Gov: Record number of tests conducted, hot spots still hot
According to a statement by Governor Cuomo on Thursday, the State conducted a record number of COVID—19 diagnostic tests at 145,811. The release also provides an overview of New York’s COVID-19 tracking data from Wednesday, October 7. Hotspots in Brooklyn, and Queens, Rockland, and Orange Counties continue to have high positivity rates. Tracking data for the hotspots as compared to the rest of the State is below.
Positivity rates:
- 20 hotspot zip codes: 5.8%
- Statewide: 1.26%
- Statewide excluding hotspots: 1.01%