NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – New York state’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have dropped to their lowest level since the pandemic began, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday.
There were 371 hospitalizations statewide, the governor said. The previous low was 410 hospitalizations on Sept. 5, 2020.
Cuomo said the number of patients hospitalized declined by 44 from the day before.
There were 92 patients in intensive care and 45 patients intubated, both fewer than the day before, the governor said.
The state reported 385 new COVID-19 cases and five more deaths on Saturday, with 225 of the cases and two of the deaths in New York City.
The statewide seven-day positivity rate was 0.36%. It was also 0.36% in the five boroughs.
Another 117,760 vaccine doses have been administered across the state over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of doses given statewide to 20,945,467.
According to the CDC, 71.6% of New York adults have gotten at least one vaccine dose and 64.1% have completed their vaccine series.
“We're finally putting the COVID-19 pandemic in the rear-view mirror, and more New Yorkers are getting vaccinated every single day as the numbers continue to come down,” Cuomo said in a statement, adding that “getting shots in arms is the key to our future.”