Governor Cuomo Announces Lowest Single-day COVID-19 Positivity Rate since October 28

Statewide Positivity Rate is 1.49%

Hospitalizations Drop to 2,458—Lowest Since November 21; Down 659 Over Past Week

7-Day Average Hospitalizations Drop to 2,658—Lowest Since November 24

ICU Patients Drop to 610—Lowest Since November 24

Intubations Drop to 379—Lowest Since December 2

Statewide 7-Day Average Positivity Rate Drops to 1.71%—Lowest Since November 4

7-Day Average Positivity Rate Below 2% in All Five New York City Boroughs for First Time Since October 28

31 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

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

"New Yorkers' resilience and fortitude have brought our state through the COVID-19 pandemic, and they should be commended for the improvement we're seeing in the numbers. However, we have more work to do before we reach the light at the end of the tunnel and bring New Yorkers to safety from this terrible virus," Governor Cuomo said. "We continue to make the vaccine more accessible by expanding walk-in appointments and opening new pop-up sites, and more New Yorkers are taking the vaccine every single day. Washing hands, wearing masks and social distancing are critical behaviors that we can use to slow the spread. We're going to defeat the COVID beast and rebuild New York, but we have to get there together."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 165,597
Total Positive - 2,463
Percent Positive - 1.49%
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 1.71%
Patient Hospitalization - 2,458 (-115)
Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -659
7-Day Average Hospitalizations - 2,658
Patients Newly Admitted - 306
Number ICU - 610 (-15)
Number ICU with Intubation - 379 (-2)
Total Discharges - 177,012 (336)
Deaths - 31
Total Deaths - 42,161

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	83	0.01%	29%
Central New York	59	0.01%	33%
Finger Lakes	215	0.02%	39%
Long Island	328	0.01%	36%
Mid-Hudson	249	0.01%	46%
Mohawk Valley	34	0.01%	39%
New York City	1140	0.01%	34%
North Country	17	0.00%	57%
Southern Tier	78	0.01%	51%
Western New York	255	0.02%	33%
Statewide	2458	0.01%	37%

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	239	202	15%
Central New York	233	191	18%
Finger Lakes	397	227	43%
Long Island	847	608	28%
Mid-Hudson	667	402	40%
Mohawk Valley	97	70	28%
New York City	2,534	1917	24%
North Country	57	28	51%
Southern Tier	115	65	43%
Western New York	545	350	36%
Statewide	5,731	4060	29%

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	1.43%	1.47%	1.49%
Central New York	1.55%	1.58%	1.51%
Finger Lakes	2.85%	2.92%	2.84%
Long Island	1.79%	1.74%	1.67%
Mid-Hudson	1.77%	1.77%	1.71%
Mohawk Valley	1.44%	1.38%	1.44%
New York City	1.72%	1.65%	1.61%
North Country	2.07%	2.00%	2.09%
Southern Tier	0.71%	0.74%	0.75%
Western New York	3.38%	3.23%	3.12%
Statewide	1.79%	1.76%	1.71%

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	1.70%	1.66%	1.67%
Brooklyn	2.09%	1.98%	1.98%
Manhattan	1.04%	0.98%	0.93%
Queens	1.80%	1.76%	1.68%
Staten Island	2.05%	2.00%	1.91%

Of the 2,045,904 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	24,226	14
Allegany	3,336	7
Broome	18,081	24
Cattaraugus	5,444	11
Cayuga	6,093	8
Chautauqua	8,682	12
Chemung	7,416	8
Chenango	3,331	9
Clinton	4,731	11
Columbia	3,924	11
Cortland	3,663	11
Delaware	2,279	3
Dutchess	28,850	34
Erie	87,017	120
Essex	1,551	5
Franklin	2,497	1
Fulton	4,239	6
Genesee	5,260	12
Greene	3,279	8
Hamilton	304	1
Herkimer	5,029	6
Jefferson	5,728	21
Lewis	2,580	11
Livingston	4,233	3
Madison	4,404	4
Monroe	64,730	161
Montgomery	4,118	12
Nassau	181,108	116
Niagara	19,306	36
NYC	919,049	1,105
Oneida	21,970	20
Onondaga	37,457	41
Ontario	7,192	6
Orange	47,437	47
Orleans	2,976	9
Oswego	7,283	16
Otsego	3,340	6
Putnam	10,461	5
Rensselaer	10,964	7
Rockland	46,446	58
Saratoga	14,887	24
Schenectady	12,800	22
Schoharie	1,623	7
Schuyler	1,023	1
Seneca	1,956	11
St. Lawrence	6,394	9
Steuben	6,599	19
Suffolk	198,023	157
Sullivan	6,438	13
Tioga	3,609	8
Tompkins	4,178	18
Ulster	13,596	20
Warren	3,507	10
Washington	3,011	17
Wayne	5,513	19
Westchester	128,153	87
Wyoming	3,430	9
Yates	1,150	6

Yesterday, 31 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 42,161. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: