Thursday, May 6, 2021

Governor Cuomo Announces Lowest Single-day COVID-19 Positivity Rate since October 22

 

Statewide Positivity Rate Drops to 1.27%

Statewide 7-Day Average Positivity Rate Drops to 1.62%—Lowest Since November 3

Western New York's 7-Day Average Positivity Rate Drops to 2.82%—Every Region of New York State Below 3 Percent for First Time Since November 5

Hospitalizations Drop to 2,335—Lowest Since November 18; Down 599 Over Past Week

ICU Patients Drop to 605—Lowest Since November 24

Intubations Drop to 371—Lowest Since November 30

23 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday


 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the statewide COVID-19 positivity rate dropped to 1.27 percent yesterday, the lowest since October 22.

Western New York's 7-day average positivity rate dropped to 2.82 percent yesterday. The positivity rate in every region of New York State has now dropped below 3 percent for the first time since November 5, 2020.

"As we make progress defeating the COVID beast and the numbers continue to come down, we are incrementally reopening our economy based on the science and the data," Governor Cuomo said. "This is all good news, but we aren't through this pandemic yet and it's essential that New Yorkers continue practicing safe behaviors like washing hands, wearing masks and socially distancing to slow the spread. We will get past COVID, but only if we do it together, so we need every single New Yorker to do their part and get vaccinated so we can begin to recover, reimagine and rebuild."

Today's data is summarized briefly below: 

  • Test Results Reported - 203,644
  • Total Positive - 2,585
  • Percent Positive - 1.27%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 1.62%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,335 (-123)
  • 7-Day Average Patient Hospitalization - 2,572
  • Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -599
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 287
  • Number ICU - 605 (-5)
  • Number ICU with Intubation - 371 (-8)
  • Total Discharges - 177,356 (+344)
  • Deaths - 23
  • Total Deaths - 42,185

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