Governor Cuomo Announces New York's COVID-19 Positivity Rate Has Declined for 23 Straight Days

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New York's State's 7-day average COVID-19 positivity rate has declined for 23 straight days.

"We've dealt with a holiday surge driven by increased social activity, the surge is reducing, and the state's 7-day average positivity rate has declined for 23 straight days, which is a significant trend," Governor Cuomo said. "As we continue to vaccinate as many New Yorkers as supply will allow, with our expansive distribution network ready to vaccinate significantly more people, it's critical that New Yorkers stay safe. All the models show a continued reduction, and so we've been able to loosen restrictions with micro-clusters, the orange zones, and New York City indoor dining. In the here and now, the news is very good, but keep an eye on the U.K. variants and the other variants because all of them suggest more diligence will be needed."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 243,066
Total Positive - 10,793
Percent Positive - 4.44%
Patient Hospitalization - 7,976 (-200)
Patients Newly Admitted - 877
Hospital Counties - 57
Number ICU - 1,534 (-17)
Number ICU with Intubation - 1,008 (-9)
Total Discharges - 127,798 (+956)
Deaths - 138
Total Deaths - 35,178

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	402	0.04%	26%
Central New York	204	0.03%	31%
Finger Lakes	542	0.05%	34%
Long Island	1,429	0.05%	30%
Mid-Hudson	940	0.04%	41%
Mohawk Valley	216	0.04%	26%
New York City	3,524	0.04%	31%
North Country	93	0.02%	53%
Southern Tier	234	0.04%	43%
Western New York	392	0.03%	37%
Statewide	7,976	0.04%	33%

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	240	204	21%
Central New York	262	196	28%
Finger Lakes	397	284	25%
Long Island	854	683	21%
Mid-Hudson	700	422	38%
Mohawk Valley	133	97	26%
New York City	2,595	2,026	21%
North Country	58	35	40%
Southern Tier	125	81	34%
Western New York	545	337	40%
Statewide	5,909	4,365	26%

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

REGION	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
Capital Region	5.50%	5.16%	5.00%
Central New York	3.67%	3.32%	3.16%
Finger Lakes	4.37%	4.12%	3.92%
Long Island	6.51%	6.41%	6.33%
Mid-Hudson	6.27%	6.23%	6.12%
Mohawk Valley	5.19%	4.73%	4.61%
New York City	5.27%	5.24%	5.20%
North Country	6.03%	5.96%	5.80%
Southern Tier	2.36%	2.32%	2.16%
Western New York	5.41%	5.32%	5.17%
Statewide	5.35%	5.27%	5.17%

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

BOROUGH	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
Bronx	7.06%	6.93%	6.80%
Brooklyn	5.57%	5.65%	5.57%
Manhattan	3.47%	3.48%	3.42%
Queens	5.80%	5.83%	5.63%
Staten Island	5.53%	5.38%	4.99%

Of the 1,410,656 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	18,701	182
Allegany	2,578	25
Broome	12,748	97
Cattaraugus	3,797	39
Cayuga	4,903	33
Chautauqua	6,481	90
Chemung	6,041	23
Chenango	2,110	32
Clinton	2,720	50
Columbia	2,971	17
Cortland	2,846	14
Delaware	1,217	12
Dutchess	19,123	155
Erie	57,406	432
Essex	1,111	11
Franklin	1,539	14
Fulton	2,593	46
Genesee	4,027	16
Greene	2,356	14
Hamilton	214	0
Herkimer	4,203	30
Jefferson	3,960	52
Lewis	1,755	15
Livingston	3,020	17
Madison	3,484	26
Monroe	47,996	275
Montgomery	2,674	25
Nassau	128,735	992
Niagara	13,690	100
NYC	599,377	5,018
Oneida	18,354	74
Onondaga	30,054	194
Ontario	5,181	34
Orange	32,239	172
Orleans	2,173	15
Oswego	5,444	47
Otsego	1,999	13
Putnam	7,338	45
Rensselaer	7,960	86
Rockland	34,589	124
Saratoga	10,548	73
Schenectady	9,764	85
Schoharie	1,029	11
Schuyler	800	2
Seneca	1,396	7
St. Lawrence	4,403	67
Steuben	5,025	40
Suffolk	143,498	1,014
Sullivan	4,205	10
Tioga	2,473	17
Tompkins	2,987	25
Ulster	8,778	62
Warren	2,452	21
Washington	1,854	22
Wayne	4,101	28
Westchester	94,214	629
Wyoming	2,479	17
Yates	943	7

Yesterday, 138 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 35,178. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	3
Bronx	11
Broome	1
Cayuga	1
Chautauqua	4
Chemung	1
Chenango	1
Dutchess	3
Erie	4
Essex	1
Herkimer	1
Jefferson	1
Kings	14
Madison	1
Manhattan	7
Monroe	4
Montgomery	1
Nassau	11
Niagara	1
Oneida	6
Onondaga	2
Ontario	1
Orange	1
Orleans	1
Putnam	1
Queens	18
Richmond	3
Rockland	3
Saratoga	2
Steuben	1
Suffolk	13
Tioga	1
Ulster	1
Washington	1
Westchester	12