NY Gov Cuomo: New COVID-19 Milestones 19: Lowest Hospitalizations; 14 Days of sub 1% Infection Rate; Record High # of Tests

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo today had some new Coronavirus related milestones to report.

For the 14th Day, New York’s COVID-19 Infection rate has been below 1 percent, he announced. Also, the number of COVID-19 tests administered reached a record number of 98,880. The Governor also said that hospitalizations dropped below 500 for the first time since March 16 which was the week prior to New York’s lockdown.

“Part of the reason we were able to tame the beast in New York is because of our aggressive testing strategy. When the federal administration fell down, New York stepped up – and yesterday we raised the bar even higher with nearly 100,000 tests reported in a single day,” Governor Cuomo said. “We’ve been reopening for 14 weeks and our infection rate has actually done down – the positive test rate has been below 1 percent the past 14 days and the number of hospitalizations dropped below 500 for the first time since March 16. This is proof positive that when you have the virus under control, more testing does not equal more positives. But my message to New Yorkers remains the same: this is not over, we have to be smart, wear a mask, socially distance and be New York Tough!”