New York’s seven-day average COVID-19 positivity rate has dropped to 0.71%, a new record low, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday.
The news comes as New York registered 55 straight days of declining coronavirus cases in the state.
Today's update on the numbers:
Total COVID hospitalizations are at 1,068.
Of the 122,737 tests reported yesterday, 785 were positive (0.64% of total).
Sadly, there were 18 fatalities. pic.twitter.com/wOpA0QOwuM
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) May 30, 2021
According to New York Health Department data, the seven-day coronavirus positivity rate dropped to 0.75% in August 2020, before rising again in the fall and winter.
“New York State is beating back COVID and making progress on the numbers, and the key is providing shots in arms for all New Yorkers,” Cuomo said in a news release.
In recent weeks, however, vaccination rates have begun to slow in New York, despite the state expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to children aged 12 to 15.
“Hospitalizations and the positivity rate are declining, but so is the vaccination rate, and we need to get creative to encourage the remaining New Yorkers to take the shot,” Cuomo said.
What a shocking surprise. It probably isnt because they stopped counting vaccinated covid cases as a case, unless they are hospitalized or die. As opposed to the way the numbers were for the past year and a bit, counting every single positive test as a case.