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.

"On the eve of a new federal administration, New York is encouraged by the accelerated progress we are confident we will make in the coming months on the COVID front," Governor Cuomo said. "We are seeing new strains of the virus from the UK, South Africa and Brazil that could spark a second wave. New York has used our experience from the spring to prepare our hospitals and our residents as we continue to fight this invisible enemy. As we prepare for better days, I encourage all New Yorkers to remain New York Tough: wear a mask, social distance and avoid large gatherings."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 177,269
Total Positive - 12,512
Percent Positive - 7.06%
Patient Hospitalization - 9,236 (+368)
Patients Newly Admitted - 922
Hospital Counties - 56
Number ICU - 1,614 (+91)
Number ICU with Intubation - 1,049 (+52)
Total Discharges - 117,052 (+550)
Deaths - 167
Total Deaths - 33,224

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	552	0.05%	25%
Central New York	317	0.04%	29%
Finger Lakes	778	0.06%	34%
Long Island	1,701	0.06%	28%
Mid-Hudson	1,061	0.05%	40%
Mohawk Valley	303	0.06%	25%
New York City	3,658	0.04%	31%
North Country	112	0.03%	50%
Southern Tier	248	0.04%	41%
Western New York	506	0.04%	32%
Statewide	9,236	0.05%	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 Avg)
Capital Region	262	208	19%
Central New York	262	169	29%
Finger Lakes	397	313	22%
Long Island	852	678	23%
Mid-Hudson	684	422	37%
Mohawk Valley	133	103	24%
New York City	2,524	1,922	23%
North Country	63	46	33%
Southern Tier	125	82	37%
Western New York	545	327	37%
NYS TOTAL	5,847	4,270	27%

Yesterday, 177,269 test results were reported to New York State, and 7.06 percent were positive. Each region's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	SATURDAY	SUNDAY	MONDAY
Capital Region	7.59%	7.45%	7.16%
Central New York	5.85%	5.84%	5.80%
Finger Lakes	6.96%	6.87%	6.62%
Long Island	7.81%	7.84%	7.68%
Mid-Hudson	7.37%	7.25%	7.13%
Mohawk Valley	8.22%	7.78%	7.85%
New York City	5.69%	5.73%	5.66%
North Country	7.34%	7.38%	7.49%
Southern Tier	3.78%	3.71%	3.73%
Western New York	6.48%	6.46%	6.55%
Statewide	6.45%	6.42%	6.34%

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

BOROUGH	SATURDAY	SUNDAY	MONDAY
Bronx	7.25%	7.07%	7.17%
Brooklyn	5.92%	5.76%	5.69%
Manhattan	3.71%	3.48%	3.37%
Queens	6.33%	6.14%	6.04%
Staten Island	6.20%	6.11%	5.98%

Of the 1,258,087 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	16,343	175
Allegany	2,366	19
Broome	11,108	127
Cattaraugus	3,400	27
Cayuga	4,432	60
Chautauqua	5,601	60
Chemung	5,603	36
Chenango	1,758	8
Clinton	2,180	51
Columbia	2,495	63
Cortland	2,642	14
Delaware	1,009	9
Dutchess	16,757	216
Erie	52,228	510
Essex	980	8
Franklin	1,147	18
Fulton	2,113	43
Genesee	3,664	13
Greene	2,058	33
Hamilton	146	0
Herkimer	3,603	42
Jefferson	3,214	69
Lewis	1,495	36
Livingston	2,704	27
Madison	3,149	41
Monroe	44,318	311
Montgomery	2,230	33
Nassau	114,969	1,157
Niagara	12,143	210
NYC	531,007	5,350
Oneida	16,811	151
Onondaga	27,755	263
Ontario	4,730	36
Orange	28,848	274
Orleans	1,919	11
Oswego	4,914	42
Otsego	1,671	25
Putnam	6,521	74
Rensselaer	6,874	102
Rockland	31,884	216
Saratoga	9,267	127
Schenectady	8,660	73
Schoharie	897	8
Schuyler	716	2
Seneca	1,232	14
St. Lawrence	3,630	83
Steuben	4,595	35
Suffolk	128,580	1,293
Sullivan	3,841	43
Tioga	2,206	15
Tompkins	2,657	16
Ulster	7,745	103
Warren	2,062	17
Washington	1,502	29
Wayne	3,688	42
Westchester	85,020	600
Wyoming	2,174	39
Yates	826	13

Yesterday, 167 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 33,224. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	2
Bronx	8
Broome	4
Cayuga	1
Chautauqua	7
Chenango	1
Columbia	2
Dutchess	8
Erie	10
Essex	1
Fulton	1
Genesee	1
Greene	1
Herkimer	1
Jefferson	1
Kings	18
Manhattan	6
Monroe	9
Montgomery	1
Nassau	12
Niagara	3
Oneida	7
Onondaga	3
Orange	1
Orleans	1
Oswego	3
Queens	17
Rockland	2
Saratoga	2
Schenectady	3
St. Lawrence	1
Suffolk	14
Ulster	1
Warren	2
Wayne	1
Westchester	9
Wyoming	1
Yates	1