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

Statewide Positivity Rate is 2.81%; Lowest Since November 21

5,177 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide; Lowest Since December 9

44 Percent Decline in Hospitalizations from Mid-January Peak

1,043 Patients in the ICU; Lowest Since December 13

712 Intubated; Lowest Since December 29

60 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

"New Yorkers have embodied the definition of New York Tough through this past year and we need to maintain our vigilance to win this war on COVID," Governor Cuomo said. "As we continue this battle, we cannot get complacent. There are precautions and guidelines in place that we know work - wearing masks, socially distancing, hand washing, and, when eligible, getting vaccinated. As we continue to vaccinate New Yorkers, we must continue these practices until we reach critical mass. The light at the end of the tunnel is in sight, and every day we are closer to reaching the end of this journey together."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 270,089
Total Positive - 7,593
Percent Positive - 2.81%
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.12%
Patient Hospitalization - 5,177 (-146)
Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -526
Patients Newly Admitted - 606
Hospital Counties - 53
Number ICU - 1,043 (-4)
Number ICU with Intubation - 712 (-23)
Total Discharges - 148,355 (+625)
Deaths - 60
Total Deaths - 38,796

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	118	0.01%	34%
Central New York	58	0.01%	32%
Finger Lakes	181	0.02%	40%
Long Island	885	0.03%	33%
Mid-Hudson	546	0.02%	44%
Mohawk Valley	77	0.02%	38%
New York City	2,997	0.04%	31%
North Country	56	0.01%	57%
Southern Tier	77	0.01%	50%
Western New York	182	0.01%	36%
Statewide	5,177	0.03%	35%

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	241	190	19%
Central New York	262	167	34%
Finger Lakes	397	252	35%
Long Island	859	659	23%
Mid-Hudson	680	401	41%
Mohawk Valley	97	70	30%
New York City	2,616	2,028	23%
North Country	63	29	52%
Southern Tier	126	62	49%
Western New York	543	334	41%
Statewide	5,884	4,192	29%

Yesterday, 270,089 test results were reported to New York State, and 2.81 percent were positive. Each region's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Capital Region	1.88%	1.99%	1.88%
Central New York	0.95%	1.00%	0.87%
Finger Lakes	1.89%	1.89%	1.75%
Long Island	4.02%	4.18%	4.18%
Mid-Hudson	4.10%	4.14%	4.12%
Mohawk Valley	1.77%	1.78%	1.54%
New York City	3.90%	4.02%	3.98%
North Country	2.50%	2.77%	2.61%
Southern Tier	0.69%	0.70%	0.72%
Western New York	1.84%	1.90%	1.85%
Statewide	3.09%	3.18%	3.12%

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

BOROUGH	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Bronx	4.67%	5.14%	5.14%
Brooklyn	3.87%	4.39%	4.32%
Manhattan	2.31%	2.55%	2.59%
Queens	3.95%	4.26%	4.39%
Staten Island	3.81%	4.11%	4.43%

Of the 1,657,777 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	21,030	45
Allegany	2,913	5
Broome	15,169	141
Cattaraugus	4,458	10
Cayuga	5,406	8
Chautauqua	7,379	18
Chemung	6,454	1
Chenango	2,461	9
Clinton	3,704	22
Columbia	3,425	4
Cortland	3,192	14
Delaware	1,543	8
Dutchess	22,678	129
Erie	66,059	270
Essex	1,356	4
Franklin	2,120	13
Fulton	3,389	13
Genesee	4,450	15
Greene	2,682	12
Hamilton	285	0
Herkimer	4,578	3
Jefferson	4,852	16
Lewis	2,080	6
Livingston	3,576	8
Madison	3,869	6
Monroe	52,990	112
Montgomery	3,219	13
Nassau	150,538	687
Niagara	15,404	24
NYC	726,459	4,025
Oneida	19,829	36
Onondaga	32,606	44
Ontario	5,858	19
Orange	37,631	190
Orleans	2,463	7
Oswego	6,060	22
Otsego	2,402	29
Putnam	8,460	42
Rensselaer	9,124	21
Rockland	39,149	194
Saratoga	12,095	43
Schenectady	10,946	35
Schoharie	1,229	6
Schuyler	870	1
Seneca	1,632	5
St. Lawrence	5,622	21
Steuben	5,545	15
Suffolk	164,539	654
Sullivan	4,822	26
Tioga	2,826	7
Tompkins	3,489	17
Ulster	10,206	60
Warren	2,872	8
Washington	2,366	6
Wayne	4,510	15
Westchester	109,038	415
Wyoming	2,853	12
Yates	1,017	2

Yesterday, 60 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State -- the lowest one-day total since December 6, 2020 -- bringing the total to 38,796. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Bronx	7
Chenango	1
Dutchess	2
Erie	1
Kings	7
Manhattan	6
Monroe	1
Nassau	5
Orange	2
Queens	14
Richmond	1
St. Lawrence	1
Steuben	1
Suffolk	3
Ulster	1
Westchester	7