Fast-dropping coronavirus infection rates have hit a new seven-month low across the state — and appear to be headed even further down as more New Yorkers get vaccinated.
The statewide positivity rate dropped to 1.07%, a number that has dropped steadily for six weeks now, Gov. Cuomo said Saturday.
“COVID has shown itself to be a formidable opponent, the people of this state have proven they are a force to be reckoned with,” the governor said.
The state recorded just 2,041 new COVID-19 cases out of nearly 200,000 tests administered, according to the latest data.
The seven-day positivity average across the state — a better measure of trends — dipped to 1.18% statewide, marking the 40th consecutive day it has declined.
In New York City, the seven-day average dipped to 0.98% on Friday, the data showed.
The test rates are down to their lowest since Oct. 19, before a surge driven by cold weather and the holidays sent them soaring.
There were 1,688 New Yorkers hospitalized with coronavirus, a number that dropped by about 20% in the past week alone and has been declining rapidly across the city and state.
Twenty-three people died statewide from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, including 12 in the city, according to the data.
The state’s vaccination campaign, meanwhile, continues to move steadily forward, with 17.45 million doses given.
More than 60% of all adults have received at least one dose and more than 51% are fully vaccinated. Just under 50% of all New Yorkers have now gotten at least one jab as more adolescents become eligible, Cuomo said.
