May 21, 2021
Albany, NY

Governor Cuomo Announces Statewide 7-Day Average COVID-19 Positivity Rate Drops Below 1 Percent for First Time Since September 26

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

Contact the Governor’s Press Office

Contact us by phone:

Albany: (518) 474 - 8418
New York City: (212) 681 - 4640

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