Governor Cuomo Announces Statewide Positivity Rate Is .70%, Lowest since August 30

Statewide 7-Day Average Positivity Rate is 0.85% - Lowest Since September 2; 51 Straight Days of Decline

1,274 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide - Lowest Since November 3

297 Patients in the ICU - Lowest Since November 9

177 Patients Intubated - Lowest Since November 16

17 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 are continuing to do a terrific job at beating back COVID and thanks to their hard work, we are getting closer and closer to the light at the end of the tunnel," Governor Cuomo said. "While we should be proud of the work we have accomplished thus far, we cannot take our foot off the gas. The key now is to ensure as many New Yorkers are vaccinated as possible. It's never been easier to access and better yet, numerous programs are in place to further incentivize getting shots in arms. There are no longer any excuses - the time is now to get vaccinated."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 133,208
Total Positive - 936
Percent Positive - 0.70%
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 0.85%
Patient Hospitalization - 1,274 (-83)
Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -247
Patients Newly Admitted - 159
Number ICU - 297 (-10)
Number ICU with Intubation - 177 (-4)
Total Discharges - 181,499 (+180)
Deaths - 17
Total Deaths - 42,642

The regional ICU bed capacity and occupancy numbers are as follows:

Region	Total ICU Bed in Region	Total Occupied ICU Beds in Region	Percent of ICU Beds Available in Region
Capital Region	241	195	19%
Central New York	225	176	22%
Finger Lakes	397	234	41%
Long Island	850	581	32%
Mid-Hudson	647	371	43%
Mohawk Valley	97	71	27%
New York City	2,436	1,850	24%
North Country	57	26	54%
Southern Tier	115	68	41%
Western New York	545	354	35%
Statewide	5,610	3,926	30%

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

Region	Sunday, May 23, 2021	Monday, May 24, 2021	Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Capital Region	1.11%	1.15%	1.08%
Central New York	1.56%	1.52%	1.51%
Finger Lakes	2.34%	2.33%	2.21%
Long Island	0.72%	0.72%	0.69%
Mid-Hudson	0.78%	0.79%	0.77%
Mohawk Valley	0.92%	0.99%	0.99%
New York City	0.69%	0.68%	0.65%
North Country	1.45%	1.39%	1.19%
Southern Tier	0.64%	0.62%	0.57%
Western New York	1.49%	1.51%	1.44%
Statewide	0.90%	0.89%	0.85%

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

Borough in NYC	Sunday, May 23, 2021	Monday, May 24, 2021	Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Bronx	0.74%	0.70%	0.69%
Kings	0.81%	0.81%	0.75%
New York	0.44%	0.42%	0.41%
Queens	0.71%	0.69%	0.67%
Richmond	0.83%	0.84%	0.81%

Of the 2,081,049 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive (5/25)	New Positive (5/25)
Albany	24,593	10
Allegany	3,517	6
Broome	18,508	9
Cattaraugus	5,678	6
Cayuga	6,289	7
Chautauqua	8,897	9
Chemung	7,652	11
Chenango	3,458	2
Clinton	4,824	0
Columbia	4,038	0
Cortland	3,847	8
Delaware	2,348	0
Dutchess	29,346	8
Erie	89,087	56
Essex	1,588	1
Franklin	2,533	3
Fulton	4,380	1
Genesee	5,413	6
Greene	3,388	2
Hamilton	313	0
Herkimer	5,151	3
Jefferson	6,047	6
Lewis	2,770	3
Livingston	4,477	4
Madison	4,526	7
Monroe	68,059	92
Montgomery	4,243	3
Nassau	183,001	56
Niagara	19,927	17
NYC	932,354	346
Oneida	22,414	21
Onondaga	38,525	50
Ontario	7,367	2
Orange	48,079	18
Orleans	3,100	7
Oswego	7,554	8
Otsego	3,437	4
Putnam	10,566	2
Rensselaer	11,176	2
Rockland	46,809	16
Saratoga	15,263	13
Schenectady	13,115	3
Schoharie	1,685	3
Schuyler	1,049	1
Seneca	1,998	2
St. Lawrence	6,595	4
Steuben	6,872	1
Suffolk	200,205	42
Sullivan	6,610	4
Tioga	3,766	4
Tompkins	4,303	3
Ulster	13,852	1
Warren	3,627	4
Washington	3,119	2
Wayne	5,734	2
Westchester	129,238	31
Wyoming	3,565	4
Yates	1,174	0

Yesterday, 17 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 42,642. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: