NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – New York's coronavirus hospitalizations neared 8,000 on Sunday as the state reported over 11,000 new cases and the positivity rate approached 8%.
Hospitalizations rose to 7,963, an increase of 149 patients from the day before, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. There were 813 newly admitted patients and 574 discharges.
The number of patients in intensive care rose by 23 to 1,344, while the number of intubated patients increased by 29 to 815.
The state reported 11,368 new cases out of 142,345 tests conducted Saturday for a statewide positivity rate of 7.98%.
New York reached an 8% positivity rate twice last week before the rate dropped on Friday.
There were 3,340 new cases in New York City, which had a seven-day positivity rate of 6.24%. The state's data differs from the city's, which showed 3,885 new cases and a seven-day positivity rate of 9.08% in the five boroughs Sunday.
On Saturday, the state surpassed 1 million total cases since the pandemic began. The total stood at 1,017,153 on Sunday.
Cuomo said another 138 New Yorkers died from the virus, bringing the state's death toll to 30,476. Of the new deaths, 27 were in New York City.
During pre-recorded remarks to the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem on Sunday, Cuomo vowed that he wouldn't get the COVID vaccine until "it is available for my age group in Black, Hispanic and poor communities around the state."
New Jersey reported another 3,676 cases on Sunday, bringing its total to 492,042 since the pandemic began.
The largest share of new cases were in Middlesex County, which reported 432 positives. Monmouth County saw 355 new cases and Hudson County recorded 337.
There were also 21 new confirmed deaths in the state, according to Gov. Phil Murphy. The state's death toll stands at 17,187 people, not including 2,021 probable deaths.
New Jersey's hospitalizations were at 3,521 patients. Of those, 669 patients were in intensive care and 462 were on ventilators.
