New York hits lowest COVID-19 positivity rate since October

New York state’s COVID-19 positivity rate dropped to below 1.5 percent on Saturday for the first time since Oct. 28, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday.

State officials recorded 2,849 positive cases out of 191,257 tests, Cuomo’s office said — bringing the seven-day average positivity to 1.84 percent, the lowest rate since Nov. 6. Just 33 people died from the virus on Saturday, as hospitalizations dropped to 2,535, the lowest number since Nov. 20 and 33 percent less than two weeks ago.