Governor Cuomo Announces Statewide COVID-19 Positivity Rate Drops to Lowest Level Since November 5

Statewide Positivity Rate is 2.14%

Statewide 7-Day Average Positivity Rate Drops to 2.69%--Lowest Since November 11

3,757 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide

817 Patients in the ICU; 505 Intubated

53 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the statewide COVID-19 positivity rate dropped to 2.14 percent, the lowest level since November 5. The statewide 7-day average positivity rate dropped to 2.69 percent, the lowest since November 11.

"New Yorkers practicing safe behaviors to fight the COVID-19 pandemic every single day, and we're going to need their vigilance and fortitude as we continue to vaccinate residents as fast as we can. We're making it easier for New Yorkers to get vaccinated, expanding eligibility and opening new vaccination sites, but there's still some distance to travel before we get to the light at the end of the tunnel," Governor Cuomo said. "New Yorkers should continue washing their hands, wearing masks and socially distancing to keep themselves, their families and their friends safe. Variants of the virus remain a concern, and we'll do the best in this fight if everyone participates both individually and in their communities."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 202,400
Total Positive - 4,326
Percent Positive - 2.14%
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.69%
Patient Hospitalization - 3,757 (-116)
Net Change in Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -334
Patients Newly Admitted - 477
Hospital Counties - 52
Number ICU - 817 (-6)
Number ICU with Intubation - 505 (+1)
Total Discharges - 171,872 (+500)
Deaths - 53
Total Deaths - 41,629

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	101	0.01%	29%
Central New York	85	0.01%	30%
Finger Lakes	229	0.02%	37%
Long Island	586	0.02%	34%
Mid-Hudson	382	0.02%	44%
Mohawk Valley	54	0.01%	40%
New York City	1858	0.02%	31%
North Country	27	0.01%	54%
Southern Tier	90	0.01%	48%
Western New York	345	0.02%	32%
Statewide	3757	0.02%	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	238	202	17%
Central New York	262	189	29%
Finger Lakes	397	235	39%
Long Island	853	643	25%
Mid-Hudson	677	400	41%
Mohawk Valley	97	75	18%
New York City	2,557	2,033	22%
North Country	61	36	43%
Southern Tier	127	65	46%
Western New York	546	367	34%
Statewide	5,815	4,245	28%

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	2.21%	2.17%	2.09%
Central New York	1.54%	1.56%	1.45%
Finger Lakes	3.04%	3.04%	3.03%
Long Island	3.10%	3.04%	2.95%
Mid-Hudson	3.25%	3.19%	3.04%
Mohawk Valley	1.86%	1.80%	1.66%
New York City	3.07%	3.01%	2.89%
North Country	1.56%	1.52%	1.46%
Southern Tier	0.86%	0.85%	0.86%
Western New York	4.78%	4.76%	4.47%
Statewide	2.85%	2.80%	2.69%

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	2.89%	2.74%	2.75%
Brooklyn	3.30%	3.17%	3.24%
Manhattan	1.84%	1.76%	1.85%
Queens	3.28%	3.04%	3.12%
Staten Island	3.58%	3.47%	3.44%

Of the 1,997,516 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	23,800	28
Allegany	3,204	7
Broome	17,559	57
Cattaraugus	5,213	19
Cayuga	5,915	14
Chautauqua	8,459	18
Chemung	7,209	11
Chenango	3,138	13
Clinton	4,582	5
Columbia	3,848	7
Cortland	3,569	10
Delaware	2,195	12
Dutchess	28,147	55
Erie	83,524	326
Essex	1,508	2
Franklin	2,413	5
Fulton	4,122	15
Genesee	5,102	14
Greene	3,156	2
Hamilton	301	0
Herkimer	4,946	5
Jefferson	5,487	12
Lewis	2,481	3
Livingston	4,038	8
Madison	4,321	5
Monroe	61,716	223
Montgomery	3,923	8
Nassau	178,235	302
Niagara	18,486	50
NYC	898,138	1,985
Oneida	21,556	44
Onondaga	36,254	63
Ontario	6,939	19
Orange	46,388	84
Orleans	2,801	9
Oswego	7,034	21
Otsego	3,221	14
Putnam	10,274	29
Rensselaer	10,745	19
Rockland	45,849	54
Saratoga	14,517	40
Schenectady	12,471	14
Schoharie	1,568	6
Schuyler	993	0
Seneca	1,889	4
St. Lawrence	6,246	20
Steuben	6,355	27
Suffolk	194,512	303
Sullivan	6,210	18
Tioga	3,450	16
Tompkins	4,077	11
Ulster	13,159	43
Warren	3,418	19
Washington	2,879	9
Wayne	5,304	19
Westchester	126,278	184
Wyoming	3,282	14
Yates	1,112	2

Yesterday, 53 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 41,629. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	1
Bronx	2
Chautauqua	1
Clinton	1
Columbia	1
Delaware	1
Dutchess	1
Erie	6
Kings	8
Manhattan	8
Nassau	1
Onondaga	2
Orange	2
Queens	10
Richmond	2
Rockland	2
Saratoga	2
Suffolk	1
Ulster	1