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

15 Additional Cases of UK Variant Found in New York State, Brings Total Cases to 59

7,937 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide

1,516 Patients in the ICU; 1,000 Intubated

Statewide Positivity Rate is 4.31% - Lowest Daily Positive Since November 28

153 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

15 New UK Strain Cases in New York State

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Fifteen additional cases of the UK variant were identified in New York State. To date, there are 59 known cases of the variant in New York State in the following counties: Jefferson, Niagara, Allegany, Tompkins, New York City, Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk, Saratoga, Ulster, Onondaga, Warren and Essex Counties.

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"The numbers are continuing to decline after our post-holiday surge, but we are not out of the woods yet," Governor Cuomo said. "We've flattened the curve for a second time because New Yorkers rallied and pulled together to change their behavior. As we work to get shots in arms as fast as humanly possible, it is now more important than ever that we keep this downward trend going and continue to wear a mask and socially distance."

We've flattened the curve for a second time because New Yorkers rallied and pulled together to change their behavior.

Governor Cuomo

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 203,627
Total Positive - 8,777
Percent Positive - 4.31%
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 4.67%
Patient Hospitalization - 7,937 (-30)
Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -420
Patients Newly Admitted - 1,022
Hospital Counties - 57
Number ICU - 1,516 (+10)
Number ICU with Intubation - 1,000 (+14)
Total Discharges - 131,165 (+863)
Deaths - 153
Total Deaths - 35,920

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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	374	0.03%	27%
Central New York	182	0.02%	32%
Finger Lakes	483	0.04%	36%
Long Island	1,382	0.05%	32%
Mid-Hudson	919	0.04%	43%
Mohawk Valley	199	0.04%	31%
New York City	3,698	0.04%	31%
North Country	91	0.02%	53%
Southern Tier	232	0.04%	43%
Western New York	377	0.03%	36%
Statewide	7,937	0.04%	34%

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	247	218	15%
Central New York	262	187	29%
Finger Lakes	397	281	28%
Long Island	867	679	21%
Mid-Hudson	688	407	41%
Mohawk Valley	131	99	25%
New York City	2,607	2,108	21%
North Country	60	39	39%
Southern Tier	126	78	34%
Western New York	545	350	38%
Statewide	5,930	4,446	26%

Yesterday, 203,627 test results were reported to New York State, and 4.31 percent were positive. Each region's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY
Capital Region	4.52%	4.11%	3.92%
Central New York	3.03%	2.88%	2.82%
Finger Lakes	3.57%	3.31%	3.30%
Long Island	5.89%	5.65%	5.56%
Mid-Hudson	5.66%	5.65%	5.54%
Mohawk Valley	4.05%	3.69%	3.63%
New York City	5.07%	5.01%	5.08%
North Country	5.25%	5.10%	5.36%
Southern Tier	1.83%	1.76%	1.68%
Western New York	4.96%	4.96%	4.69%
Statewide	4.86%	4.72%	4.67%

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

BOROUGH	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY
Bronx	6.31%	6.33%	6.67%
Brooklyn	4.99%	5.14%	5.37%
Manhattan	3.04%	3.12%	3.36%
Queens	4.97%	4.96%	5.15%
Staten Island	4.47%	4.47%	4.67%

Of the 1,449,495 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	19,215	115
Allegany	2,652	23
Broome	13,121	83
Cattaraugus	3,928	47
Cayuga	5,000	27
Chautauqua	6,736	69
Chemung	6,142	23
Chenango	2,195	20
Clinton	2,856	32
Columbia	3,075	24
Cortland	2,898	9
Delaware	1,253	12
Dutchess	19,679	167
Erie	58,953	341
Essex	1,160	7
Franklin	1,630	28
Fulton	2,736	51
Genesee	4,100	15
Greene	2,422	16
Hamilton	246	9
Herkimer	4,301	19
Jefferson	4,147	59
Lewis	1,811	18
Livingston	3,127	30
Madison	3,557	18
Monroe	48,976	195
Montgomery	2,783	46
Nassau	132,301	757
Niagara	14,108	92
NYC	617,168	3,883
Oneida	18,689	91
Onondaga	30,563	142
Ontario	5,300	22
Orange	33,042	212
Orleans	2,281	31
Oswego	5,582	21
Otsego	2,070	22
Putnam	7,500	44
Rensselaer	8,185	52
Rockland	35,252	158
Saratoga	10,869	74
Schenectady	10,020	67
Schoharie	1,051	4
Schuyler	819	3
Seneca	1,430	8
St. Lawrence	4,592	53
Steuben	5,177	30
Suffolk	147,064	771
Sullivan	4,313	35
Tioga	2,545	20
Tompkins	3,137	37
Ulster	9,014	59
Warren	2,554	20
Washington	1,980	38
Wayne	4,183	16
Westchester	96,465	476
Wyoming	2,563	25
Yates	979	11

Yesterday, 153 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 35,920. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	6
Bronx	10
Broome	3
Chautauqua	2
Chemung	1
Chenango	1
Columbia	1
Dutchess	3
Erie	3
Essex	1
Fulton	2
Genesee	2
Herkimer	1
Jefferson	1
Kings	17
Manhattan	10
Monroe	9
Montgomery	1
Nassau	14
Niagara	3
Oneida	2
Onondaga	3
Orange	3
Otsego	2
Queens	20
Rensselaer	1
Richmond	4
Saratoga	2
Schenectady	2
St. Lawrence	1
Suffolk	15
Tompkins	1
Ulster	1
Washington	1
Westchester	4