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Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers On State's Progress During Covid-19 Pandemic

Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers On State's Progress During Covid-19 Pandemic

Top 20 Hotspot ZIP Codes Have 5.5 Percent Positivity Rate

Statewide Positivity Excluding Hotspot ZIP Codes is 0.82 Percent; 1.02 Percent with Hotspot ZIP Codes Included

DFS Extends Emergency Regulation Requiring Insurance Companies to Waive Out-Of-Pocket Costs for In-Network Mental Health Services for Frontline Essential Workers During COVID-19 Until November 27

9 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

SLA and State Police Task Force Visits 1,114 Establishments; Observes 4 Establishments Not in Compliance

Confirms 1,000 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 458,649; New Cases in 49 Counties

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.

"We're dealing with the cluster situation. We've had clusters in the past stemming from factories, churches, bars and other locations. Remember we started with New Rochelle, the first hotspot in the United States, which stemmed from someone who attended a religious gathering and then a wedding. And that was the first super spreader event, so we're quite familiar with this, and when there's a cluster, we are very aggressive on it and we're oversampling in the clusters," Governor Cuomo said. "We've deployed rapid testing machines. So you have two infection rates that you want to pay attention to: the statewide numbers and then the cluster numbers. All of this is a stark reminder that we need to stay smart and vigilant - wear a mask, socially distance, follow the public health guidance - because this thing is not over."

New York State continues to track clusters with a particular focus on the top 20 ZIP codes in which there have been hotspots. Within the 20 hotspot ZIP codes, the average rate of positive tests is 5.5 percent. The rate of positive tests for the remainder of New York State, not counting the top 20 ZIP codes, is 0.82 percent. The rate of positive tests for all of New York State, including the top 20 ZIP codes, is 1.02 percent. These 20 ZIP codes contained 23 percent of all positive cases in New York State yesterday, but represent only 6 percent of the state's population.

The Governor noted that 20 hotspot ZIP codes reported an average 5.5 percent positivity rate. Areas that had high positivity rates will be subject of focused testing efforts including access to rapid testing machines. These ZIP codes include:

REGIONCOUNTYZIP% POSITIVETESTSPOSITIVES
Mid-HudsonRockland1095217%20034
Mid-HudsonRockland1097714%35050
NYCKings112308%34229
NYCKings112046%22313
NYCKings112195%26012
NYCKings112234%25311
NYCKings112294%28611
NYCKings112104%1827
NYCKings112344%27910
NYCBronx104654%1405
NYCNew York100404%1987
Mid-HudsonOrange109503%863
NYCQueens113743%1515
NYCRichmond103063%1525
NYCRichmond103043%1856
Long IslandSuffolk117173%1254
Long IslandNassau115803%1384
NYCQueens116913%2557
Long IslandSuffolk117463%1835
NYCBronx104623%2667

The Governor also announced the New York State Department of Financial Services will extend an emergency regulation requiring New York health insurers to waive out-of-pocket costs, including cost-sharing, deductibles, copayments and coinsurance, for in-network mental health services for New York's frontline essential workers during COVID-19 until November 27. The extension of this emergency regulation helps to ensure that cost-sharing is not a barrier to in-network mental health services during COVID-19 for health care workers, first responders, transit workers, food services workers, retail workers at essential businesses, and other frontline essential employees, who are required to directly interact with the public while working during this continuing public health emergency. Governor Cuomo first announced the State's directive requiring New York insurers to waive out-of-pocket costs for in-network mental health services for frontline essential workers during COVID-19 in May.

Yesterday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 1,114 establishments in New York City and Long Island and observed 4 establishments that were not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown of yesterday's observed violations is below:

  • Brooklyn - 1
  • Nassau - 3

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Patient Hospitalization - 605 (+34)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 100
  • Hospital Counties - 38
  • Number ICU - 144 (-3)
  • Number ICU with Intubation - 67 (+6)
  • Total Discharges - 76,754 (+63)
  • Deaths - 9
  • Total Deaths - 25,479

Of the 97,960 test results reported to New York State yesterday, 1,000, or 1.02 percent, were positive. Each region's percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGIONSUNDAYMONDAYTUESDAY
Capital Region0.9%0.9%0.5%
Central New York0.8%1.7%0.4%
Finger Lakes0.6%0.9%0.3%
Long Island1.2%1.2%1.3%
Mid-Hudson3.1%2.0%2.4%
Mohawk Valley1.2%0.8%0.3%
New York City1.6%1.3%1.2%
North Country0.4%0.2%0.2%
Southern Tier3.6%1.9%0.6%
Western New York0.9%1.3%1.1%

Each New York City borough's percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

BOROUGHSUNDAYMONDAYTUESDAY
Bronx1.0%1.0%1.1%
Brooklyn2.6%1.7%1.8%
Manhattan0.8%0.7%0.6%
Queens1.6%1.5%1.2%
Staten Island1.3%1.6%2.2%

The Governor also confirmed 1,000 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 458,649 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 458,649 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

CountyTotal PositiveNew Positive
Albany3,1204
Allegany1146
Broome1,67331
Cattaraugus2765
Cayuga2201
Chautauqua5905
Chemung51018
Chenango2532
Clinton1620
Columbia5953
Cortland1843
Delaware1360
Dutchess5,1377
Erie11,50055
Essex1691
Franklin660
Fulton3390
Genesee3303
Greene3252
Hamilton150
Herkimer3381
Jefferson1722
Lewis500
Livingston2081
Madison4970
Monroe6,08511
Montgomery2351
Nassau46,85766
Niagara1,7885
NYC244,041446
Oneida2,4364
Onondaga4,42415
Ontario4750
Orange12,14321
Orleans3361
Oswego5034
Otsego3411
Putnam1,6175
Rensselaer9193
Rockland15,452110
Saratoga1,0666
Schenectady1,4105
Schoharie850
Schuyler430
Seneca1070
St. Lawrence3272
Steuben4533
Suffolk46,51753
Sullivan1,6044
Tioga2497
Tompkins4214
Ulster2,2808
Warren3915
Washington3021
Wayne3232
Westchester38,23957
Wyoming1370
Yates640

Yesterday, there were 9 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,479. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence

CountyNew Deaths
Allegany2
Chemung1
Essex1
Kings2
Queens2
Suffolk1

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