NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – New York reported 790 new coronavirus cases and 10 more deaths Thursday as the state's infection rate stayed below 1% for a third straight day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday.
The governor said the 790 new cases were out of the 89,727 tests conducted Thursday—an infection rate of 0.88%.
The state's infection rate rose to 1.04% Monday—the first time in 38 days it had been over 1%—before dropping back to 0.87% on Tuesday. Cuomo had warned that Wednesday's 0.98% infection rate was "right up against" the 1% infection rate and that there was "no margin for error here."
"Our numbers continue to remain steady and our infection rate is again below one percent, which is great news," Cuomo said in a statement Friday. "We went from the highest infection rate in the nation to one of the lowest, and that's a testament to the hard work of New Yorkers, who came together and flattened the curve."
The 790 new cases reported Thursday bring the state's confirmed total to 448,052.
The 10 additional deaths mean the state's confirmed death toll is now 25,423. Among the deaths Thursday were three people in Queens, one in Manhattan and one on Staten Island.
There were 478 patients hospitalized Thursday, eight less than on Wednesday. The number of patients in intensive care was 141, an increase of six from Wednesday. There were 62 patients intubated, a decrease of six from the prior day.
Cuomo also announced that the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 1,495 establishments in New York City and Long Island on Thursday and found four establishments that were not in compliance with state COVID requirements. They included three businesses in Suffolk and one in Manhattan.
