NEW YORK (WBEN) – New York state's seven-day COVID positivity rate has declined for 37 days straight and is down 52% from the "post-holiday peak" in January, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday.
"Thanks to New Yorkers' actions — like wearing masks, maintaining distance, and making smart decisions — hospitalizations and the positivity rate continue to head down, and the holiday surge is in our rear-view mirror," Cuomo said in a statement.
The state's seven-day positivity rate was 3.83% on Saturday, down from 3.90% Friday and the lowest level since Nov. 29.
The daily positivity rate was 3.54%, up slightly from 3.46% on Friday. Cuomo has said the seven-day positivity better reflects the state's positivity since daily rates can fluctuate.
Total hospitalizations also continued to decline. The number fell by 295 patients to 6,593 on Saturday and is down 29% since early January, when the state saw a surge in cases after the holidays.
The number of patients in intensive care fell by 43 to 1,285, while the number of intubated patients declined by 27 to 881.
The state reported another 8,316 positive cases Saturday out of 234,708 tests conducted.
However, there were 107 more deaths reported, bringing the state's death toll to 37,118, according to state data.
COVID-19 cases for Feb. 13: 324 new cases were confirmed by @ECDOH out of 6,317 diagnostic reports received for a daily positivity rate 5.1%. The 7-day positivity rate average is 4.6%. Total cases through Feb. 13 are now 61,094. pic.twitter.com/F11m5jO2fc
— Erie County Department of Health 😷 (@ECDOH) February 14, 2021
