#NY COVID-19 stats stay low, but Gov. Cuomo calls nationwide trend ‘concerning’

New York’s coronavirus statistics stayed stable this past week, with the five deaths reported Saturday tying last month’s record low — but Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned Sunday that the rest of the nation is still a threat to the state.

“Today’s numbers remain low and stable, but it is up to us to keep it that way,” the governor said in a statement.

“What’s happening elsewhere in the United States is very concerning to us here at home, and our ability to avoid the same fate rests on New Yorkers’ willingness to wear masks, socially distance and wash their hands, and local governments’ willingness to enforce state guidelines.”

He tweeted out the latest state figures, which have continued a trend he’s said is “in the right direction.”

There were 62,418 COVID 19 tests performed in New York on Saturday, with 677 coming back positive, or 1.08 percent — slightly higher than last Saturday’s figure of .84 percent but still in line with the recent numbers.

There also were 801 hospitalizations, a small jump over the week’s low of 799 Friday but below the 832 seven days ago.

In addition, the state reported five deaths from the coronavirus Saturday, the fewest for the week, including seven days ago when the figure hit eight — and tying June 28’s record low since the pandemic began.

But other states — including Florida, Texas, Arizona, California and Georgia — have been battling a jump in their number of cases and deaths from the virus — and New York officials fear that a local resurgence may only be a matter of time.

On Saturday, statistics showed that more than 134,600 people in the US have now died of the virus, a number that has increased over the past two weeks.

Cuomo noted in his statement Sunday concerns over three people from upstate Troy  who were on a recent Delta flight to Albany from Georgia and tested positive for the virus Friday.

“New York State is closely monitoring an uptick in COVID-19 cases in Rensselaer County, a number of which are being investigated as being linked to several individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 after traveling back to New York from Georgia,” the governor said. “They are in isolation and the New York State Department of Health and Rensselaer County Health Department are conducting contact tracing.”