Governor Cuomo provides Saturday coronavirus update for NYS

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Gov. Cuomo Saturday announced that New York State’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and intubations have dropped to new lows. Hospitalizations dropped to 458, the lowest number since March 16, and intubations dropped to 48, the lowest number since mid-March. New York State’s infection rate has been less than 1% for 22 straight days.

“As the state’s COVID-19 numbers continue to decline, New Yorkers need to stay vigilant and continue wearing masks, social distancing and washing their hands so we can maintain that progress as we move into the fall,” Governor Cuomo said. “Our ability to keep this deadly virus in check will be determined by what each of us does each day and by the capacity of local governments to enforce state guidance. This pandemic is far from over, so as we head into this weekend please continue to be New York Smart and New York Tough. Together we can slow the spread and save lives.”

Gov. Cuomo also reminded residents of Western New York that rapid testing begins at eight sites there Saturday. Residents can call 833-NYSTRNG to make an appointment. On August 27, the governor deployed a testing SWAT team to Western New York to address the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases in the region. He also announced the eight sites, which can be found here:

Deleavan-Grider Community Center 877 E. Delavan Ave. Buffalo, NY 14215
True Bethel Baptist Church 907 E. Ferry St. Buffalo, NY 14211
Northwest Buffalo Community Center 155 Lawn Ave. Buffalo, NY 14207
Dunkirk Fire Murphy Training Grounds 665 Brigham Road Dunkirk, NY 14048
SUNY ECC North 6205 Main St. Williamsville, NY 14221
Union Fire Company 1845 Union Road West Seneca, NY 14224
John A. Duke Senior Center 1201 Hyde Park Blvd. Niagara Falls, NY 14301
YWCA of the Niagara Frontier 32 Cottage St. Lockport, NY 14094

Saturday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force reportedly visited 1,554 establishments in New York City and Long Island and found 18 establishments that were not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown of Friday’s violations is below:

Bronx – 2
Manhattan – 2
Queens – 6
Suffolk – 8

Saturday’s data is summarized below:

Patient Hospitalization – 458 (-20)
Patients Newly Admitted – 73
Hospital Counties – 30
Number ICU – 116 (-6)
Number ICU with Intubation – 48 (-3)
Total Discharges – 74,990 (+67)
Deaths – 7
Total Deaths – 25,319

Of the 93,873 test results reported to New York State Friday, 635, or 0.67 percent, were positive. Each region’s percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Capital Region	1.1%	0.5%	0.7%
Central New York	1.4%	0.8%	0.4%
Finger Lakes	0.6%	0.3%	0.5%
Long Island	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Mid-Hudson	1.2%	0.9%	0.8%
Mohawk Valley	0.4%	0.1%	0.6%
New York City	0.9%	0.6%	0.7%
North Country	1.2%	0.8%	0.2%
Southern Tier	0.3%	0.5%	0.4%
Western New York	2.0%	1.2%	1.2%

The Governor also confirmed 635 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 433,402 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 433,402 total people who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	2,754	8
Allegany	88	1
Broome	1,286	3
Cattaraugus	197	0
Cayuga	177	0
Chautauqua	373	18
Chemung	196	0
Chenango	225	1
Clinton	150	1
Columbia	569	1
Cortland	98	0
Delaware	112	0
Dutchess	4,846	19
Erie	9,741	28
Essex	126	0
Franklin	58	0
Fulton	311	1
Genesee	293	0
Greene	307	1
Hamilton	14	0
Herkimer	295	1
Jefferson	149	0
Lewis	48	0
Livingston	182	1
Madison	459	3
Monroe	5,422	24
Montgomery	202	2
Nassau	44,554	51
Niagara	1,605	5
NYC	233,688	278
Oneida	2,268	3
Onondaga	3,866	19
Ontario	386	1
Orange	11,410	11
Orleans	306	0
Oswego	291	3
Otsego	134	9
Putnam	1,494	2
Rensselaer	830	4
Rockland	14,218	21
Saratoga	832	0
Schenectady	1,255	22
Schoharie	69	0
Schuyler	26	1
Seneca	98	0
St. Lawrence	273	3
Steuben	313	1
Suffolk	44,712	34
Sullivan	1,516	1
Tioga	208	1
Tompkins	261	10
Ulster	2,162	7
Warren	321	1
Washington	267	0
Wayne	280	1
Westchester	36,895	32
Wyoming	125	0
Yates	61	1

Friday, there were seven deaths reported due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,319. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: