#COVID-19 hospitalizations spike in NY while deaths stay low

COVID-19 deaths in New York remained low Friday, with 11 people in the state dying of the virus for the second consecutive day.

Meanwhile, hospitalizations reached 1,045, an uptick of 22 from Thursday, according to new data released by the state Saturday.

The number of hospitalizations is at its highest level since June 22 when 1,104 New Yorkers were admitted for the coronavirus.

Of the 156,940 tests conducted Friday, 2,061 were positive or 1.31 percent of the total, said Gov. Cuomo. Test rates in the hotspots, which include parts of Brooklyn and Queens, was 2.58 percent.