ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo provided an update into the state's progress on the COVID-19 pandemic Friday morning.
Governor Cuomo shared that for Thursday, out of the 94,818 COVID-19 tests reported to the state, 908 or 0.95%, were positive.
"New Yorkers need to keep wearing masks, socially distancing and washing their hands, and local governments need to keep enforcing state guidance. There is a long road ahead, but we will tackle it together by staying New York Tough," said Governor Cuomo in a press release.
For Thursday, the Western New York region's positive COVID-19 rate did drop from Wednesday, but still continues to be one of the highest in the state.
Thursday's numbers show that the region had a 1.1% positive rate. The Mid-Hudson region had the highest rate in the state for Thursday with 1.7% of the cases reported being positive for COVID-19.
Governor Cuomo said earlier that the state is still watching the Western New York region and its COVID-19 percent positive rate. The WNY Region includes Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties.
