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 24/7 to vaccinate as many New Yorkers as quickly as possible, but new variants are spreading across the state and it's critical for residents to continue practicing safe behaviors," Governor Cuomo said. "We've expanded eligibility and opened new vaccination sites to serve more New Yorkers faster, and we'll continue to stay focused on those efforts going forward. New Yorkers can get through the COVID-19 pandemic together, but it's going to take more effort to keep residents and families safe and healthy."

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.

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 152,328
Total Positive - 6,361
Percent Positive - 4.18%
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.29%
Patient Hospitalization - 4,470 (+115)
Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -47
Patients Newly Admitted - 519
Hospital Counties - 49
Number ICU - 885 (-5)
Number ICU with Intubation - 576 (+4)
Total Discharges - 157,328 (+355)
Deaths - 46
Total Deaths - 39,970

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	92	0.01%	33%
Central New York	40	0.01%	32%
Finger Lakes	129	0.01%	42%
Long Island	787	0.03%	33%
Mid-Hudson	499	0.02%	44%
Mohawk Valley	57	0.01%	39%
New York City	2,626	0.03%	31%
North Country	17	0.00%	57%
Southern Tier	75	0.01%	50%
Western New York	148	0.01%	38%
Statewide	4,470	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	228	180	20%
Central New York	262	170	32%
Finger Lakes	397	233	39%
Long Island	851	642	23%
Mid-Hudson	677	396	43%
Mohawk Valley	97	73	26%
New York City	2,594	2,011	21%
North Country	55	21	56%
Southern Tier	126	69	47%
Western New York	545	290	43%
Statewide	5,832	4,085	29%

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	1.90%	1.95%	1.93%
Central New York	0.90%	0.96%	0.93%
Finger Lakes	1.75%	1.83%	1.77%
Long Island	4.43%	4.44%	4.44%
Mid-Hudson	4.61%	4.63%	4.62%
Mohawk Valley	1.70%	1.62%	1.70%
New York City	4.03%	4.05%	4.06%
North Country	1.32%	1.39%	1.43%
Southern Tier	0.59%	0.60%	0.58%
Western New York	2.32%	2.41%	2.38%
Statewide	3.26%	3.30%	3.29%

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	4.65%	4.56%	4.39%
Brooklyn	4.27%	4.18%	3.92%
Manhattan	2.66%	2.65%	2.49%
Queens	4.87%	4.75%	4.59%
Staten Island	4.51%	4.68%	4.30%

Of the 1,787,677 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	22,024	42
Allegany	2,984	3
Broome	16,173	43
Cattaraugus	4,654	5
Cayuga	5,533	5
Chautauqua	7,720	10
Chemung	6,647	17
Chenango	2,659	8
Clinton	4,002	15
Columbia	3,586	7
Cortland	3,342	6
Delaware	1,798	12
Dutchess	24,862	118
Erie	70,520	197
Essex	1,411	0
Franklin	2,254	7
Fulton	3,631	10
Genesee	4,673	4
Greene	2,855	8
Hamilton	291	1
Herkimer	4,711	6
Jefferson	5,105	4
Lewis	2,212	10
Livingston	3,725	4
Madison	3,995	2
Monroe	55,213	94
Montgomery	3,419	8
Nassau	161,948	540
Niagara	16,050	41
NYC	796,139	3,565
Oneida	20,470	26
Onondaga	33,617	33
Ontario	6,154	8
Orange	41,137	144
Orleans	2,546	6
Oswego	6,422	18
Otsego	2,744	8
Putnam	9,106	27
Rensselaer	9,679	22
Rockland	42,077	87
Saratoga	12,870	36
Schenectady	11,430	23
Schoharie	1,359	11
Schuyler	904	0
Seneca	1,744	2
St. Lawrence	5,850	6
Steuben	5,758	14
Suffolk	176,140	612
Sullivan	5,231	15
Tioga	3,027	5
Tompkins	3,736	6
Ulster	11,274	71
Warren	3,045	5
Washington	2,538	7
Wayne	4,702	4
Westchester	115,935	372
Wyoming	3,006	1
Yates	1,040	0

Yesterday, 46 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State—the lowest one-day death toll since November 27, 2020—bringing the total to 39,970. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Bronx	2
Greene	1
Kings	6
Livingston	1
Manhattan	6
Monroe	1
Montgomery	1
Niagara	2
Oneida	1
Queens	11
Richmond	4
Saratoga	1
Suffolk	5
Ulster	1
Westchester	3