Monday, May 24, 2021

Governor Cuomo Announces Statewide 7-Day Average Positivity Falls to 0.90% - Lowest Since September 21

 

Statewide 7-Day Average Positivity Has Declined for 49 Straight Days

929 New Positive Cases Reported - First Day Under 1,000 Since October 18

1,305 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide - Lowest Since November 4

303 Patients in the ICU - Lowest Since November 9

185 Intubated - Lowest Since November 16

Statewide Positivity Rate is 1.09%

14 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday


 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Earlier today, Governor Cuomo was on Long Island where he announced that the region's 7-day average positivity, 0.72%, is the lowest the region has seen since August 29, 2020.

"Our fight with COVID is not over. We are managing it, but it is not over," Governor Cuomo said. "The greatest tool we have against COVID is the vaccine. I want to encourage New Yorkers to get vaccinated so we can move forward toward a reimagined reopening and build our great state back better than ever."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported - 85,019
  • Total Positive - 929
  • Percent Positive - 1.09%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - .90%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 1,305 (-30)
  • Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -276
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 121
  • Number ICU - 303 (-12)
  • Number ICU with Intubation - 185 (-9)
  • Total Discharges - 181,231 (+140)
  • Deaths - 14
  • Total Deaths - 42,608

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