NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Total COVID-19 hospitalizations reached 8,613 on Saturday in New York State, down from 8,802 on Friday, tweeted Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday.
Of the 249,955 COVID-19 tests reported on Saturday in the state, 12,720 were positive, or 5.09 percent of the total, down from 5.26 percent one day earlier, said Cuomo, adding that the fatalities went up to 160 on Saturday, compared with 144 on Friday.
