Governor Cuomo provides Saturday coronavirus update for NYS

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Gov. Cuomo Saturday announced a new record-high number of test results — 110,444 — were reported to New York State Friday. Yesterday, 0.89% of test results reported to New York State were positive.

“When we first started this journey a few months ago, we only had the capacity to do a few hundred tests per day – we have now reached a new record with over 110,000 tests reported to the State in one day,” Governor Cuomo said. “Despite testing more than most other states, our infection rate remains below one percent. But this pandemic is not over. We must protect our progress, and it’s going to take all of us to keep up our hard work to do so. Everyone must continue to wash their hands, wear their masks, remain socially distant and above all, stay New York Tough.”

Saturday’s data is summarized below:

• Patient Hospitalization – 467 (-11)
• Patients Newly Admitted – 61
• Hospital Counties – 31
• Number ICU – 144 (+3)
• Number ICU with Intubation – 60 (-2)
• Total Discharges – 76,101 (+65
• Deaths – 2
• Total Deaths – 25,425

Of the 110,444 test results reported to New York State Friday, 986, or 0.89%, were positive. Each region’s percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

The Governor also confirmed 986 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 449,038 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 449,038 total people who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

Friday, there were two deaths reported due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,425. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: