Statewide 7-Day Average Positivity Rate Drops to 0.99%; 46 Straight Days of Decline
Hospitalizations Drop to 1,444 — Lowest Since November 8
ICU Patients Drop to 330 — Lowest Since November 11
Intubations Drop to 204 — Lowest Since November 18
Statewide Positivity Rate is 0.86%
15 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the statewide 7-day average COVID-19 positivity rate dropped to 0.99 percent yesterday, dropping below 1 percent for the first time since September 26.
"COVID-19 is on the run in New York State as we get more shots in arms, put people back to work and reopen our economy. We couldn't have made this progress without the discipline and fortitude of New Yorkers, and it's important to maintain the momentum until we defeat this virus for good," Governor Cuomo said. "We've lifted many of the restrictions put in place to protect the public health and adopted the new CDC guidelines, and our vaccination efforts continue throughout the state. Vaccination is the key to crushing COVID, and New Yorkers who haven't gotten the vaccine yet should make appointments or walk into a vaccination site today."
Today's data is summarized briefly below:
- Test Results Reported - 179,556
- Total Positive - 1,540
- Percent Positive - 0.86%
- 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 0.99%
- Patient Hospitalization - 1,444 (-46)
- Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -323
- Patients Newly Admitted - 181
- Number ICU - 330 (-9)
- Number ICU with Intubation - 204 (-4)
- Total Discharges - 180,703 (194)
- Deaths - 15
- Total Deaths - 42,558
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 |
61 |
0.01% |
39% |
Central New York |
40 |
0.01% |
43% |
Finger Lakes |
181 |
0.02% |
48% |
Long Island |
214 |
0.01% |
48% |
Mid-Hudson |
120 |
0.01% |
55% |
Mohawk Valley |
29 |
0.01% |
49% |
New York City |
590 |
0.01% |
45% |
North Country |
18 |
0.00% |
64% |
Southern Tier |
49 |
0.01% |
59% |
Western New York |
142 |
0.01% |
45% |
Statewide |
1444 |
0.01% |
47% |
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 |
241 |
201 |
17% |
Central New York |
225 |
175 |
22% |
Finger Lakes |
397 |
233 |
41% |
Long Island |
851 |
591 |
31% |
Mid-Hudson |
645 |
376 |
42% |
Mohawk Valley |
97 |
76 |
22% |
New York City |
2,480 |
1835 |
26% |
North Country |
59 |
38 |
36% |
Southern Tier |
115 |
66 |
43% |
Western New York |
543 |
336 |
38% |
Statewide |
5,653 |
3927 |
31% |
Each region's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
REGION |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
Capital Region |
1.16% |
1.13% |
1.13% |
Central New York |
1.43% |
1.49% |
1.51% |
Finger Lakes |
2.55% |
2.52% |
2.46% |
Long Island |
0.91% |
0.89% |
0.84% |
Mid-Hudson |
0.93% |
0.91% |
0.89% |
Mohawk Valley |
1.00% |
0.99% |
1.00% |
New York City |
0.86% |
0.81% |
0.78% |
North Country |
1.98% |
1.75% |
1.72% |
Southern Tier |
0.64% |
0.61% |
0.63% |
Western New York |
1.71% |
1.66% |
1.65% |
Statewide |
1.06% |
1.02% |
0.99% |
Each New York City borough's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
BOROUGH |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
Bronx |
0.86% |
0.84% |
0.79% |
Brooklyn |
0.98% |
0.88% |
0.88% |
Manhattan |
0.52% |
0.52% |
0.49% |
Queens |
0.94% |
0.88% |
0.85% |
Staten Island |
1.20% |
1.14% |
1.03% |
Of the 2,075,997 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:
County |
Total Positive |
New Positive |
Albany |
24,516 |
23 |
Allegany |
3,486 |
7 |
Broome |
18,456 |
27 |
Cattaraugus |
5,665 |
12 |
Cayuga |
6,265 |
10 |
Chautauqua |
8,849 |
10 |
Chemung |
7,611 |
11 |
Chenango |
3,446 |
9 |
Clinton |
4,817 |
2 |
Columbia |
4,032 |
1 |
Cortland |
3,816 |
9 |
Delaware |
2,337 |
3 |
Dutchess |
29,289 |
14 |
Erie |
88,807 |
81 |
Essex |
1,581 |
0 |
Franklin |
2,523 |
4 |
Fulton |
4,365 |
5 |
Genesee |
5,391 |
6 |
Greene |
3,381 |
3 |
Hamilton |
313 |
0 |
Herkimer |
5,130 |
3 |
Jefferson |
6,008 |
8 |
Lewis |
2,755 |
8 |
Livingston |
4,447 |
15 |
Madison |
4,502 |
5 |
Monroe |
67,555 |
146 |
Montgomery |
4,226 |
5 |
Nassau |
182,739 |
83 |
Niagara |
19,837 |
35 |
NYC |
930,446 |
573 |
Oneida |
22,353 |
26 |
Onondaga |
38,339 |
52 |
Ontario |
7,344 |
6 |
Orange |
47,984 |
18 |
Orleans |
3,079 |
3 |
Oswego |
7,500 |
16 |
Otsego |
3,414 |
4 |
Putnam |
10,553 |
0 |
Rensselaer |
11,156 |
8 |
Rockland |
46,747 |
16 |
Saratoga |
15,205 |
18 |
Schenectady |
13,064 |
23 |
Schoharie |
1,679 |
8 |
Schuyler |
1,039 |
4 |
Seneca |
1,992 |
2 |
St. Lawrence |
6,564 |
13 |
Steuben |
6,839 |
12 |
Suffolk |
199,904 |
80 |
Sullivan |
6,576 |
2 |
Tioga |
3,747 |
12 |
Tompkins |
4,289 |
6 |
Ulster |
13,821 |
8 |
Warren |
3,608 |
6 |
Washington |
3,106 |
2 |
Wayne |
5,711 |
10 |
Westchester |
129,080 |
62 |
Wyoming |
3,541 |
5 |
Yates |
1,172 |
0 |
Yesterday, 15 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 42,558. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:
Deaths by County of Residence |
|
County |
New Deaths |
Albany |
1 |
Bronx |
2 |
Broome |
1 |
Kings |
5 |
Monroe |
1 |
Nassau |
1 |
Ontario |
1 |
Queens |
1 |
Westchester |
2 |
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