Gov. Cuomo announces state coronavirus positivity rate of 1 percent

[TomCADem]

Source: WBNG

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- Governor Andrew Cuomo gave an update of the state's COVID numbers from yesterday, showing one percent of the tests taken returned positive.

This is an increase in the positivity rate from last weekend where the rate of positive COVID-19 tests was at 0.86 percent and had been continually below one percent for just over a month. According to the statement, the one percent represents 1,005 additional coronavirus cases which were confirmed.

The Governor also said that the state saw four COVID related deaths yesterday.

Broome County recorded 37 new positive cases, and yesterday's rate of positivity for the Southern Tier was recorded at 1.2 percent.

Read more: https://wbng.com/2020/09/26/gov-cuomo-announces-state-coronavirus-positivity-rate-of-1-percent/

[C Moon]

1. From Labor Day activities?

[soothsayer]

2. They swing between 0.86 and 1 usually

If it stays 1 two days in a row or gets higher there could be cause for concern maybe

[Lucky Luciano]

3. There's an issue in some of the Brooklyn Orthodox communities.

Not wearing masks or properly social distancing. Fundamentalist religious people have been problematic worldwide.

[DinahMoeHum]

5. That also goes for Rockland and Orange counties. . .

. . .among the Hasidic communities there.

[soothsayer]

6. Yeah, Cuomo's team seems on top of that though

Hopefully things settle down.

Elementary schools open next week, I think? We’ll see what happens.

[Polybius]

4. He needs to reverse his decision on indoor dining that starts Wednesday

We do not need restaurants in NYC having people without masks indoors.

[soothsayer]

7. Certainly bears watching. Hmm

[Renew Deal]

8. The Labor Day Hangover is just being felt.

And it's going to get worse with kids back in school.

[JI7]

9. Labor Day Weekend ?

[Danmel]

10. SUNY Binghamton is in Broome County

One of the larger campuses in the state university system.