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. 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.

"Thanks to the hard work and dedication of New Yorkers, we're beating back COVID more and more every day and that has allowed us to begin reopening different facets of the economy as part of our post-COVID reconstruction," Governor Cuomo said. "Not only are our hospitalization and infection rates declining, but we're continuing to build out New York's already expansive vaccination network to ensure underserved communities are not denied access to this life saving medication. While we're not out of the woods yet, we have the momentum on our side. As long as we stay united and keep doing what we know works, we will finally defeat this invisible enemy and get back to normal."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 142,019
Total Positive - 6,146
Percent Positive - 4.33%
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.52%
Patient Hospitalization - 5,804 (+40)
Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -819
Patients Newly Admitted - 572
Hospital Counties - 55
Number ICU - 1,148 (-14)
Number ICU with Intubation - 780 (-14)
Total Discharges - 142,724 (+417)
Deaths - 89
Total Deaths - 37,941

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	168	0.02%	35%
Central New York	90	0.01%	33%
Finger Lakes	225	0.02%	41%
Long Island	986	0.03%	35%
Mid-Hudson	605	0.03%	43%
Mohawk Valley	113	0.02%	37%
New York City	3,166	0.04%	31%
North Country	72	0.02%	57%
Southern Tier	134	0.02%	47%
Western New York	245	0.02%	38%
Statewide	5,804	0.03%	36%

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	234	177	27%
Central New York	262	173	33%
Finger Lakes	397	241	37%
Long Island	858	657	22%
Mid-Hudson	676	385	40%
Mohawk Valley	127	91	29%
New York City	2,606	2,000	22%
North Country	60	35	44%
Southern Tier	126	71	44%
Western New York	545	338	38%
Statewide	5,891	4,168	28%

Yesterday, 142,019 test results were reported to New York State, and 4.33 percent were positive. Each region's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
Capital Region	2.00%	1.90%	1.99%
Central New York	1.33%	1.24%	1.24%
Finger Lakes	2.37%	2.32%	2.33%
Long Island	4.31%	4.27%	4.35%
Mid-Hudson	4.14%	4.18%	4.22%
Mohawk Valley	2.11%	2.02%	2.03%
New York City	4.40%	4.41%	4.48%
North Country	3.95%	3.82%	3.72%
Southern Tier	0.76%	0.76%	0.79%
Western New York	2.87%	2.28%	2.47%
Statewide	3.53%	3.44%	3.52%

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

BOROUGH	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY
Bronx	6.00%	5.67%	5.77%
Brooklyn	4.56%	4.48%	4.39%
Manhattan	2.98%	2.91%	2.79%
Queens	4.95%	4.88%	4.94%
Staten Island	4.47%	4.23%	4.37%

Of the 1,584,931 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	20,441	49
Allegany	2,844	5
Broome	14,265	37
Cattaraugus	4,290	9
Cayuga	5,296	7
Chautauqua	7,197	12
Chemung	6,375	13
Chenango	2,383	7
Clinton	3,415	25
Columbia	3,328	10
Cortland	3,090	12
Delaware	1,458	10
Dutchess	21,656	91
Erie	63,678	210
Essex	1,302	4
Franklin	1,977	23
Fulton	3,220	18
Genesee	4,315	22
Greene	2,584	2
Hamilton	276	0
Herkimer	4,513	8
Jefferson	4,641	19
Lewis	2,013	8
Livingston	3,457	5
Madison	3,775	10
Monroe	51,674	110
Montgomery	3,102	7
Nassau	144,131	516
Niagara	15,012	28
NYC	687,543	3,358
Oneida	19,436	43
Onondaga	31,954	45
Ontario	5,668	22
Orange	35,755	107
Orleans	2,403	5
Oswego	5,909	15
Otsego	2,252	5
Putnam	8,135	19
Rensselaer	8,810	22
Rockland	37,674	95
Saratoga	11,642	38
Schenectady	10,645	21
Schoharie	1,173	5
Schuyler	850	0
Seneca	1,551	7
St. Lawrence	5,258	25
Steuben	5,432	6
Suffolk	158,592	563
Sullivan	4,629	13
Tioga	2,760	8
Tompkins	3,398	9
Ulster	9,780	26
Warren	2,776	7
Washington	2,259	11
Wayne	4,388	6
Westchester	104,777	377
Wyoming	2,765	9
Yates	1,009	2

Yesterday, 89 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 37,941. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	1
Bronx	12
Broome	3
Columbia	1
Dutchess	1
Erie	5
Herkimer	1
Kings	10
Manhattan	8
Monroe	4
Nassau	8
Niagara	1
Orange	1
Queens	11
Richmond	4
Rockland	2
Schoharie	1
St. Lawrence	1
Suffolk	4
Westchester	10