Central New York reports highest number of positive COVID-19 cases in single day since mid-June

ALBANY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — New York State’s COVID-19 positive rate stayed under one percent for the 37th consecutive day Saturday, but the virus’ spread may becoming more of a problem locally, as Central New York saw a spike in Saturday’s data.

According to the New York State Health Department, two percent of the COVID-19 test results reported in Central New York on Saturday were positive. This is the highest positive rate the region has seen since June 23. 

In total, 59 people tested positive for coronavirus in Central New York on Saturday, the highest number of positive cases in a single day for the region since June 17.

The uptick in local cases could be due to SUNY Oswego. The Oswego County Health Department on Saturday confirmed 43 new COVID-19 cases among the SUNY Oswego community. 

The COVID-19 positive rate over the last three days for all ten New York regions can be seen in the chart below.

REGION	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
Capital Region	1.2%	1.0%	1.0%
Central New York	1.3%	0.7%	2.0%
Finger Lakes	1.1%	0.9%	0.6%
Long Island	1.3%	1.4%	1.2%
Mid-Hudson	1.2%	0.9%	1.2%
Mohawk Valley	1.0%	0.8%	0.4%
New York City	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%
North Country	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Tier	0.7%	0.4%	0.4%
Western New York	1.5%	1.5%	2.0%

Statewide, the COVID-19 positive rate remained below one percent for the 37th consecutive day, with 0.99% percent of the test results coming back positive on Saturday. 

Tragically, six more New Yorkers lost their lives to the virus on Saturday.

Complete COVID-19 data for Saturday provided by the State Health Department:

• Patient Hospitalization – 464 (-3)
• Patients Newly Admitted – 57
• Number ICU – 131 (+4)
• Number ICU with Intubation – 54 (+3)
• Total Discharges – 75,767 (+60)
• Deaths – 6
• Total Deaths – 25,390

Throughout New York State, 725 additional cases of the virus were confirmed on Saturday, bringing the statewide total to 444,365.

Breakdown of cases by county:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	2,915	19
Allegany	94	0
Broome	1,418	8
Cattaraugus	241	2
Cayuga	190	3
Chautauqua	515	8
Chemung	251	4
Chenango	245	0
Clinton	153	1
Columbia	577	0
Cortland	128	9
Delaware	128	0
Dutchess	4,986	2
Erie	10,637	70
Essex	151	0
Franklin	63	2
Fulton	318	2
Genesee	307	0
Greene	318	1
Hamilton	14	0
Herkimer	313	1
Jefferson	157	0
Lewis	50	0
Livingston	196	2
Madison	478	0
Monroe	5,727	15
Montgomery	218	0
Nassau	45,711	78
Niagara	1,685	7
NYC	237,802	244
Oneida	2,347	6
Onondaga	4,081	21
Ontario	439	4
Orange	11,635	24
Orleans	321	0
Oswego	388	26
Otsego	314	2
Putnam	1,557	3
Rensselaer	879	3
Rockland	14,547	17
Saratoga	961	6
Schenectady	1,356	5
Schoharie	78	1
Schuyler	32	0
Seneca	104	0
St. Lawrence	304	0
Steuben	326	0
Suffolk	45,683	68
Sullivan	1,553	4
Tioga	219	0
Tompkins	381	6
Ulster	2,218	3
Warren	348	0
Washington	284	1
Wayne	303	2
Westchester	37,531	45
Wyoming	128	0
Yates	62	0

For more local data regarding COVID-19, click here.

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