Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress During COVID-19 Pandemic

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

"Defeating this beast once and for all means winning the footrace between vaccine implementation and the infection and hospital capacity rates," Governor Cuomo said. "New York is doing everything it can to not only ensure that the vaccine is being distributed as quickly and fairly as possible, but to also ensure we are prepared for widespread vaccinations of the general public once they are eligible. The issue here is the UK strain is highly problematic, and it could be a game-changer. Even if the lethality doesn't go up, the fact that it is so much more transmittable is a very real problem and makes it as important as ever that New Yorkers stay smart. Remember - behavior matters and the behavior of your community drives how fast the infection spreads and how many people get sick. So, let's stay tough, stay united, and collectively do what it takes to defeat this invisible enemy."

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Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 152,402
Total Positive - 12,666
Percent Positive - 8.31%
Patient Hospitalization - 8,590 (+339)
Patients Newly Admitted - 898
Hospital Counties - 56
Number ICU - 1,392 (+35)
Number ICU with Intubation - 851 (+8)
Total Discharges - 105,379 (+440)
Deaths - 149
Total Deaths - 30,802

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 Currently Available in Region	Percent of Hospital Beds Available Within 7 Days Under Surge Plan
Capital Region	476	0.04%	23%	29%
Central New York	397	0.05%	21%	29%
Finger Lakes	929	0.08%	30%	30%
Long Island	1577	0.06%	24%	33%
Mid-Hudson	986	0.04%	34%	43%
Mohawk Valley	309	0.06%	22%	31%
New York City	3055	0.04%	30%	37%
North Country	87	0.02%	34%	56%
Southern Tier	228	0.04%	41%	48%
Western New York	546	0.04%	30%	30%
Statewide	8590	0.04%	29%	36%

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 Average)
Capital Region	235	200	16%
Central New York	266	190	25%
Finger Lakes	397	305	26%
Long Island	822	667	22%
Mid-Hudson	689	398	40%
Mohawk Valley	127	100	21%
New York City	2477	1818	27%
North Country	58	37	36%
Southern Tier	125	83	36%
Western New York	545	349	38%
NYS TOTAL	5741	4147	28%

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

REGION	SATURDAY	SUNDAY	MONDAY
Capital Region	10.11%	9.91%	10.12%
Central New York	8.90%	9.30%	9.13%
Finger Lakes	10.35%	10.22%	10.32%
Long Island	9.11%	9.31%	9.61%
Mid-Hudson	8.19%	8.20%	8.33%
Mohawk Valley	10.40%	10.38%	10.70%
New York City	6.24%	6.24%	6.38%
North Country	8.77%	9.02%	9.19%
Southern Tier	6.42%	5.77%	5.41%
Western New York	8.43%	8.43%	8.61%
Statewide	7.78%	7.79%	7.94%

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

BOROUGH	SATURDAY	SUNDAY	MONDAY
Bronx	7.28%	7.31%	7.82%
Brooklyn	5.94%	5.90%	6.25%
Manhattan	3.49%	3.52%	3.74%
Queens	7.04%	6.99%	7.28%
Staten Island	7.23%	7.15%	7.85%

Of the 1,041,028 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	12,852	259
Allegany	1,961	14
Broome	8,788	116
Cattaraugus	2,737	38
Cayuga	3,381	87
Chautauqua	4,017	102
Chemung	4,791	38
Chenango	1,337	11
Clinton	1,352	40
Columbia	1,792	24
Cortland	2,217	17
Delaware	771	11
Dutchess	13,190	170
Erie	43,816	374
Essex	663	12
Franklin	822	10
Fulton	1,450	41
Genesee	2,969	63
Greene	1,535	44
Hamilton	121	1
Herkimer	2,542	69
Jefferson	2,091	59
Lewis	1,033	32
Livingston	2,079	37
Madison	2,482	24
Monroe	36,705	447
Montgomery	1,559	43
Nassau	94,379	1,273
Niagara	9,393	134
NYC	448,510	4,863
Oneida	13,420	151
Onondaga	22,880	183
Ontario	3,710	58
Orange	24,579	209
Orleans	1,499	35
Oswego	3,807	87
Otsego	1,294	11
Putnam	5,235	73
Rensselaer	4,933	137
Rockland	28,568	233
Saratoga	6,543	183
Schenectady	6,619	118
Schoharie	638	10
Schuyler	573	2
Seneca	920	15
St. Lawrence	2,528	153
Steuben	3,702	37
Suffolk	104,019	1,554
Sullivan	3,276	27
Tioga	1,812	20
Tompkins	2,166	14
Ulster	6,186	97
Warren	1,387	41
Washington	982	42
Wayne	2,886	59
Westchester	73,381	619
Wyoming	1,567	34
Yates	583	11

Yesterday, 149 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 30,802. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	1
Allegany	1
Bronx	4
Broome	2
Cattaraugus	2
Cayuga	1
Chautauqua	2
Dutchess	2
Erie	9
Fulton	1
Genesee	5
Greene	1
Kings	9
Livingston	2
Madison	2
Manhattan	4
Monroe	12
Montgomery	4
Nassau	3
Niagara	2
Oneida	8
Onondaga	5
Ontario	2
Orange	5
Oswego	3
Queens	9
Rensselaer	1
Richmond	4
Rockland	2
Schenectady	4
Seneca	3
St. Lawrence	1
Suffolk	15
Sullivan	4
Tompkins	1
Ulster	2
Wayne	1
Westchester	9
Wyoming	1