ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — On the morning of Thanksgiving, Gov. Cuomo provided an update on the latest COVID-19 numbers.
- NYS overall positivity rate – 3.1 percent (down from 3.6 percent)
- Positivity rate without microcluster zones – 2.6 percent
- Positivity rate in microcluster zones – 4.9 percent
- Western New York – 5.4 percent
- 217,721 test results reported to the state on Wednesday (new record)
67 New Yorkers died on Wednesday. 3,056 are hospitalized (350 in western New York) and 628 of them are receiving intensive care.
| STATEWIDE | 11/8- 11/14 % Positive | 11/15- 11/21 % Positive | Current 7-day rolling average | Day Prior (11/24) % Positive | Yesterday (11/25) % Positive | |
| All focus area statewide % positive | 4.81% | 4.51% | 4.55% | 5.28% | 4.90% | |
| Statewide % positive with all focus areas included | 2.86% | 2.89% | 3.01% | 3.62% | 3.18% | |
| Statewide % positive without all focus areas included | 2.47% | 2.44% | 2.55% | 3.04% | 2.68% |
| FOCUS ZONE | 11/8- 11/14 % Positive | 11/15- 11/21 % Positive | Day Prior 7-day Rolling Average | Yesterday 7-day Rolling Average | Current 7-day Rolling average | |
| Erie orange-zone focus area % positive | 7.22% | 7.30% | 7.02% | 6.94% | 6.81% | |
| Erie Yellow-zone focus area % positive | 5.34% | 7.36% | 7.52% | 6.69% | 6.92% | |
| Niagara Yellow -zone focus area % positive | 5.10% | 4.44% | 4.75% | 5.56% | 6.14% |
| REGION | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | CURRENT 7-DAY AVERAGE |
| Capital Region | 3.2% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 2.37% |
| Central New York | 3.4% | 4.6% | 3.8% | 3.54% |
| Finger Lakes | 3.4% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 3.85% |
| Long Island | 3.4% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 3.33% |
| Mid-Hudson | 4.0% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 3.86% |
| Mohawk Valley | 5.3% | 5.0% | 3.3% | 3.28% |
| New York City | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.50% |
| North Country | 3.7% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 2.13% |
| Southern Tier | 0.8% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 1.39% |
| Western New York | 5.8% | 6.6% | 5.6% | 5.46% |
Through the winter, Gov. Cuomo says the plan for dealing with the virus will continue using microcluster-based strategies. He noted that he wants to add a number of factors to red, orange and yellow zones, like hospital bed availability.
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Evan Anstey is a digital content producer who has been part of the News 4 team since 2015. See more of his work here.
