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've gotten past the post-holiday spike and thanks to the hard work of New Yorkers, our infection rate continues to decline. In fact, if this current trajectory holds, we can open up indoor dining in New York City by Valentine's Day, but actually getting to that point will be a consequence of our actions," Governor Cuomo said. "We must continue taking steps to reopen our economy, but we have to do it smartly and safely. As New York continues to build out one of the nation's most expansive vaccination networks to get as many shots in arms as possible, we must all remember to take responsibility at an individual level also and do what's necessary for stamping out virus once and for all. The light at the end of the tunnel is within sight, it's just going to take all of us staying tough and united to get there."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 269,350
Total Positive - 12,804
Percent Positive - 4.75%
Patient Hospitalization - 8,176 (-181)
Patients Newly Admitted - 889
Hospital Counties - 57
Number ICU - 1,551 (+8)
Number ICU with Intubation - 1,017 (+5)
Total Discharges - 126,842 (+933)
Deaths - 140
Total Deaths - 35,036

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	413	0.04%	25%
Central New York	213	0.03%	30%
Finger Lakes	577	0.05%	34%
Long Island	1,468	0.05%	30%
Mid-Hudson	980	0.04%	41%
Mohawk Valley	226	0.05%	25%
New York City	3,561	0.04%	31%
North Country	101	0.02%	52%
Southern Tier	238	0.04%	43%
Western New York	399	0.03%	37%
Statewide	8,176	0.04%	33%

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	249	199	21%
Central New York	262	186	28%
Finger Lakes	397	301	25%
Long Island	857	671	21%
Mid-Hudson	691	425	38%
Mohawk Valley	133	100	26%
New York City	2,586	2,105	21%
North Country	61	38	40%
Southern Tier	128	89	34%
Western New York	544	334	40%
Statewide	5,908	4,448	26%

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

REGION	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Capital Region	5.97%	5.50%	5.16%
Central New York	3.96%	3.67%	3.32%
Finger Lakes	4.67%	4.37%	4.12%
Long Island	6.70%	6.51%	6.41%
Mid-Hudson	6.49%	6.27%	6.23%
Mohawk Valley	5.65%	5.19%	4.73%
New York City	5.32%	5.27%	5.24%
North Country	6.44%	6.03%	5.96%
Southern Tier	2.60%	2.36%	2.32%
Western New York	5.54%	5.41%	5.32%
Statewide	5.52%	5.35%	5.27%

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

BOROUGH	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Bronx	7.13%	7.06%	6.93%
Brooklyn	5.58%	5.57%	5.65%
Manhattan	3.43%	3.47%	3.48%
Queens	5.89%	5.80%	5.83%
Staten Island	5.58%	5.53%	5.38%

Of the 1,399,863 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	18,519	160
Allegany	2,553	12
Broome	12,651	142
Cattaraugus	3,758	18
Cayuga	4,870	29
Chautauqua	6,391	50
Chemung	6,018	20
Chenango	2,078	29
Clinton	2,670	34
Columbia	2,954	47
Cortland	2,832	27
Delaware	1,205	8
Dutchess	18,968	219
Erie	56,974	398
Essex	1,100	9
Franklin	1,525	60
Fulton	2,547	36
Genesee	4,011	16
Greene	2,342	28
Hamilton	214	19
Herkimer	4,173	26
Jefferson	3,908	63
Lewis	1,740	14
Livingston	3,003	16
Madison	3,458	32
Monroe	47,721	257
Montgomery	2,649	34
Nassau	127,743	1,139
Niagara	13,590	108
NYC	594,359	6,028
Oneida	18,280	147
Onondaga	29,860	170
Ontario	5,147	31
Orange	32,067	441
Orleans	2,158	12
Oswego	5,397	41
Otsego	1,986	21
Putnam	7,293	54
Rensselaer	7,874	67
Rockland	34,465	291
Saratoga	10,475	85
Schenectady	9,679	77
Schoharie	1,018	6
Schuyler	798	8
Seneca	1,389	10
St. Lawrence	4,336	47
Steuben	4,985	45
Suffolk	142,484	1,130
Sullivan	4,195	41
Tioga	2,456	15
Tompkins	2,962	18
Ulster	8,716	101
Warren	2,431	14
Washington	1,832	14
Wayne	4,073	21
Westchester	93,585	791
Wyoming	2,462	22
Yates	936	6

Yesterday, 140 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 35,036. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	6
Bronx	13
Broome	1
Cayuga	1
Chautauqua	1
Chenango	1
Columbia	2
Cortland	1
Dutchess	2
Erie	6
Herkimer	2
Jefferson	2
Kings	14
Livingston	1
Manhattan	11
Monroe	6
Nassau	3
Niagara	4
Oneida	3
Onondaga	3
Orleans	1
Oswego	1
Queens	20
Richmond	2
Rockland	1
Saratoga	2
Steuben	1
Suffolk	11
Tompkins	2
Ulster	1
Washington	4
Westchester	10
Yates	1