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WPCNR CORONAVIRUS REPORT. From the Governor’s Press Office. August 9, 2020:

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The number of new cases, percentage of tests that were positive and many other helpful data points are always available at forward.ny.gov.

“Our daily numbers remain low and steady, despite increasing infection rates across the country, and even in our region – and we had the lowest one-day positive rate since we started. That’s an incredible achievement, all thanks to the hard work of New Yorkers,” Governor Cuomo said. “New York’s progress shows that a data-driven, phased reopening works. We have followed the data since day one, and now we are an example for the rest of the country to follow. But we must not become complacent: Everyone should continue to wear their masks and socially distance.”

On Friday and Saturday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 2,294 establishments in New York City and Long Island and observed 60 establishments that were not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown for yesterday and Friday’s observed violations is below:

• Bronx – 2
• Brooklyn – 2
• Manhattan – 22
• Queens – 26
• Staten Island – 4
• Nassau – 3
• Suffolk – 1

Today’s data is summarized briefly below:

• Patient Hospitalization – 548 (-25)
• Patients Newly Admitted – 66
• Hospital Counties – 30
• Number ICU – 131 (-2)
• Number ICU with Intubation – 66 (+2)
• Total Discharges – 73,689 (+80)
• Deaths – 7
• Total Deaths – 25,202

Of the 65,812 test results reported to New York State yesterday, 515, or 0.78 percent, were positive. Each region’s percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
Capital Region	0.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Central New York	0.8%	0.8%	0.7%
Finger Lakes	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%
Long Island	0.9%	0.9%	0.6%
Mid-Hudson	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%
Mohawk Valley	0.9%	0.9%	0.5%
New York City	1.1%	1.1%	0.9%
North Country	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Tier	1.2%	1.2%	0.3%
Western New York	1.7%	1.7%	1.6%

The Governor also confirmed 515 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 420,860 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 420,860 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	2,595	14
Allegany	79	0
Broome	1,126	6
Cattaraugus	165	0
Cayuga	152	1
Chautauqua	253	0
Chemung	171	0
Chenango	216	1
Clinton	127	0
Columbia	540	1
Cortland	95	0
Delaware	105	0
Dutchess	4,607	7
Erie	8,904	54
Essex	55	0
Franklin	54	0
Fulton	296	1
Genesee	277	0
Greene	292	1
Hamilton	8	0
Herkimer	274	1
Jefferson	142	2
Lewis	41	0
Livingston	176	0
Madison	412	0
Monroe	4,956	34
Montgomery	176	4
Nassau	43,655	27
Niagara	1,498	4
NYC	227,832	248
Oneida	2,146	4
Onondaga	3,576	11
Ontario	360	3
Orange	11,159	3
Orleans	298	0
Oswego	253	0
Otsego	116	0
Putnam	1,449	2
Rensselaer	765	4
Rockland	13,942	6
Saratoga	757	2
Schenectady	1,058	0
Schoharie	69	0
Schuyler	22	0
Seneca	89	0
St. Lawrence	263	0
Steuben	298	0
Suffolk	43,786	37
Sullivan	1,489	1
Tioga	193	0
Tompkins	234	0
Ulster	2,062	5
Warren	308	0
Washington	259	2
Wayne	250	1
Westchester	36,205	25
Wyoming	118	2
Yates	57	1

Yesterday, there were 7 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,202. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Bronx	2
Erie	1
Herkimer	1
Nassau	1
Queens	1
Rensselaer	1