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COVID-19 Infection Rates

COVID-19: Capital District Sees New Increases In Infection Rate, Cases: Latest Breakdown COVID-19: Capital District Sees New Increases In Infection Rate, Cases: Latest Breakdown
Covid-19: Capital District Sees New Increases In Infection Rate, Cases: Latest Breakdown The positive COVID-19 infection rate in the Capital District continues to rise and remains among the highest in New York, according to the latest update from the state Department of Health. In the region, over the past three days, the seven-day average percent of positive tests in the Capital Region rose from 11.75 percent as recently as Saturday, May 7 before rising to 12.42 percent of those tested on Monday, May 9. Statewide, however, the average infection rate is on the decline, dipping from 7.23 percent on May 7 to 7.03 percent over the same time span. Twenty-one new COVID-19-related d…