to be good news - our progress proves that this virus responds to science, not politics. But we cannot go backwards. As we celebrate this Labor Day Weekend, we must all continue to wear our masks, socially distance, wash our hands and stay New York Tough."
Today's data is summarized briefly below:
Patient Hospitalization - 425 (-3)
Patients Newly Admitted - 67
Hospital Counties - 31
Number ICU - 115 (-1)
Number ICU with Intubation - 61 (+0)
Total Discharges - 75,366 (+59)
Deaths - 2
Total Deaths - 25,350
Of the 99,761 test results reported to New York State yesterday, 801, or 0.80 percent, were positive. Each region's percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows: