Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress During COIVD-19 Pandemic

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

"On COVID, let's solidify a simple message that we can all agree with. We want to slow the spread, we want to avoid shutdowns, and together we can do it," Governor Cuomo said. "We slow the spread by being smart during the holiday season. It's a difficult situation and people come together. There's a feeling of safety in your home and there's a feeling of safety when you're with your family, but it just takes one person who's infected and doesn't know it. Half the cases are from people who had no symptoms."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 202,772
New Cases - 10,914
Percent Positive - 5.38%
Patient Hospitalization - 6,147 (+50)
Patients Newly Admitted - 798
Hospital Counties - 55
Number ICU - 1,095 (-3)
Number ICU with Intubation - 611 (+0)
Total Discharges - 93,418 (+683)
Deaths - 120
Total Deaths - 28,222

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 in Region
Capital Region	328	0.03%	25%
Central New York	386	0.05%	26%
Finger Lakes	736	0.06%	28%
Long Island	1025	0.04%	23%
Mid-Hudson	743	0.03%	29%
Mohawk Valley	194	0.04%	28%
New York City	2005	0.02%	23%
North Country	59	0.01%	46%
Southern Tier	170	0.03%	41%
Western New York	501	0.04%	25%
Statewide	6147	0.03%	26%

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 Average)
Capital Region	266	177	37%
Central New York	290	194	33%
Finger Lakes	398	286	36%
Long Island	849	612	29%
Mid-Hudson	725	416	46%
Mohawk Valley	132	100	24%
New York City	2474	1751	27%
North Country	73	34	52%
Southern Tier	127	83	34%
Western New York	516	302	44%
NYS TOTAL	5850	3955	33%

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

REGION	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Capital Region	6.17%	6.23%	6.28%
Central New York	6.97%	6.96%	6.95%
Finger Lakes	8.17%	8.21%	8.26%
Long Island	5.67%	5.85%	5.97%
Mid-Hudson	6.15%	6.16%	6.14%
Mohawk Valley	8.13%	8.11%	8.03%
New York City	4.04%	4.14%	4.16%
North Country	4.08%	4.39%	4.46%
Southern Tier	2.23%	2.31%	2.36%
Western New York	7.05%	6.70%	6.57%
Statewide	5.12%	5.21%	5.24%

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

BOROUGH	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Bronx	4.41%	4.46%	4.55%
Brooklyn	4.05%	4.20%	4.22%
Manhattan	2.69%	2.77%	2.77%
Queens	4.67%	4.77%	4.81%
Staten Island	5.30%	5.30%	5.34%

Of the 815,469 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	8,613	208
Allegany	1,468	17
Broome	6,764	72
Cattaraugus	1,905	37
Cayuga	1,798	101
Chautauqua	2,496	38
Chemung	3,918	70
Chenango	928	11
Clinton	738	7
Columbia	1,288	30
Cortland	1,613	52
Delaware	538	4
Dutchess	9,800	158
Erie	34,757	576
Essex	414	12
Franklin	502	17
Fulton	948	27
Genesee	1,767	46
Greene	922	8
Hamilton	75	2
Herkimer	1,314	35
Jefferson	1,161	40
Lewis	617	14
Livingston	1,270	64
Madison	1,724	40
Monroe	25,643	697
Montgomery	868	11
Nassau	73,757	853
Niagara	6,384	126
NYC	369,385	3,627
Oneida	8,695	327
Onondaga	16,429	375
Ontario	2,283	80
Orange	20,324	210
Orleans	950	27
Oswego	2,598	51
Otsego	958	17
Putnam	3,975	56
Rensselaer	2,904	115
Rockland	24,787	232
Saratoga	3,809	93
Schenectady	4,153	139
Schoharie	392	14
Schuyler	406	6
Seneca	532	23
St. Lawrence	1,464	55
Steuben	2,586	55
Suffolk	78,850	1,169
Sullivan	2,551	41
Tioga	1,421	14
Tompkins	1,671	34
Ulster	4,614	67
Warren	804	29
Washington	619	13
Wayne	1,848	58
Westchester	61,111	571
Wyoming	974	35
Yates	386	8

Yesterday, 120 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 28,222. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	2
Bronx	3
Broome	3
Chautauqua	1
Chemung	2
Chenango	1
Cortland	1
Dutchess	1
Erie	19
Genesee	3
Kings	12
Madison	2
Manhattan	3
Monroe	8
Montgomery	1
Nassau	3
Niagara	5
Oneida	2
Onondaga	4
Ontario	3
Orange	1
Oswego	1
Queens	9
Rensselaer	2
Richmond	4
Schenectady	1
Schuyler	1
Seneca	2
St. Lawrence	1
Steuben	3
Suffolk	10
Ulster	2
Westchester	3
Yates	1