Governor Cuomo Announces Second-Straight Day of Record Low Single-Day and 7-Day COVID-19 Positivity Rates

 

7-Day Average is 0.56% — Has Declined Every Day for Two Straight Months; Lowest in the Country per Johns Hopkins University

NYS Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker Issues Letter to CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky on New York's School Mask Policy

Statewide Positivity Rate is 0.42%

89,424 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

916 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide — Lowest Since October 17

15 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19. New York State's 7-day statewide positivity rate fell to 0.56 percent — the 60th consecutive day of decline, down 84 percent from the previous peak of 3.57 percent on April 4, and down 93 percent from the post-holiday peak of 7.94 percent on January 4. New York's 7-day average positivity rate is the lowest of any state in the country for the third consecutive day, per Johns Hopkins University.

"We're working night and day to beat back this pandemic and reach the light at the end of the tunnel, but the key remains vaccinations and we need to get as many shots in arms as possible in every corner of this state," Governor Cuomo said. "Our numbers are trending in the right direction and much of the economy has been reopened but we cannot lose sight of our vaccination goals. For everyone who hasn't yet been vaccinated, remember that you don't just protect yourself with the shot — you protect family, friends and our state, so make an appointment or walk into a site today."

New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker issued a letter informing CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky of New York State's concern over the inconsistency in the CDC guidance between children who are unvaccinated at summer camps and the current rules for unvaccinated children at schools. New York has informed the CDC that on Monday the state intends to allow school districts to waive the mask mandate for students outside the building unless the CDC advises the state before Monday of contrary data or science.

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 187,686
• Total Positive - 779
• Percent Positive - 0.42%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 0.56%
• Patient Hospitalization - 916 (-54)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 114
• Patients in ICU - 232 (-13)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 134 (-9)
• Total Discharges - 182,730 (+128)
• Deaths - 15
• Total Deaths - 42,760
• Total vaccine doses administered - 19,316,094
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 89,424
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 500,355
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 65.9%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 57.9%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 54.2%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 46.5%