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.

"We're charging ahead and making progress in the footrace between administering vaccinations and reducing the infection rate, but to ultimately be successful in winning this war, we need two things - greater supply of the vaccine and the continued buy-in of New Yorkers practicing safe behaviors," Governor Cuomo said. "New York has already established one of the nation's most expansive vaccination operations and we are ready to administer more than 100,000 vaccinations a day, but we need more supply. With competent leadership now in Washington, I believe the supply will increase, but in the meantime, it's all the moreimportant for every New Yorker to do their part in reducing the spread. We've seen good news lately in the form of declining positivity rates and hospitalizations, but we know that weekend numbers can be erratic, so we cannot become complacent."

It is important to note that data, including test results and hospital rates, reported early in the week are often not completely reflective of the current situation due to lower discharges and testing volume over the weekend. Data trends over a period of time, such as using 7-day averages, are a preferred metric.

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 162,938
Total Positive - 11,064
Percent Positive - 6.79%
Patient Hospitalization - 8,831 (+101)
Patients Newly Admitted - 826
Hospital Counties - 57
Number ICU - 1,544 (+22)
Number ICU with Intubation - 1,006 (+1)
Total Discharges - 123,094 (+550)
Deaths - 162
Total Deaths - 34,407

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	483	0.04%	24%
Central New York	251	0.03%	29%
Finger Lakes	692	0.06%	33%
Long Island	1,593	0.06%	29%
Mid-Hudson	1,071	0.05%	40%
Mohawk Valley	256	0.05%	25%
New York City	3,730	0.04%	31%
North Country	100	0.02%	51%
Southern Tier	241	0.04%	43%
Western New York	414	0.03%	35%
Statewide	8,831	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	254	190	20%
Central New York	262	189	28%
Finger Lakes	397	306	23%
Long Island	859	674	21%
Mid-Hudson	689	418	37%
Mohawk Valley	133	98	24%
New York City	2,558	1,971	22%
North Country	57	34	36%
Southern Tier	125	80	35%
Western New York	544	314	39%
Statewide	5,878	4,274	26%

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	6.74%	6.43%	6.28%
Central New York	5.34%	4.84%	4.58%
Finger Lakes	5.52%	5.24%	5.01%
Long Island	6.99%	6.92%	6.90%
Mid-Hudson	6.85%	6.77%	6.84%
Mohawk Valley	6.70%	6.61%	6.42%
New York City	5.68%	5.57%	5.60%
North Country	6.55%	6.54%	6.36%
Southern Tier	3.23%	3.10%	2.95%
Western New York	5.89%	5.70%	5.47%
Statewide	5.99%	5.85%	5.81%

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	7.50%	7.26%	6.86%
Brooklyn	5.82%	5.60%	5.40%
Manhattan	3.69%	3.58%	3.47%
Queens	6.49%	6.23%	5.92%
Staten Island	6.15%	5.96%	5.79%

Of the 1,350,054 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	17,798	178
Allegany	2,496	16
Broome	12,104	96
Cattaraugus	3,642	19
Cayuga	4,749	39
Chautauqua	6,096	43
Chemung	5,889	23
Chenango	1,959	16
Clinton	2,505	47
Columbia	2,787	25
Cortland	2,770	8
Delaware	1,159	25
Dutchess	18,235	231
Erie	55,184	311
Essex	1,056	10
Franklin	1,381	22
Fulton	2,391	36
Genesee	3,894	19
Greene	2,233	13
Hamilton	171	5
Herkimer	3,983	28
Jefferson	3,674	56
Lewis	1,677	22
Livingston	2,911	17
Madison	3,354	19
Monroe	46,476	211
Montgomery	2,496	33
Nassau	123,142	942
Niagara	13,056	123
NYC	571,502	5,081
Oneida	17,856	114
Onondaga	29,264	117
Ontario	4,999	30
Orange	30,909	364
Orleans	2,062	20
Oswego	5,218	17
Otsego	1,901	10
Putnam	7,071	67
Rensselaer	7,574	72
Rockland	33,532	205
Saratoga	10,109	89
Schenectady	9,373	74
Schoharie	990	9
Schuyler	767	7
Seneca	1,338	7
St. Lawrence	4,113	48
Steuben	4,835	33
Suffolk	137,728	1,135
Sullivan	4,068	30
Tioga	2,380	16
Tompkins	2,864	19
Ulster	8,388	87
Warren	2,321	51
Washington	1,735	32
Wayne	3,961	31
Westchester	90,665	636
Wyoming	2,364	21
Yates	899	9

Yesterday, 162 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 34,407. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	5
Bronx	8
Broome	2
Cattaraugus	1
Cayuga	1
Chautauqua	4
Chemung	1
Chenango	2
Clinton	1
Dutchess	2
Erie	5
Genesee	1
Greene	2
Herkimer	2
Jefferson	3
Kings	17
Livingston	1
Manhattan	5
Monroe	9
Nassau	10
Niagara	2
Oneida	3
Onondaga	3
Orange	1
Orleans	1
Oswego	2
Otsego	1
Putnam	1
Queens	19
Rensselaer	1
Richmond	3
Rockland	3
Saratoga	7
Schenectady	1
Schoharie	1
Seneca	1
Steuben	1
Suffolk	15
Tompkins	3
Ulster	1
Washington	1
Wayne	1
Westchester	7
Wyoming	1