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.

"New Yorkers have kept themselves and their families safe and remained vigilant throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and even as we vaccinate more people every day, everyone should continue practicing the behaviors that keep them safe," Governor Cuomo said. "Our distribution network stands at the ready to accept and administer an increase in vaccine supply, but New Yorkers should remember the positivity rate is a function of what they do to slow the spread. Washing hands, wearing masks and social distancing are critical tools to help us fight the virus, and they work. We're going to get to the light at the end of the tunnel, but there's work to be done before we defeat the COVID beast once and for all."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

· Test Results Reported - 259,945

· Total Positive - 8,201

· Percent Positive - 3.15%

· 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.41%

· Patient Hospitalization - 4,578 (-25)

· Patients Newly Admitted - 617

· Hospital Counties - 48

· Number ICU - 896 (-17)

· Number ICU with Intubation - 552 (-6)

· Total Discharges - 159,846 (+543)

· Deaths - 76

· Total Deaths - 40,266

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	108	0.01%	31%
Central New York	42	0.01%	32%
Finger Lakes	147	0.01%	41%
Long Island	817	0.03%	33%
Mid-Hudson	531	0.02%	43%
Mohawk Valley	42	0.01%	38%
New York City	2,620	0.03%	31%
North Country	19	0.00%	58%
Southern Tier	67	0.01%	49%
Western New York	185	0.01%	38%
Statewide	4,578	0.02%	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	238	210	19%
Central New York	262	178	33%
Finger Lakes	397	243	40%
Long Island	852	652	23%
Mid-Hudson	679	400	41%
Mohawk Valley	97	70	25%
New York City	2,588	1,991	22%
North Country	58	30	49%
Southern Tier	126	69	44%
Western New York	545	337	43%
Statewide	5,842	4,180	29%

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

REGION	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Capital Region	2.18%	2.24%	2.33%
Central New York	0.91%	0.97%	1.00%
Finger Lakes	1.89%	1.93%	2.00%
Long Island	4.41%	4.34%	4.31%
Mid-Hudson	4.74%	4.82%	4.76%
Mohawk Valley	1.73%	1.79%	1.69%
New York City	4.18%	4.18%	4.26%
North Country	1.31%	1.29%	1.45%
Southern Tier	0.64%	0.68%	0.69%
Western New York	2.78%	2.78%	2.97%
Statewide	3.37%	3.37%	3.41%

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

BOROUGH	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Bronx	4.69%	4.75%	4.78%
Brooklyn	4.39%	4.51%	4.42%
Manhattan	2.86%	2.92%	2.95%
Queens	5.03%	5.02%	5.01%
Staten Island	4.84%	5.03%	4.84%

Of the 1,826,545 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	22,351	75
Allegany	3,003	3
Broome	16,393	52
Cattaraugus	4,734	22
Cayuga	5,577	9
Chautauqua	7,834	17
Chemung	6,766	26
Chenango	2,750	27
Clinton	4,111	34
Columbia	3,639	7
Cortland	3,378	6
Delaware	1,863	17
Dutchess	25,530	130
Erie	72,357	508
Essex	1,428	6
Franklin	2,278	5
Fulton	3,715	15
Genesee	4,739	16
Greene	2,920	14
Hamilton	292	0
Herkimer	4,745	10
Jefferson	5,176	15
Lewis	2,274	17
Livingston	3,770	6
Madison	4,069	22
Monroe	56,049	195
Montgomery	3,514	13
Nassau	165,095	614
Niagara	16,309	70
NYC	815,769	3,903
Oneida	20,692	51
Onondaga	33,978	99
Ontario	6,262	29
Orange	42,328	261
Orleans	2,570	3
Oswego	6,530	23
Otsego	2,845	30
Putnam	9,330	52
Rensselaer	9,856	32
Rockland	42,932	191
Saratoga	13,162	61
Schenectady	11,677	35
Schoharie	1,389	5
Schuyler	917	7
Seneca	1,773	3
St. Lawrence	5,890	14
Steuben	5,847	16
Suffolk	179,524	711
Sullivan	5,393	23
Tioga	3,077	11
Tompkins	3,831	24
Ulster	11,683	92
Warren	3,132	16
Washington	2,620	30
Wayne	4,781	25
Westchester	118,001	492
Wyoming	3,046	9
Yates	1,051	2

Yesterday, 76 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 40,266. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	1
Bronx	8
Broome	1
Erie	2
Kings	14
Manhattan	9
Monroe	2
Montgomery	1
Nassau	3
Oneida	1
Orange	3
Otsego	1
Putnam	1
Queens	9
Richmond	4
Schoharie	1
Suffolk	8
Tompkins	1
Washington	1
Westchester	5