Governor Cuomo Announces Six States Removed From Travel Advisory Requiring 14-Day Quarantines

California, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, and Ohio Are Removed

Puerto Rico Meets Metrics to Qualify

1.0 Percent of Yesterday's COVID-19 Tests were Positive

11 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

SLA and State Police Task Force Visits 1,109 Establishments; Observes 5 Establishments Not in Compliance

Confirms 766 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 445,714; New Cases in 42 Counties

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that six states—California, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada and Ohio—have been removed from New York State's COVID-19 travel advisory. Puerto Rico has been added. The number of new cases, percentage of tests that were positive and many other helpful data points are always available at forward.ny.gov.

"When other states and territories make progress fighting COVID-19, that's good for New York and while I am glad to see areas removed from the travel advisory list, it still remains far too long," Governor Cuomo said. "Make no mistake: We must continue to be New York Tough and stay smart. Wearing masks, social distancing and hand washing is what tamed this beast in New York and we must keep it up."

The full, updated travel advisory list is below:

Alaska
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Iowa
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Missouri
Mississippi
Montana
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Puerto Rico
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Wisconsin
West Virginia

Yesterday, the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force visited 1,109 establishments in New York City and Long Island and observed 5 establishments that were not in compliance with state requirements. A county breakdown of yesterday's observed violations is below:

Queens - 1
Suffolk - 4

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Patient Hospitalization - 481 (+17)
Patients Newly Admitted - 60
Hospital Counties - 32
Number ICU - 144 (+1)
Number ICU with Intubation - 60 (+1)
Total Discharges - 75,847 (+33)
Deaths - 11
Total Deaths - 25,405

Of the 73,678 test results reported to New York State yesterday, 766, or 1.0 percent, were positive. Each region's percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	SATURDAY	SUNDAY	MONDAY
Capital Region	1.0%	0.4%	0.8%
Central New York	2.0%	1.4%	1.7%
Finger Lakes	0.6%	0.8%	0.7%
Long Island	1.2%	0.9%	1.2%
Mid-Hudson	1.2%	1.6%	1.2%
Mohawk Valley	0.4%	0.4%	1.0%
New York City	0.8%	1.0%	1.1%
North Country	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%
Southern Tier	0.4%	0.1%	0.4%
Western New York	2.0%	1.2%	1.4%

The Governor also confirmed 766 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 445,714 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 445,714total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	2,936	15
Allegany	94	0
Broome	1,423	3
Cattaraugus	242	0
Cayuga	191	1
Chautauqua	523	7
Chemung	269	18
Chenango	245	0
Clinton	154	1
Columbia	577	0
Cortland	137	5
Delaware	128	0
Dutchess	5,006	12
Erie	10,716	48
Essex	153	2
Franklin	63	0
Fulton	324	4
Genesee	307	0
Greene	318	0
Hamilton	14	0
Herkimer	313	0
Jefferson	158	0
Lewis	50	0
Livingston	196	0
Madison	480	2
Monroe	5,793	29
Montgomery	218	0
Nassau	45,840	77
Niagara	1,693	4
NYC	238,373	306
Oneida	2,356	8
Onondaga	4,114	18
Ontario	444	1
Orange	11,676	24
Orleans	322	1
Oswego	402	12
Otsego	316	2
Putnam	1,564	3
Rensselaer	884	5
Rockland	14,617	36
Saratoga	965	1
Schenectady	1,358	1
Schoharie	83	1
Schuyler	33	1
Seneca	104	0
St. Lawrence	308	1
Steuben	331	5
Suffolk	45,785	71
Sullivan	1,559	2
Tioga	221	0
Tompkins	384	2
Ulster	2,225	6
Warren	348	0
Washington	284	0
Wayne	304	1
Westchester	37,601	30
Wyoming	130	0
Yates	62	0

Yesterday, there were 11 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 25,405. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: