Governor Cuomo Announces 140,000 New Yorkers Have Received First Vaccine Dose

New York State Expects to Receive 259,000 Additional Doses this Week -- 139,400 from Pfizer and 119,600 from Moderna

Priority Populations Expanding This Week to Include Urgent Care Center Employees, COVID-19 Vaccine Administrators and Residents of Office of Addiction Services and Supports Facilities

Vaccines Will Continue for High-Risk Hospital Workers, Federally Qualified Heath Center Employees, EMS, Coroners, Medical Examiners, Funeral Workers, and Residents and Staff of Office for People with Developmental Disabilities and Office of Mental Health Facilities

7,559 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide

1,222 Patients in the ICU; 717 Intubated

Statewide Positivity Rate is 8.33%

114 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that 140,000 New Yorkers have received the first COVID-19 vaccine dose to date. New York expects to receive another 259,000 doses this week, with 139,400 coming from Pfizer and 119,600 coming from Moderna. The Governor also announced that the state is expanding the priority populations eligible to receive a vaccine to include urgent care center employees, individuals administering COVID-19 vaccines, including local health department staff, and residents of the Office of Addiction Services and Supports' congregate facilities. Vaccines will continue to be distributed for high-risk hospital workers, federally qualified health center employees, EMS, coroners, medical examiners, funeral workers and residents and staff of Office for People with Developmental Disabilities and Office of Mental Health facilities. Next week, the state expects to expand this universe further with the addition of ambulatory care workers and public-facing public health workers.

"There is no denying the facts and the fact is that social gatherings spread the virus if we are not smart. In a year where we've collectively felt out of control, we actually have the power to determine our own future because our actions will ultimately determine the spread," Governor Cuomo said. "We've have begun seeing increases in positivity across the nation throughout the past several days and New York has not been immune to that trend. While our experts work to determine whether this uptick is a statistical anomaly due to reduced testing over the holiday weekend, or if this is a result of pre-Christmas spread which is being evidenced now, we all know what we have to do in the meantime - wear a mask, socially distance and avoid gatherings. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel and New York is leading the nation in distributing the vaccine to get us there, but as we approach the end of the holiday season, the rest of us must stay tough. Remember - if we act smart, than we can avoid shutdowns and win this war."

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Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 124,866
Total Positive - 10,407
Percent Positive - 8.33%
Patient Hospitalization - 7,559 (+376)
Patients Newly Admitted - 904
Hospital Counties - 55
Number ICU - 1,222 (+35)
Number ICU with Intubation - 717 (+30)
Total Discharges - 100,008 (+425)
Deaths - 114
Total Deaths - 29,629

The regional hospital bed capacity and occupancy numbers, including the number of hospitalizations as a percent of the region's population, is as follows:

Region	COVID Patients Currently in Hospital in Region	COVID Patients as Percent of Region Population	Percent of Hospital Beds Available in Region (7-Day Avg)
Capital Region	394	0.04%	26%
Central New York	410	0.05%	24%
Finger Lakes	945	0.08%	34%
Long Island	1,334	0.05%	26%
Mid-Hudson	852	0.04%	36%
Mohawk Valley	247	0.05%	28%
New York City	2,631	0.03%	31%
North Country	69	0.02%	44%
Southern Tier	183	0.03%	46%
Western New York	494	0.04%	35%
Statewide	7,559	0.04%	31%

The regional ICU bed capacity and occupancy numbers are as follows:

Region	Total ICU Beds in Region	Total Occupied ICU Beds in Region	Percent of ICU Beds Available in Region (7-day Avg)
Capital Region	210	167	19%
Central New York	367	190	26%
Finger Lakes	397	278	30%
Long Island	822	614	24%
Mid-Hudson	678	413	42%
Mohawk Valley	130	101	26%
New York City	2,447	1,713	28%
North Country	57	40	48%
Southern Tier	125	72	39%
Western New York	545	329	42%
NYS TOTAL	5,678	3,917	31%

In a year where we've collectively felt out of control, we actually have the power to determine our own future because our actions will ultimately determine the spread

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Yesterday, 124,866 test results were reported to New York State, and 8.33 percent were positive. Each region's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	FRIDAY	STAURDAY	SUNDAY
Capital Region	7.76%	7.95%	8.48%
Central New York	6.11%	6.29%	6.69%
Finger Lakes	8.12%	8.12%	8.55%
Long Island	6.54%	6.56%	6.70%
Mid-Hudson	6.10%	6.03%	6.29%
Mohawk Valley	8.69%	8.84%	9.26%
New York City	4.48%	4.64%	4.82%
North Country	6.34%	6.51%	6.88%
Southern Tier	2.94%	3.06%	3.37%
Western New York	6.16%	6.15%	6.43%
Statewide	5.55%	5.66%	5.90%

Each New York City borough's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

BOROUGH	FRIDAY	STAURDAY	SUNDAY
Bronx	5.39%	5.44%	5.71%
Brooklyn	4.66%	4.83%	5.00%
Manhattan	2.64%	2.81%	2.83%
Queens	5.37%	5.52%	5.68%
Staten Island	5.67%	5.76%	6.03%

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Of the 932,552 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	10,880	251
Allegany	1,748	17
Broome	7,745	82
Cattaraugus	2,337	48
Cayuga	2,575	104
Chautauqua	3,261	86
Chemung	4,342	43
Chenango	1,129	21
Clinton	980	29
Columbia	1,537	25
Cortland	1,965	24
Delaware	655	6
Dutchess	11,596	169
Erie	38,874	388
Essex	529	6
Franklin	713	14
Fulton	1,233	19
Genesee	2,495	40
Greene	1,188	34
Hamilton	99	1
Herkimer	1,906	62
Jefferson	1,623	50
Lewis	832	14
Livingston	1,750	36
Madison	2,150	44
Monroe	31,999	540
Montgomery	1,240	27
Nassau	84,044	999
Niagara	7,937	139
NYC	410,787	3,523
Oneida	11,188	325
Onondaga	19,985	418
Ontario	3,007	74
Orange	22,506	164
Orleans	1,253	12
Oswego	3,196	57
Otsego	1,131	6
Putnam	4,577	61
Rensselaer	3,925	101
Rockland	26,707	137
Saratoga	5,130	137
Schenectady	5,454	94
Schoharie	516	9
Schuyler	497	6
Seneca	726	21
St. Lawrence	1,912	35
Steuben	3,203	44
Suffolk	91,179	1,037
Sullivan	2,980	48
Tioga	1,616	15
Tompkins	1,981	20
Ulster	5,436	56
Warren	1,076	27
Washington	767	18
Wayne	2,352	64
Westchester	67,388	551
Wyoming	1,253	17
Yates	462	12

Yesterday, 114 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 29,629. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	1
Allegany	1
Bronx	8
Broome	1
Cattaraugus	1
Cayuga	1
Chautauqua	2
Chenango	1
Cortland	1
Delaware	1
Dutchess	2
Erie	7
Genesee	1
Herkimer	1
Kings	11
Livingston	1
Madison	1
Manhattan	7
Monroe	10
Montgomery	1
Nassau	3
Niagara	2
Oneida	3
Onondaga	6
Ontario	2
Oswego	1
Otsego	1
Queens	7
Richmond	1
Saratoga	1
Schoharie	1
Seneca	2
Steuben	1
Suffolk	11
Ulster	1
Washington	1
Westchester	9
Wyoming	1