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New York's COVID-19 positivity rate falls to .44%

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that according to Johns Hopkins University, New York state has the nation's lowest 7-day average COVID-19 positivity rate at 0.44%

The 7-day average positivity rate for the Finger Lakes is .70%.  That is the 2nd highest infection rate, behind Central New York, which is at .72%, but all of the regions in the state are now below 1%.

The percentage of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose is 55.6%

The percentage of all New Yorkers with the completed vaccine series  is  48.9%

In the Finger Lakes region, the percentage of residents with at least one vaccine dose is 55.5%

The percentage of residents in the area with the completed series is 50.3%

Randy Gorbman is WXXI's director of news and public affairs. Randy manages the day-to-day operations of WXXI News on radio, television, and online.