New York state�s COVID-19 infection rate dropped back below 1 percent on Wednesday, after rising above 1 percent for the first time in more than a month on Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

Speaking from a moving boat off the coast of Long Island on Wednesday morning, Cuomo said the state�s infection rate dropped from the 1.04 percent he reported on Tuesday to 0.87 percent.

Today's update on the numbers:

Of the 75,087 tests reported yesterday, 652 were positive (0.87% of total).

Total hospitalizations are at 483.

Sadly, there were 4 COVID fatalities yesterday. pic.twitter.com/rHLqPDzkrE

— Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) September 16, 2020

(AP)