Governor Andrew M. Cuomo todayannounced that 205,466 COVID-19 test results were reported to New York State yesterdaya new record high.

"We did 205,000 tests yesterday, a new record. Remember when we first started, we could only do 500 tests a day -- that's how far we have come. Context here is very important because I want New Yorkers to have confidence in the rules that we're setting. And it's not that our rules are that much more onerous than other states' rules, it's that we triggered them earlier. Our triggers are much lower than other states, and hence our performance is much better than other states,"Governor Cuomo said."You decide your own destiny. If you follow the rules, you're fine. And if you're not fine, the rules change on you. The micro-cluster approach doesn't put restrictions on places that are following the rules. It's that targeted. If you and your neighbor are acting responsibly, you have a collective, vested interest in your local community. I am concerned about Thanksgiving, and I believe it could have a large impact if people are reckless. It is the socialization that's a problem, and socialization is human behavior. So we are on guard, but it depends on what we do."

The Governor noted that the positive testing rate in all focus areas under the state's Micro-Cluster strategy is4.55percent, and outside the focus zone areas is2.15percent. Within the focus areas,43,790test results were reported yesterday, yielding1,994positives. In the remainder of the state, not counting these focus areas,161,676test results were reported, yielding3,474positives. Full results for tests reported yesterday, the day prior, the current 7-day rolling average, and last two weeks is below:

STATEWIDE

11/1-11/7 % Positive

11/8-11/14 % Positive

Current 7-day rolling average

Day Prioir (11/18) % Positivity

Yesterday (11/19) % Positivity

All focus area statewide % positive

3.44%

4.89%

4.66%

4.23%

4.55%

Statewide % positivewithall focus areas included

1.95%

2.86%

2.91%

2.72%

2.66%

Statewide % positivewithoutallfocus areas included

1.81%

2.47%

2.44%

2.38%

2.15%

Micro-cluster zone 7-day average positivity ratesfor today, yesterday, the day before, last week, and the week prior is below:

FOCUS ZONE

11/1- 11/7 % Positive

11/8- 11/14 % Positive

Day-Prior 7-day Rolling Average

Yesterday 7-Day Rolling Average

Current 7-day rolling average

Erie orange-zone focus area % positive

4.53%

7.22%

7.46%

7.21%

7.40%

Erie Yellow-zone focus area % positive

4.64%

5.34%

6.22%

6.08%

6.57%

Niagara Yellow -zone focus area % positive

4.29%

5.10%

5.04%

3.74%

4.40%

Monroe Yellow-zone focus area % positive

4.06%

5.54%

4.74%

4.39%

4.12%

Onondaga Yellow-zone focus area % positive

4.68%

6.58%

6.02%

5.67%

6.01%

Queens Kew Garden Hills/Forest Hills/Astoria yellow-zone focus area % positive

2.11%

3.40%

3.47%

3.41%

3.39%

Bronx East Yellow-zone focus area % positive

2.70%

3.81%

3.60%

3.62%

3.41%

Bronx West Yellow -zone focus area % positive

2.79%

3.80%

4.66%

4.50%

4.68%

Brooklyn Yellow-zone focus area % positive

3.33%

3.92%

3.56%

3.59%

3.55%

Rockland Yellow-zone focus area % positive

3.46%

3.55%

3.79%

3.69%

3.41%

Chemung Orange-zone focus area % positive

6.45%

4.59%

Continued here:
Governor Cuomo Announces New Record-High Number of COVID-19 Tests Reported to New York State - ny.gov