Cuomo announces state has record low COVID positivity for second straight day
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Gov. Cuomo said the state set new record COVID lows for a second straight day.
In the latest numbers released Friday, Cuomo says the daily positivity rate was 0.42%.
The 7-day average is 0.56%, which is two straight months of decline, and the lowest positivity rate in the country.
There are 916 people hospitalized, a decrease of 54.
Sadly, another 15 people died.
The 7-day positivity rate in the Capital Region dropped from 0.75% on Wednesday to 0.65% on Thursday.
The 7-day positivity rate in the Mohawk Valley rose from 0.79% on Wednesday to 0.80% on Wednesday.
MORE INFORMATION: New York State coronavirus dashboard | Vaccine tracker