#NYC Covid-19 rates continue to rise

The coronavirus positivity rate has crossed 2 percent in New York, Gov. Cuomo announced Saturday.

Of the 163,291 tests reported Friday, 3,587, or 2.2 percent were positive. The positivity rate in the state’s micro-cluster hot zones, which include parts of Brooklyn and Queens, was 4.2 percent.

The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 hit 1,381, and 18 people died Friday, the governor said.

The positivity rate in New York City was 1.8 percent, with Staten Island showing the highest positivity rate at 3 percent.