NEW YORK, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The COVID-19 test positivity rate in the "Red Zone" focus areas, where the pandemic has been the most severe in New York State, was 3.31 percent on Sunday, compared with 3.19 percent one day earlier, tweeted Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday.
The statewide positivity rate excluding "Red Zones" was 1.13 percent on Sunday, over 1.0 percent on Saturday, said Cuomo, adding that of the 82,009 tests reported Sunday, 998 were positive, or 1.21 percent of total, over 1.08 percent one day earlier.