NY toll ties record low. Gov: ‘Keep it that way’

New York’s coronavirus statistics remained stable this past week, with Saturday’s five reported deaths tying last month’s record daily low — but Gov. Cuomo said rising numbers in the rest of the nation remain a concern.

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

“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 said.

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

There also were 801 virus hospitalizations in the state Saturday, a small jump over the weekly low of 799 Friday but below the 832 last week.

Other states including Florida, Texas, Arizona, California and Georgia have been battling a jump in their numbers.

Cuomo noted 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. Contract tracing is now in full gear, he said.

Meanwhile, Florida on Sunday announced the most new coronavirus cases of any state in a single day — more than 15,000 — shattering New York’s previous high of 12,847 set at the height of the pandemic in April.

Nearly 143,000 people were tested for the deadly contagion in the Sunshine State on Saturday, the most in a day in Florida since the end of June, the state’s Health Department said.

But while there were 15,299 confirmed cases on Saturday, or a positive rate of 11.25 percent, it was a welcome decline from Florida’s record 18.39 percent rate on Thursday.

There were 45 deaths recorded Saturday in Florida from the virus compared to 95 on Friday.