Mohawk Valley region has highest positivity rate in NYS

The Mohawk Valley region once again has the highest positivity rate in the state at 9.26%.

Mohawk valley region, once again, has the highest positivity rate in the state.

9.26 percent.

The governor says social gatherings spread the virus.

And an increase in cases is a consequence of our actions.

That said.... the governor has a theory on the spike.

3:03 anyone who got tested post christmas over the weekend was a person showing symptoms and thought they might be positive 4:16 therefore they went for a test so the sample is artificially skewed 4:25 fewer people got tested and more of those people were showing symptoms thats why they went and got tested 4:33 the number of positive cases didn't go up.

It's the number of people being tested, we down balmost h4 going county by county with the newest coronavirus numbers.

One covid related death in oneida county, as we told you.

256 new positive tests...26 are nursing home residents.

49 hundred active cases.

And 158 people are in the hospital.

In herkimer county -- two covid related deaths.

56 new positive tests.

807 active cases.

36 hospitalized.

In otsego county -- 4 covid related deaths.

9 new positive tests.

89 active cases.

16 hospitalized.

Visitation at prisons, statewide and here at home, is suspended starting wednesday