ALBANY, N.Y. (WKBW) — The infection rate of COVID-19 in New York State fell below one percent again on Tuesday, to 0.87 percent. The announcement comes after the state ended a more than month-long streak on Monday of infection rates below one percent.
In total, there were 652 new COVID-19 cases statewide on Tuesday.
Western New York's infection rate also fell on Tuesday, to 1.1%. The rate had climbed as high as 2% in the region on Saturday. The state defines the Western New York region as Niagara, Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties. Here is a breakdown of new positive cases on Tuesday for each county:
- Allegany - 0 new cases
- Cattaraugus - 3 new cases
- Chautauqua - 4 new cases
- Erie - 36 new cases
- Niagara - 1 new case
The Finger Lakes region, which includes the Rochester area and Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming counties, dropped to 0.5%.
On Tuesday, four people died of COVID-19 statewide. None of the deaths occurred in Western New York.
