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

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. An additional case of the UK variant was identified in Westchester County. To date, there are 18 known cases of the variant in New York State.

"We have the weapon that will win this war and we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but how fast we get there depends upon two things-our own individual actions and the federal supply, which is where we are facing the greatest challenge," Governor Cuomo said. "With the federal government essentially opening the floodgates of eligibility, more than 7 million New Yorkers are now able to receive the vaccine. That sounds nice, but when they did that, they not only failed to increase supply, they actually sent us less than we were expecting. New York has moved heaven and earth to create one of the most expansive vaccination networks in the nation and we are getting shots in arms as quickly and efficiently as possible-we just simply need more vaccine. It's time for the federal government to step up, increase the supply and actually help the state defeat this virus once and for all."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 246,507
Total Positive - 13,842
Percent Positive - 5.61%
Patient Hospitalization - 8,771 (-117)
Patients Newly Admitted - 1,012
Hospital Counties - 56
Number ICU - 1,550 (-30)
Number ICU with Intubation - 1,004 (+21)
Total Discharges - 115,901 (+1,033)
Deaths - 172
Total Deaths - 32,897

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	531	0.05%	25%
Central New York	287	0.04%	27%
Finger Lakes	752	0.06%	33%
Long Island	1,647	0.06%	29%
Mid-Hudson	1,013	0.04%	40%
Mohawk Valley	282	0.06%	25%
New York City	3,408	0.04%	32%
North Country	121	0.03%	51%
Southern Tier	227	0.04%	41%
Western New York	503	0.04%	32%
Statewide	8,771	0.04%	32%

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	268	212	19%
Central New York	262	183	28%
Finger Lakes	397	308	23%
Long Island	845	680	24%
Mid-Hudson	684	440	38%
Mohawk Valley	133	103	21%
New York City	2,518	1,958	24%
North Country	59	36	37%
Southern Tier	125	79	36%
Western New York	545	334	37%
Statewide	5,836	4,333	27%

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

REGION	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
Capital Region	7.94%	7.87%	7.59%
Central New York	6.21%	6.09%	5.85%
Finger Lakes	7.63%	7.32%	6.96%
Long Island	8.27%	8.06%	7.81%
Mid-Hudson	7.67%	7.51%	7.37%
Mohawk Valley	8.66%	8.40%	8.22%
New York City	5.70%	5.66%	5.69%
North Country	7.44%	7.24%	7.34%
Southern Tier	4.01%	3.82%	3.78%
Western New York	6.93%	6.62%	6.48%
Statewide	6.67%	6.54%	6.45%

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

BOROUGH	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
Bronx	7.68%	7.35%	7.25%
Brooklyn	6.24%	5.94%	5.92%
Manhattan	3.80%	3.76%	3.71%
Queens	6.90%	6.48%	6.33%
Staten Island	6.55%	6.28%	6.20%

Of the 1,233,390 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	15,981	210
Allegany	2,328	15
Broome	10,866	123
Cattaraugus	3,344	36
Cayuga	4,310	43
Chautauqua	5,460	110
Chemung	5,534	55
Chenango	1,704	24
Clinton	2,091	51
Columbia	2,397	53
Cortland	2,604	17
Delaware	990	7
Dutchess	16,327	212
Erie	51,384	668
Essex	959	7
Franklin	1,103	17
Fulton	2,039	40
Genesee	3,630	64
Greene	1,995	31
Hamilton	145	0
Herkimer	3,528	43
Jefferson	3,094	63
Lewis	1,451	32
Livingston	2,645	40
Madison	3,073	26
Monroe	43,659	433
Montgomery	2,167	44
Nassau	112,702	1,309
Niagara	11,822	158
NYC	520,429	5,751
Oneida	16,502	160
Onondaga	27,190	236
Ontario	4,647	55
Orange	28,386	218
Orleans	1,898	16
Oswego	4,816	54
Otsego	1,623	23
Putnam	6,386	92
Rensselaer	6,693	97
Rockland	31,509	163
Saratoga	8,984	145
Schenectady	8,480	133
Schoharie	882	9
Schuyler	710	11
Seneca	1,203	26
St. Lawrence	3,496	59
Steuben	4,541	45
Suffolk	125,925	1,541
Sullivan	3,765	14
Tioga	2,167	22
Tompkins	2,613	41
Ulster	7,548	100
Warren	2,004	22
Washington	1,438	14
Wayne	3,606	38
Westchester	83,708	775
Wyoming	2,114	39
Yates	795	12

Yesterday, 172 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 32,897. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	1
Bronx	3
Broome	5
Chautauqua	2
Clinton	1
Columbia	2
Delaware	3
Dutchess	6
Erie	10
Fulton	1
Genesee	2
Greene	2
Herkimer	3
Kings	9
Lewis	1
Livingston	1
Manhattan	8
Monroe	11
Nassau	11
Niagara	4
Oneida	6
Onondaga	4
Ontario	2
Orange	4
Oswego	1
Otsego	2
Putnam	2
Queens	18
Rensselaer	1
Richmond	6
Rockland	3
Saratoga	1
Schenectady	4
Steuben	1
Suffolk	17
Ulster	3
Washington	2
Westchester	9