Governor Cuomo Announces Lowest Single-Day COVID-19 Positivity Rate Since November 23

7-Day Average Positivity Rate Has Declined for 41 Straight Days

6,434 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide

1,258 Patients in the ICU; 863 Intubated

Statewide Positivity Rate is 3.15%

114 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the daily positivity rate was 3.15 percent yesterday, the lowest since November 23. The 7-day average positivity rate has declined for 41 straight days.

"New Yorkers fought through the holiday surge of COVID-19 and came out on the other side, and now that the numbers are decreasing we're able to loosen the valve and increase economic activity," Governor Cuomo said. "We're in a footrace between ongoing new infections and our ability to vaccinate as many New Yorkers as possible, and although we have vaccine distribution sites at the ready throughout the state, we're limited by available supply. New Yorkers have already had huge burdens to bear, and we're getting to the light at the end of the tunnel, but we need everyone to double down on the behaviors that make such a difference combatting this pandemic. Wash your hands, wear a mask, stay socially distanced, and be safe."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 215,731
Total Positive - 6,794
Percent Positive - 3.15%
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.61%
Patient Hospitalization - 6,434 (-140)
Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -908
Patients Newly Admitted - 741
Hospital Counties - 56
Number ICU - 1,258 (-15)
Number ICU with Intubation - 863 (+9)
Total Discharges - 140,215 (+671)
Deaths - 114
Total Deaths - 37,556

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 Within 7 Days Under Surge Plan
Capital Region	214	0.02%	32%
Central New York	114	0.01%	32%
Finger Lakes	265	0.02%	40%
Long Island	1,111	0.04%	33%
Mid-Hudson	669	0.03%	43%
Mohawk Valley	125	0.03%	35%
New York City	3,450	0.04%	31%
North Country	71	0.02%	57%
Southern Tier	152	0.02%	47%
Western New York	263	0.02%	37%
Statewide	6,434	0.03%	35%

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	235	178	25%
Central New York	262	186	31%
Finger Lakes	397	258	36%
Long Island	861	673	22%
Mid-Hudson	674	417	38%
Mohawk Valley	127	87	27%
New York City	2,601	2,059	21%
North Country	59	35	43%
Southern Tier	126	75	41%
Western New York	545	345	39%
Statewide	5,887	4,313	27%

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

REGION	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Capital Region	2.27%	2.06%	2.16%
Central New York	1.72%	1.65%	1.61%
Finger Lakes	2.38%	2.28%	2.39%
Long Island	4.58%	4.52%	4.39%
Mid-Hudson	4.47%	4.43%	4.40%
Mohawk Valley	2.00%	1.96%	2.12%
New York City	4.39%	4.37%	4.28%
North Country	3.97%	3.73%	3.74%
Southern Tier	0.90%	0.85%	0.79%
Western New York	3.31%	3.12%	3.32%
Statewide	3.71%	3.66%	3.61%

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

BOROUGH	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Bronx	5.76%	5.79%	5.85%
Brooklyn	4.38%	4.39%	4.38%
Manhattan	2.59%	2.57%	2.73%
Queens	4.55%	4.50%	4.77%
Staten Island	4.35%	4.40%	4.48%

Of the 1,555,773 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	20,184	52
Allegany	2,813	17
Broome	13,967	98
Cattaraugus	4,228	25
Cayuga	5,207	18
Chautauqua	7,122	35
Chemung	6,329	14
Chenango	2,338	9
Clinton	3,297	19
Columbia	3,284	13
Cortland	3,053	15
Delaware	1,411	19
Dutchess	21,222	91
Erie	62,732	341
Essex	1,262	2
Franklin	1,857	13
Fulton	3,107	12
Genesee	4,241	32
Greene	2,555	7
Hamilton	275	2
Herkimer	4,476	8
Jefferson	4,545	28
Lewis	1,968	12
Livingston	3,402	13
Madison	3,735	11
Monroe	51,134	199
Montgomery	3,029	19
Nassau	141,738	514
Niagara	14,892	55
NYC	671,779	3,438
Oneida	19,283	36
Onondaga	31,718	79
Ontario	5,582	28
Orange	35,210	175
Orleans	2,381	2
Oswego	5,837	20
Otsego	2,216	12
Putnam	8,024	38
Rensselaer	8,690	49
Rockland	37,200	112
Saratoga	11,484	43
Schenectady	10,554	41
Schoharie	1,143	11
Schuyler	846	0
Seneca	1,518	10
St. Lawrence	5,088	21
Steuben	5,383	8
Suffolk	156,200	461
Sullivan	4,553	20
Tioga	2,705	10
Tompkins	3,350	5
Ulster	9,604	35
Warren	2,734	8
Washington	2,202	3
Wayne	4,344	11
Westchester	103,019	421
Wyoming	2,719	3
Yates	1,004	1

Yesterday, 114 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 37,556. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Allegany	1
Bronx	14
Broome	1
Dutchess	2
Erie	4
Franklin	1
Fulton	1
Greene	1
Kings	22
Manhattan	5
Monroe	4
Nassau	5
Oneida	4
Onondaga	1
Orange	2
Oswego	1
Putnam	1
Queens	20
Rensselaer	2
Rockland	1
Schenectady	1
Suffolk	12
Tompkins	1
Washington	1
Westchester	6