Governor Cuomo Announces Lowest Daily Positivity Rate Since November 28; Net Hospitalizations Drop 553 Over Last Week

7,967 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide - Lowest Since January 2

1,506 Patients in the ICU; 986 Intubated

Statewide Positivity Rate is 4.38% - Lowest Daily Statewide Rate Since November 28

Lowest 7-Day Average Positivity Since December 3 - 27 Consecutive Days of Decline

All Regional 7-Day Avg. Positivity Below 6%

135 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

Governor Cuomo: "As we enter into Super Bowl weekend, we cannot get cocky with COVID."

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the lowest COVID-19 daily positivity rate since November 28, with net hospitalizations dropping 553 over the last week.

"The good news is New York's numbers continue to show progress as the holiday surge recedes," Governor Cuomo said. "Our positivity rate has been steadily declining, and that success is a reflection of New Yorkers' commitment to defeating this beast. We know the weapon to win the war is the vaccine and more and more needles are getting in arms every day, but the federal supply is still not enough. This has been a long road, but I commend New Yorkers for their determination through it all. As we enter into Super Bowl weekend, we cannot get cocky with COVID - we must remain vigilant: be smart, wear a mask, socially distance and stay New York Tough."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 169,186
Total Positive - 7,414
Percent Positive - 4.38%
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 4.72%
Patient Hospitalization - 7,967 (-115)
Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -553
Patients Newly Admitted - 961
Hospital Counties - 57
Number ICU - 1,506 (-16)
Number ICU with Intubation - 986 (-17)
Total Discharges - 130,302 (+924)
Deaths - 135
Total Deaths - 35,767

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	392	0.04%	27%
Central New York	180	0.02%	32%
Finger Lakes	501	0.04%	36%
Long Island	1,383	0.05%	31%
Mid-Hudson	926	0.04%	43%
Mohawk Valley	212	0.04%	30%
New York City	3,667	0.04%	31%
North Country	91	0.02%	53%
Southern Tier	229	0.04%	44%
Western New York	386	0.03%	37%
Statewide	7,967	0.04%	34%

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	247	216	17%
Central New York	262	190	28%
Finger Lakes	397	286	28%
Long Island	860	674	21%
Mid-Hudson	683	406	40%
Mohawk Valley	131	99	25%
New York City	2,583	2,054	21%
North Country	59	37	39%
Southern Tier	126	82	33%
Western New York	545	339	39%
Statewide	5,893	4,383	26%

Yesterday, 169,186 test results were reported to New York State, and 4.38 percent were positive. 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	4.67%	4.52%	4.11%
Central New York	3.08%	3.03%	2.88%
Finger Lakes	3.79%	3.57%	3.31%
Long Island	6.03%	5.89%	5.65%
Mid-Hudson	5.76%	5.66%	5.65%
Mohawk Valley	4.09%	4.05%	3.69%
New York City	5.09%	5.07%	5.01%
North Country	5.51%	5.25%	5.10%
Southern Tier	1.92%	1.83%	1.76%
Western New York	5.01%	4.96%	4.96%
Statewide	4.95%	4.86%	4.72%

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	6.47%	6.31%	6.33%
Brooklyn	5.17%	4.99%	5.14%
Manhattan	3.06%	3.04%	3.12%
Queens	5.21%	4.97%	4.96%
Staten Island	4.65%	4.47%	4.47%

Of the 1,440,718 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	19,100	162
Allegany	2,629	18
Broome	13,038	119
Cattaraugus	3,881	38
Cayuga	4,973	15
Chautauqua	6,667	71
Chemung	6,119	20
Chenango	2,175	29
Clinton	2,824	25
Columbia	3,051	11
Cortland	2,889	19
Delaware	1,241	7
Dutchess	19,512	70
Erie	58,612	513
Essex	1,153	19
Franklin	1,602	13
Fulton	2,685	32
Genesee	4,085	22
Greene	2,406	20
Hamilton	237	16
Herkimer	4,282	14
Jefferson	4,088	30
Lewis	1,793	16
Livingston	3,097	28
Madison	3,539	13
Monroe	48,781	247
Montgomery	2,737	12
Nassau	131,544	611
Niagara	14,016	130
NYC	613,285	2,939
Oneida	18,598	80
Onondaga	30,421	71
Ontario	5,278	41
Orange	32,830	166
Orleans	2,250	35
Oswego	5,561	28
Otsego	2,048	17
Putnam	7,456	24
Rensselaer	8,133	69
Rockland	35,094	144
Saratoga	10,795	77
Schenectady	9,953	72
Schoharie	1,047	2
Schuyler	816	5
Seneca	1,422	4
St. Lawrence	4,539	28
Steuben	5,147	29
Suffolk	146,293	651
Sullivan	4,278	20
Tioga	2,525	16
Tompkins	3,100	43
Ulster	8,955	46
Warren	2,534	40
Washington	1,942	35
Wayne	4,167	14
Westchester	95,989	347
Wyoming	2,538	24
Yates	968	7

Yesterday, 135 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 35,767. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Bronx	10
Broome	4
Cattaraugus	1
Chautauqua	4
Columbia	1
Cortland	1
Delaware	1
Dutchess	4
Erie	4
Franklin	1
Kings	18
Manhattan	8
Monroe	4
Montgomery	1
Nassau	9
Oneida	3
Onondaga	3
Orange	4
Queens	17
Richmond	2
Rockland	3
Saratoga	1
Schenectady	3
Seneca	1
St. Lawrence	1
Suffolk	10
Tompkins	3
Ulster	1
Washington	1
Westchester	10
Wyoming	1