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.

"COVID is in decline and vaccines are accelerating," Governor Cuomo said. "New Yorkers are beginning to look to the future and get our lives and our economy back up and running. It is important to remember that it was the dedication and grit of New Yorkers that brought us from the highest infection rate in the country to the lowest and it is with that same grit and determination that we are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. We're not there yet, but we know the practices that will get us there: wash your hands, wear a mask and practice social distancing."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 278,590
Total Positive - 8,262
Percent Positive - 2.97%
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.26%
Patient Hospitalization - 4,527 (-9)
Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -107
Patients Newly Admitted - 620
Hospital Counties - 50
Number ICU - 924 (-10)
Number ICU with Intubation - 587 (-3)
Total Discharges - 155,860 (+535)
Deaths - 59
Total Deaths - 39,808

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	99	0.01%	32%
Central New York	38	0.00%	32%
Finger Lakes	142	0.01%	42%
Long Island	801	0.03%	33%
Mid-Hudson	513	0.02%	44%
Mohawk Valley	62	0.01%	41%
New York City	2,628	0.03%	31%
North Country	23	0.01%	56%
Southern Tier	73	0.01%	51%
Western New York	148	0.01%	37%
Statewide	4,527	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	236	189	17%
Central New York	262	192	33%
Finger Lakes	397	244	37%
Long Island	857	659	23%
Mid-Hudson	680	402	42%
Mohawk Valley	97	69	28%
New York City	2,594	2,063	22%
North Country	58	33	51%
Southern Tier	126	70	50%
Western New York	545	313	42%
Statewide	5,852	4,234	29%

Yesterday, 278,590 test results were reported to New York State, and 2.97percent 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	1.77%	1.85%	1.89%
Central New York	0.88%	0.91%	0.88%
Finger Lakes	1.66%	1.72%	1.70%
Long Island	4.50%	4.49%	4.46%
Mid-Hudson	4.67%	4.66%	4.54%
Mohawk Valley	1.50%	1.61%	1.60%
New York City	4.18%	4.15%	4.10%
North Country	1.50%	1.53%	1.37%
Southern Tier	0.60%	0.63%	0.60%
Western New York	1.99%	1.92%	2.13%
Statewide	3.28%	3.28%	3.26%

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	5.15%	4.90%	4.85%
Brooklyn	4.86%	4.40%	4.49%
Manhattan	2.87%	2.87%	2.75%
Queens	5.22%	4.94%	5.04%
Staten Island	5.21%	4.79%	4.85%

Of the 1,765,755 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	21,867	61
Allegany	2,971	1
Broome	16,026	39
Cattaraugus	4,626	3
Cayuga	5,512	8
Chautauqua	7,660	25
Chemung	6,598	8
Chenango	2,625	16
Clinton	3,962	12
Columbia	3,564	20
Cortland	3,325	4
Delaware	1,752	15
Dutchess	24,409	127
Erie	69,594	321
Essex	1,409	5
Franklin	2,234	3
Fulton	3,596	18
Genesee	4,643	19
Greene	2,822	16
Hamilton	290	0
Herkimer	4,678	4
Jefferson	5,073	10
Lewis	2,192	11
Livingston	3,705	10
Madison	3,974	7
Monroe	54,800	129
Montgomery	3,380	18
Nassau	160,103	702
Niagara	15,936	29
NYC	784,607	4,569
Oneida	20,368	30
Onondaga	33,441	56
Ontario	6,096	21
Orange	40,499	222
Orleans	2,532	12
Oswego	6,345	17
Otsego	2,693	23
Putnam	8,994	66
Rensselaer	9,601	31
Rockland	41,729	183
Saratoga	12,714	50
Schenectady	11,356	34
Schoharie	1,330	7
Schuyler	899	6
Seneca	1,733	6
St. Lawrence	5,836	5
Steuben	5,720	11
Suffolk	174,032	711
Sullivan	5,153	39
Tioga	2,996	14
Tompkins	3,699	19
Ulster	11,037	64
Warren	3,022	5
Washington	2,507	6
Wayne	4,665	7
Westchester	114,802	400
Wyoming	2,983	7
Yates	1,040	0

Yesterday, 59 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 39,808. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Bronx	8
Dutchess	1
Erie	2
Kings	6
Manhattan	9
Nassau	6
Orange	2
Queens	7
Richmond	2
Rockland	2
St. Lawrence	1
Suffolk	9
Sullivan	1
Westchester	3