Micro-cluster strategy works well in NYS as COVID-19 test positivity rate down to lowest level: governor

NEW YORK, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- A total of 128,763 COVID-19 tests were reported to the New York State Government on Saturday, with 1,390 being positive, or 1.08 percent, Governor Andrew Cuomo tweeted on Sunday.

It was the lowest rate for NYS for days, which bore out the success of the micro-cluster strategy adopted by the state to counter the pandemic, the governor told his daily press conference.