Albany, N.Y. — New York confirmed less than 500 new Covid-19 cases Monday and hospitalizations stayed below 800.
The state confirmed 442 new Covid cases yesterday and reported another 71,953 test results. The statewide percentage of people testing positive for the coronavirus was 0.61%.
Covid hospitalizations fell three to 796, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office.
A total of 206 people were in intensive care units with the virus and 120 were intubated. Both numbers were unchanged from the day before.
Another 14 people in New York died Monday due to Covid, which brings the statewide death toll to 42,813.
So far, 54.8% of New Yorkers have received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine and 47.5% have received all required doses.
“Covid positivity rates keep falling every day and it’s a direct result of the hard work and commitment New Yorkers have displayed throughout this entire pandemic,” Cuomo said in a press release. “We have never been closer to the light at the end of the tunnel, but to fully return to normal, we must continue to do all we can to get New Yorkers vaccinated.”
In Central New York, the seven-day average of the percentage of people testing positive for the virus Monday was 0.81%, down from 0.85% the day before. The statewide seven-day average was 0.51%, unchanged from the previous day.
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