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

Statewide Positivity Rate Drops to 3.06%

Hospitalizations Drop to 5,977—Below 6,000 for First Time Since December 14

7-Day Average Positivity Rate Has Declined for 43 Straight Days

1,162 Patients in the ICU; 801 Intubated

97 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the COVID-19 positivity rate yesterday was 3.06 percent, the lowest since November 23. Hospitalizations dropped below 6,000 for the first time since December 14. The 7-day average positivity rate has declined for 43 straight days.

"Our ability to beat back COVID is entirely dependent on our actions, and the post-holiday reduction in positivity and hospitalizations demonstrates that New Yorkers are continuing to do the right things to stay safe. As these numbers go down, vaccinations are going up, and that means we're making real progress toward the light at the end of the tunnel," Governor Cuomo said. "We have the capacity and distribution network to get even more vaccines in arms, but because of limited supply this will continue to be a marathon, not a sprint. In the meantime, we must continue masking up and practicing good social distancing—actions that we know will tame the COVID beast."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 251,645
Total Positive - 7,692
Percent Positive - 3.06%
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.53%
Patient Hospitalization - 5,977 (-178)
Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -911
Patients Newly Admitted - 563
Hospital Counties - 55
Number ICU - 1,162 (-37)
Number ICU with Intubation - 801 (-33)
Total Discharges - 141,592 (+624)
Deaths - 97
Total Deaths - 37,776

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	185	0.02%	34%
Central New York	101	0.01%	32%
Finger Lakes	215	0.02%	40%
Long Island	1,013	0.04%	34%
Mid-Hudson	634	0.03%	43%
Mohawk Valley	116	0.02%	36%
New York City	3,236	0.04%	31%
North Country	80	0.02%	57%
Southern Tier	139	0.02%	48%
Western New York	258	0.02%	38%
Statewide	5,977	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	242	177	27%
Central New York	262	170	32%
Finger Lakes	397	242	37%
Long Island	856	671	22%
Mid-Hudson	680	397	39%
Mohawk Valley	127	87	29%
New York City	2,600	2,051	21%
North Country	59	33	43%
Southern Tier	126	70	44%
Western New York	545	340	39%
Statewide	5,894	4,238	28%

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

REGION	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Capital Region	2.16%	2.09%	2.00%
Central New York	1.61%	1.41%	1.33%
Finger Lakes	2.39%	2.33%	2.37%
Long Island	4.39%	4.36%	4.31%
Mid-Hudson	4.40%	4.43%	4.14%
Mohawk Valley	2.12%	2.11%	2.11%
New York City	4.28%	4.40%	4.40%
North Country	3.74%	3.91%	3.95%
Southern Tier	0.79%	0.78%	0.76%
Western New York	3.32%	3.01%	2.87%
Statewide	3.61%	3.60%	3.53%

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

BOROUGH	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Bronx	5.85%	6.20%	6.00%
Brooklyn	4.38%	4.57%	4.56%
Manhattan	2.73%	3.01%	2.98%
Queens	4.77%	4.96%	4.95%
Staten Island	4.48%	4.57%	4.47%

Of the 1,572,175 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	20,336	64
Allegany	2,832	9
Broome	14,145	94
Cattaraugus	4,269	19
Cayuga	5,242	14
Chautauqua	7,152	12
Chemung	6,350	5
Chenango	2,359	15
Clinton	3,369	17
Columbia	3,312	15
Cortland	3,074	14
Delaware	1,438	7
Dutchess	21,452	108
Erie	63,248	286
Essex	1,291	19
Franklin	1,935	42
Fulton	3,170	31
Genesee	4,272	15
Greene	2,573	7
Hamilton	276	1
Herkimer	4,499	10
Jefferson	4,582	20
Lewis	1,996	9
Livingston	3,434	14
Madison	3,755	15
Monroe	51,423	168
Montgomery	3,079	20
Nassau	143,069	602
Niagara	14,957	37
NYC	680,801	4,150
Oneida	19,351	27
Onondaga	31,848	55
Ontario	5,626	21
Orange	35,496	141
Orleans	2,394	7
Oswego	5,875	21
Otsego	2,238	9
Putnam	8,085	26
Rensselaer	8,760	27
Rockland	37,478	158
Saratoga	11,560	43
Schenectady	10,593	20
Schoharie	1,160	6
Schuyler	847	1
Seneca	1,532	6
St. Lawrence	5,194	48
Steuben	5,415	16
Suffolk	157,516	602
Sullivan	4,594	18
Tioga	2,740	15
Tompkins	3,376	9
Ulster	9,698	40
Warren	2,763	9
Washington	2,232	10
Wayne	4,370	17
Westchester	103,990	484
Wyoming	2,748	16
Yates	1,006	1

54 new cases of the UK variant have been identified in New York State, bringing the total number of cases to 136. The geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	2	2
Allegany	1	0
Broome	1	0
Dutchess	1	1
Essex	1	0
Jefferson	1	0
Nassau	9	1
Niagara	1	0
NYC	77	46
Onondaga	1	0
Rockland	4	0
Saratoga	7	0
Suffolk	10	2
Tompkins	6	0
Ulster	2	1
Warren	6	0
Westchester	5	1

Yesterday, 97 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 37,776. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Bronx	7
Cattaraugus	1
Chautauqua	2
Erie	3
Kings	17
Manhattan	7
Monroe	1
Nassau	8
Niagara	1
Oneida	3
Onondaga	3
Orange	2
Queens	16
Rensselaer	2
Richmond	2
Rockland	2
Schenectady	2
Schuyler	1
Seneca	1
St. Lawrence	1
Suffolk	9
Westchester	6