NEW YORK (WBEN) -- New York reported another 160 COVID-19-related deaths on Wednesday, but the state's seven-day average infection rate dropped to its lowest point since the beginning of December, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
Of the 126,489 COVID-19 test results that came back in New York on Tuesday, 5,925, or 4.68 percent, were positive, Cuomo said in a press release.
The state's seven-day average infection rate, meanwhile, stood at 4.86 percent — its lowest seven-day rate since Dec. 4, he said.
As of Tuesday, 8,082 New Yorkers were hospitalized with COVID-19, up by 15 from Monday. One thousand five hundred and twenty-two of those patients were in intensive care units and 1,003 were on ventilators.
The 160 new virus-related fatalities pushed the state's death toll to 35,631, Cuomo said.
"Our statewide positivity rate is decreasing by the day, and with our distribution network at the ready for more supply from the federal government, we are prepared to get needles in arms as quickly as possible, getting us one step closer to our goal of winning this war," the governor said in a statement.
"I applaud New Yorkers for their discipline and dedication to defeating this virus, and continue to ask everyone to keep this trend going and wear a mask, avoid gatherings and socially distance," he added.
Breakdowns of COVID-19 case and vaccine statistics by region are below:
