New York State Sees Record Low COVID Infection Rate

The New York Daily News reports:

New York reported a record low coronavirus infection rate Friday, capping three weeks in which the important indicator remained below 1%. Of the 97,826 test results received by the state a day earlier, only 636 were positive for a 0.65% infection rate, Gov. Cuomo announced.

Hospitalizations fell by 12 to 478 with the number of people being treated in intensive care units dropping to 122. Another three New Yorkers died from the virus Thursday, bringing the state’s official death toll to 25,312.

Cuomo also noted that New York has so far conducted a total of eight million tests since the pandemic began. President Trump has repeatedly downplayed the need for testing, making the baseless claim it inflates the country’s positive results

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