NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- New York state reported 14 new COVID-19-related deaths on Wednesday as the number of patients hospitalized with the virus continued to climb.
One of the 14 New Yorkers who passed away died in Allegany County; one died in Columbia County; one died in Erie County; four died in Brooklyn; two died in Nassau County; one died in Niagara County; one died in Orange County; two died in Tioga County; and one died in Ulster County, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a release.
As of Tuesday, 1,253 people in the state were hospitalized with COVID-19, up from 1,227 on Monday. Two hundred and eighty-four of the 1,253 patients were in intensive care units, and 129 were on ventilators, Cuomo said.
Of the 133,534 COVID-19 test results that came back on Tuesday, 2,126, or 1.59 percent, were positive, he added.
Excluding its COVID-19 microclusters, the state reported a 1.42 percent infection rate. The microclusters themselves reported a 2.69 percent infection rate, up from 2.63 percent.
"The surge in cases around the country and the globe is a stark reminder that this pandemic is far from over, and while we are doing a good job keeping our positivity rate comparatively low, the numbers in Western New York are a caution flag," Cuomo said in a statement.
"We're staying on top of this situation by continuing our aggressive microcluster strategy, expanding testing capacity and enforcing compliance of the public health law," he added.
Breakdowns of infection rates by microclusters, regions and New York City borough are below:
