Governor Cuomo Announces COVID-19 7-Day Average Positivity Rate Declines for 40th Straight Day

7-Day Average Positivity Rate Was 3.66% Yesterday

6,574 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide

1,273 Patients in the ICU; 854 Intubated

Statewide Positivity Rate is 3.58%

109 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

12 New UK Strain Cases In New York State

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New York State's COVID-19 7-day average positivity rate has declined for the 40th straight day. The 7-day average positivity rate was 3.66 percent yesterday. Twelve additional cases of the UK variant were identified in New York State. Eleven were in New York City and one is in Broome County. To date, there are 82 known cases of the UK variant in New York State.

"New Yorkers have continued to do a tremendous job driving down hospitalization and infection rates and because of their dedication, we have been able to safely and responsibly re-open different facets of our economy," Governor Cuomo said. "Even though we have been able to move forward with beginning our post-COVID recovery, all this progress could be cancelled out if we don't stay vigilant. While the state continues to get shots in the arms of as many New Yorkers as possible, everyone else should continue to keep their guard up and practice the safe behaviors we all know are critical in ultimately winning this war."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 169,963
Total Positive - 6,092
Percent Positive - 3.58%
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.66%
Patient Hospitalization - 6,574 (-46)
Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -1,019
Patients Newly Admitted - 664
Hospital Counties - 55
Number ICU - 1,273 (+2)
Number ICU with Intubation - 854 (-24)
Total Discharges - 139,544 (+569)
Deaths - 109
Total Deaths - 37,440

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

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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	219	0.02%	32%
Central New York	121	0.02%	31%
Finger Lakes	281	0.02%	40%
Long Island	1,123	0.04%	32%
Mid-Hudson	691	0.03%	43%
Mohawk Valley	133	0.03%	34%
New York City	3,530	0.04%	31%
North Country	74	0.02%	57%
Southern Tier	145	0.02%	47%
Western New York	257	0.02%	36%
Statewide	6,574	0.03%	35%

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

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Region	Total ICU Beds in Region	Total Occupied ICU Beds in Region	Percent of ICU Beds Available in Region (7-day Avg)
Capital Region	238	171	23%
Central New York	262	173	31%
Finger Lakes	397	256	36%
Long Island	865	682	21%
Mid-Hudson	677	416	38%
Mohawk Valley	127	92	27%
New York City	2,597	2,024	20%
North Country	63	36	44%
Southern Tier	126	69	41%
Western New York	545	335	39%
NYS TOTAL	5,897	4,254	27%

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

REGION	SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY
Capital Region	2.34%	2.27%	2.06%
Central New York	1.67%	1.72%	1.65%
Finger Lakes	2.31%	2.38%	2.28%
Long Island	4.62%	4.58%	4.52%
Mid-Hudson	4.53%	4.47%	4.43%
Mohawk Valley	2.23%	2.00%	1.96%
New York City	4.47%	4.39%	4.37%
North Country	3.98%	3.97%	3.73%
Southern Tier	0.82%	0.90%	0.85%
Western New York	3.25%	3.31%	3.12%
Statewide	3.74%	3.71%	3.66%

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

BOROUGH	SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY
Bronx	6.11%	5.76%	5.79%
Brooklyn	4.53%	4.38%	4.39%
Manhattan	2.70%	2.59%	2.57%
Queens	4.64%	4.55%	4.50%
Staten Island	4.44%	4.35%	4.40%

Of the 1,548,979 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	20,132	42
Allegany	2,796	28
Broome	13,869	66
Cattaraugus	4,203	18
Cayuga	5,189	7
Chautauqua	7,087	16
Chemung	6,315	8
Chenango	2,329	1
Clinton	3,278	20
Columbia	3,271	20
Cortland	3,038	11
Delaware	1,392	7
Dutchess	21,131	107
Erie	62,391	183
Essex	1,260	11
Franklin	1,844	6
Fulton	3,095	23
Genesee	4,209	5
Greene	2,548	9
Hamilton	273	2
Herkimer	4,468	8
Jefferson	4,517	23
Lewis	1,956	7
Livingston	3,389	15
Madison	3,724	14
Monroe	50,935	105
Montgomery	3,010	8
Nassau	141,224	538
Niagara	14,837	34
NYC	668,341	3,078
Oneida	19,247	32
Onondaga	31,639	59
Ontario	5,554	21
Orange	35,035	137
Orleans	2,379	6
Oswego	5,817	19
Otsego	2,204	8
Putnam	7,986	43
Rensselaer	8,641	20
Rockland	37,088	134
Saratoga	11,441	26
Schenectady	10,513	20
Schoharie	1,132	7
Schuyler	846	1
Seneca	1,508	8
St. Lawrence	5,067	33
Steuben	5,375	7
Suffolk	155,739	590
Sullivan	4,533	27
Tioga	2,695	8
Tompkins	3,345	5
Ulster	9,569	28
Warren	2,726	6
Washington	2,199	9
Wayne	4,333	11
Westchester	102,598	401
Wyoming	2,716	4
Yates	1,003	2

Yesterday, 109 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 37,440. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	3
Bronx	11
Broome	1
Cattaraugus	1
Chemung	1
Chenango	1
Dutchess	1
Erie	4
Fulton	3
Herkimer	1
Jefferson	1
Kings	23
Manhattan	6
Monroe	3
Montgomery	3
Nassau	10
Niagara	3
Onondaga	2
Orange	2
Queens	9
Rensselaer	1
Richmond	3
Suffolk	11
Ulster	1
Westchester	4