Governor Cuomo Announces 26th Straight Day with COVID-19 Infection Rate Below 1 Percent

September 2, 2020 steven

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the 26th straight day that New York State’s COVID-19 infection rate has remained below 1 percent. Yesterday, 0.80 percent of tests reported to the state were positive. The number of new cases, percentage of tests that were positive and many other helpful data points are always available at forward.ny.gov.

“Defeating COVID-19 requires a shared commitment among all New Yorkers to wear masks, socially distance and wash hands, and I thank them for listening to state guidance and taking social action to get us to this point today. 26 straight days with an infection rate below 1 percent is no mean feat,” Governor Cuomo said. “However, high case levels throughout the country are storm clouds on the horizon, and we have to stay vigilant in partnership with the enforcement of local governments. We’re all in this together, and we’ll get through it together—stay tough, New York.”

Yesterday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 1,144 establishments in New York City and Long Island and observed 3 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:

Patient Hospitalization – 445 (+13)
Patients Newly Admitted – 81
Hospital Counties – 31
Number ICU – 117 (+8)
Number ICU with Intubation – 61 (+7)
Total Discharges – 75,203 (+61)
Deaths – 5
Total Deaths – 25,336

Of the 88,447 test results reported to New York State yesterday, 708, or 0.80 percent, were positive. Each region’s percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY
Capital Region	0.6%	1.3%	0.5%
Central New York	1.3%	0.9%	0.7%
Finger Lakes	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%
Long Island	1.2%	1.0%	0.8%
Mid-Hudson	1.3%	0.8%	0.9%
Mohawk Valley	0.3%	1.9%	0.9%
New York City	0.9%	0.9%	0.7%
North Country	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Tier	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%
Western New York	2.0%	1.6%	1.7%

The Governor also confirmed 708 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 436,218 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 436,218 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	2,791	5
Allegany	89	0
Broome	1,315	4
Cattaraugus	216	10
Cayuga	180	0
Chautauqua	428	23
Chemung	205	0
Chenango	229	0
Clinton	151	0
Columbia	570	1
Cortland	102	1
Delaware	120	5
Dutchess	4,878	10
Erie	10,017	70
Essex	135	4
Franklin	58	0
Fulton	311	0
Genesee	297	0
Greene	310	1
Hamilton	14	0
Herkimer	303	5
Jefferson	150	0
Lewis	49	0
Livingston	184	1
Madison	461	0
Monroe	5,468	6
Montgomery	208	1
Nassau	44,845	84
Niagara	1,632	6
NYC	234,806	264
Oneida	2,283	2
Onondaga	3,922	10
Ontario	393	0
Orange	11,460	15
Orleans	306	0
Oswego	307	3
Otsego	189	10
Putnam	1,510	5
Rensselaer	844	3
Rockland	14,305	34
Saratoga	852	6
Schenectady	1,278	7
Schoharie	70	0
Schuyler	26	0
Seneca	100	0
St. Lawrence	279	4
Steuben	315	0
Suffolk	44,940	55
Sullivan	1,534	4
Tioga	209	0
Tompkins	280	10
Ulster	2,178	2
Warren	322	0
Washington	268	0
Wayne	281	1
Westchester	37,057	36
Wyoming	126	0
Yates	62	0

Yesterday, there were 5 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,336. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: