NEW YORK (WBEN) -- In the latest numbers released, New York's COVID positivity rate neared 4% for November 27th.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said there were 6,063 new cases statewide— 3.98% of the 152,355 tests conducted Friday. That's up from a positivity rate of 3.72% the day before.
The positivity rate in "focus zones" seeing an uptick in cases was 5.65%, while the statewide positivity rate without the focus zones was 3.45%.
Locally, the daily positivity rate for Erie County was down substantially from Thanksgiving Day at 5.5% and a seven day rolling average of 7%.
#COVID19 new case report for Nov. 27: 462 new cases were confirmed by @ECDOH out of 8,327 diagnostic reports received for a daily positivity rate of 5.5%.
— Erie County Department of Health 😷 (@ECDOH) November 28, 2020
The 7-day positivity rate average is 7.0%.
Total cases through Nov. 27 are now 24,543. pic.twitter.com/iyh4SHQStO
Total hospitalizations in New York also rose by 184 to 3,287, including 433 newly admitted patients. The number of patients in intensive car rose by 18 to 654, while the number of patients intubated increased by 37 to 331.
New York also reported 42 more virus-related deaths, bringing the state's death toll to 26,632.
"We are entering a challenging period of sustained COVID-19 spread across this state," Cuomo said in a statement Saturday. "It's up to you, your neighborhood and your community to slow the spread."
Cuomo has been warning for weeks that the officials were anticipating a surge in cases after the Thanksgiving holiday and into the new year as more people get together to celebrate the holiday seasons.
"New York has one of the nation's lowest infection rates and the nation's highest testing capacity, but it will take the vigilance of New Yorkers to get us through the holidays and through this pandemic," the governor said.
