New York’s COVID-19 positivity rate goes up slightly

New York’s COVID-19 positivity rate ticked up slightly Friday, the latest numbers show.

There were 8,201 positive test results reported Friday, or 3.15 percent of the total taken, up from 3.01 percent the day before, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced. The statewide positivity rate, measured on a seven-day average, was 3.41 percent Friday, up from 3.37 percent the prior day.