Gov. Cuomo gives Thursday coronavirus update for NYS
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The governor also announced on Thursday that New York’s rate of positive COVID-19 tests has been under 1% for 20 straight days.
“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,” Gov. Cuomo said. “COVID-19 is still a real threat, and it’s the actions each of us take—wearing masks, socially distancing and washing our hands—that make the difference in our ability to fight this virus. Congratulations to New Yorkers—stay with it and stay New York Tough.”
Wednesday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force reportedly visited 1,092 establishments in New York City and Long Island and found two establishments that were not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown of Wednesday’s violations is below:
- Queens – 2
Thursday’s data is summarized below:
- Patient Hospitalization – 490 (-2)
- Patients Newly Admitted – 73
- Hospital Counties – 32
- Number ICU – 126 (-10)
- Number ICU with Intubation – 52 (-2)
- Total Discharges – 74,850 (+59)
- Deaths – 4
- Total Deaths – 25,309
Of the 83,437 test results reported to New York State Thursday, 791, or 0.95%, were positive. Each region’s percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
| REGION | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY |
| Capital Region | 1.4% | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| Central New 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% |
| Western New York | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.0% |
The Governor also confirmed 791 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 432,131 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 432,131 total people 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 | 14 |
| Franklin | 58 | 1 |
| Fulton | 310 | 1 |
| Genesee | 292 | 0 |
| Greene | 306 | 0 |
| Hamilton | 13 | 0 |
| Herkimer | 294 | 2 |
| Jefferson | 148 | 2 |
| Lewis | 48 | 0 |
| Livingston | 181 | 0 |
| Madison | 439 | 4 |
| Monroe | 5,385 | 21 |
| Montgomery | 198 | 1 |
| Nassau | 44,450 | 47 |
| Niagara | 1,595 | 5 |
| NYC | 233,140 | 315 |
| Oneida | 2,264 | 5 |
| Onondaga | 3,832 | 31 |
| Ontario | 384 | 3 |
| Orange | 11,382 | 16 |
| Orleans | 305 | 0 |
| Oswego | 287 | 1 |
| Otsego | 124 | 0 |
| Putnam | 1,487 | 5 |
| Rensselaer | 823 | 1 |
| Rockland | 14,183 | 22 |
| Saratoga | 829 | 5 |
| Schenectady | 1,231 | 20 |
| Schoharie | 69 | 0 |
| Schuyler | 24 | 0 |
| Seneca | 98 | 0 |
| St. Lawrence | 269 | 2 |
| Steuben | 311 | 1 |
| Suffolk | 44,641 | 36 |
| Sullivan | 1,506 | 7 |
| Tioga | 206 | 0 |
| Tompkins | 249 | 1 |
| Ulster | 2,152 | 11 |
| Warren | 318 | 2 |
| Washington | 266 | 0 |
| Wayne | 279 | 2 |
| Westchester | 36,825 | 45 |
| Wyoming | 125 | 0 |
| Yates | 60 | 0 |
Wednesday, there were four deaths reported due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,309. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:
| Deaths by County of Residence | |
| County | New Deaths |
| Albany | 1 |
| Bronx | 1 |
| Monroe | 1 |
| Westchester | 1 |
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