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 working hard every day to get New York's infection rate down while increasing the vaccination rate, and the state is making significant progress in that ongoing footrace," Governor Cuomo said. "But even as we gain more supply of the vaccine, grow our distribution network and get more shots in arms, New Yorkers need to stay vigilant, so that we don't lose an inch of that progress. We're expanding eligibility and continually extending our efforts to get the vaccine to underserved communities, and until every New Yorker is vaccinated I encourage everyone to keep washing their hands, wearing masks and social distancing as we get through this fight together."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 205,616
Total Positive - 6,489
Percent Positive - 3.16%
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.11%
Patient Hospitalization - 4,798 (-101)
Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -525
Patients Newly Admitted - 561
Hospital Counties - 53
Number ICU - 999 (-12)
Number ICU with Intubation - 686 (+11)
Total Discharges - 151,354 (+541)
Deaths - 58
Total Deaths - 39,230

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	95	0.01%	34%
Central New York	46	0.01%	33%
Finger Lakes	158	0.01%	42%
Long Island	814	0.03%	35%
Mid-Hudson	470	0.02%	44%
Mohawk Valley	64	0.01%	42%
New York City	2,885	0.03%	31%
North Country	39	0.01%	60%
Southern Tier	89	0.01%	52%
Western New York	138	0.01%	38%
Statewide	4,798	0.02%	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	240	200	17%
Central New York	262	173	35%
Finger Lakes	397	244	37%
Long Island	854	670	23%
Mid-Hudson	680	403	41%
Mohawk Valley	97	65	32%
New York City	2,600	1,999	23%
North Country	57	31	54%
Southern Tier	126	69	52%
Western New York	545	312	42%
Statewide	5,858	4,166	29%

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

REGION	SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY
Capital Region	1.97%	1.98%	1.88%
Central New York	0.94%	0.94%	0.89%
Finger Lakes	1.72%	1.70%	1.62%
Long Island	4.28%	4.23%	4.25%
Mid-Hudson	4.27%	4.29%	4.32%
Mohawk Valley	1.51%	1.51%	1.49%
New York City	4.00%	3.92%	3.86%
North Country	2.54%	2.41%	2.21%
Southern Tier	0.79%	0.78%	0.79%
Western New York	1.95%	1.96%	1.85%
Statewide	3.19%	3.16%	3.11%

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

BOROUGH	SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY
Bronx	4.71%	4.83%	4.57%
Brooklyn	3.98%	4.05%	3.94%
Manhattan	2.53%	2.48%	2.52%
Queens	4.13%	4.20%	4.10%
Staten Island	4.35%	4.58%	4.44%

Of the 1,699,817 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	21,403	49
Allegany	2,939	3
Broome	15,620	84
Cattaraugus	4,518	11
Cayuga	5,449	5
Chautauqua	7,486	10
Chemung	6,508	12
Chenango	2,527	17
Clinton	3,843	13
Columbia	3,479	6
Cortland	3,265	7
Delaware	1,626	11
Dutchess	23,288	104
Erie	67,370	196
Essex	1,374	2
Franklin	2,199	8
Fulton	3,472	10
Genesee	4,508	13
Greene	2,722	6
Hamilton	286	0
Herkimer	4,621	7
Jefferson	4,953	9
Lewis	2,114	4
Livingston	3,625	7
Madison	3,908	7
Monroe	53,675	77
Montgomery	3,284	4
Nassau	154,288	577
Niagara	15,637	23
NYC	749,011	3,420
Oneida	20,031	36
Onondaga	32,941	50
Ontario	5,950	15
Orange	38,660	207
Orleans	2,486	4
Oswego	6,181	20
Otsego	2,544	22
Putnam	8,661	46
Rensselaer	9,310	14
Rockland	40,203	193
Saratoga	12,338	33
Schenectady	11,093	16
Schoharie	1,263	4
Schuyler	875	0
Seneca	1,670	8
St. Lawrence	5,748	15
Steuben	5,621	12
Suffolk	168,199	598
Sullivan	4,929	16
Tioga	2,882	9
Tompkins	3,552	16
Ulster	10,474	49
Warren	2,939	14
Washington	2,426	8
Wayne	4,565	7
Westchester	111,339	369
Wyoming	2,911	4
Yates	1,028	2

Yesterday, 58 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State--the lowest one-day death total since December 6, 2020--bringing the total to 39,230. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Bronx	8
Chautauqua	1
Clinton	1
Erie	4
Kings	9
Manhattan	9
Nassau	4
Niagara	2
Onondaga	1
Orange	1
Queens	12
Richmond	1
Schenectady	1
Suffolk	2
Westchester	2