New York’s coronavirus infection rate remained below 1% for a 34th consecutive day Thursday as the number of people tested in the state ramped up following the Labor Day weekend.
The latest numbers show 76,813 New Yorkers received test results Wednesday. The state confirmed 757 new cases of people infected with the virus, for a positivity rate of 0.98%.
New York now has 441,911 confirmed cases of the virus since the beginning of the pandemic. A total of 482 New Yorkers were hospitalized with the virus Wednesday, an increase of 19 patients from the previous day.
An additional seven people across New York died from Covid-19, bringing the statewide death toll to 25,376 since the start of the pandemic.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters in a conference call Thursday that he has observed a severe drop in testing in other states, especially in Florida. He said the decreased testing is part of a politically-motivated “deception” to make it appear that fewer people are infected with Covid-19.
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