Staten Island now has the highest coronavirus positivity rate of the five counties.
On Thursday, Staten Island had an average positive case rate of 3.5%, followed by The Bronx with 2.2%.
Both Brooklyn and Queens are at 2%, while Manhattan has the lowest level at just 1%.
Statewide, the positivity rate is approximately 2%.
On Thursday, 18 New Yorkers lost their lives to the virus, down from 24 on Wednesday.
In total, there have been nearly 26,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
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