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

4,422 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide

947 Patients in the ICU; 600 Intubated

Statewide Positivity Rate is 3.18%

New York City 7-Day Average Positivity Drops Below 4 Percent For First Time Since March 11

47 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 done a tremendous job at continuing to beat back COVID, but we are not out of the woods yet. Even as we keep expanding eligibility, opening new vaccination sites and working to ensure the system is equitable, there's still more work to be done before New Yorkers reach the desired level of immunity," Governor Cuomo said. "New variants and continuing infections are still causes for concern, and New Yorkers should stay vigilant. Washing hands, social distancing and masking up are small behaviors that make a big difference in our ability to combat this virus. The light at the end of the tunnel is ahead—we just have to get there together."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 263,737
Total Positive - 8,379
Percent Positive - 3.18%
Patient Hospitalization - 4,422 (-104)
Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -182
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.40%
Patients Newly Admitted - 543
Hospital Counties - 54
Number ICU - 947 (-3)
Number ICU with Intubation - 600 (+7)
Total Discharges - 165,974 (+570)
Deaths - 47
Total Deaths - 40,970

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	107	0.01%	33%
Central New York	53	0.01%	35%
Finger Lakes	181	0.02%	42%
Long Island	764	0.03%	35%
Mid-Hudson	518	0.02%	45%
Mohawk Valley	62	0.01%	41%
New York City	2363	0.03%	33%
North Country	24	0.01%	56%
Southern Tier	85	0.01%	51%
Western New York	265	0.02%	39%
Statewide	4422	0.02%	37%

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	234	198	17%
Central New York	262	189	33%
Finger Lakes	397	248	41%
Long Island	856	657	24%
Mid-Hudson	679	419	43%
Mohawk Valley	124	104	23%
New York City	2,573	2,038	24%
North Country	58	35	45%
Southern Tier	126	67	45%
Western New York	545	341	39%
Statewide	5,854	4,296	29%

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	2.27%	2.25%	2.28%
Central New York	1.32%	1.45%	1.46%
Finger Lakes	2.58%	2.69%	2.81%
Long Island	4.34%	4.27%	4.28%
Mid-Hudson	4.63%	4.34%	4.14%
Mohawk Valley	1.61%	1.61%	1.51%
New York City	4.24%	4.11%	3.92%
North Country	1.68%	1.79%	1.72%
Southern Tier	0.77%	0.72%	0.67%
Western New York	4.56%	4.72%	4.67%
Statewide	3.57%	3.48%	3.40%

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	4.31%	4.48%	4.39%
Brooklyn	4.34%	4.52%	4.42%
Manhattan	2.52%	2.62%	2.67%
Queens	4.66%	4.71%	4.75%
Staten Island	4.87%	4.97%	5.20%

Of the 1,918,343 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	23,079	68
Allegany	3,097	13
Broome	16,910	29
Cattaraugus	4,945	22
Cayuga	5,718	20
Chautauqua	8,099	22
Chemung	6,960	22
Chenango	2,934	22
Clinton	4,364	22
Columbia	3,754	7
Cortland	3,470	13
Delaware	2,048	8
Dutchess	27,032	133
Erie	77,615	526
Essex	1,474	5
Franklin	2,348	3
Fulton	3,894	15
Genesee	4,915	24
Greene	3,029	4
Hamilton	294	0
Herkimer	4,830	6
Jefferson	5,331	26
Lewis	2,378	7
Livingston	3,876	13
Madison	4,188	15
Monroe	58,455	316
Montgomery	3,722	11
Nassau	172,548	810
Niagara	17,266	110
NYC	861,092	3,826
Oneida	21,047	26
Onondaga	35,014	146
Ontario	6,570	51
Orange	44,693	128
Orleans	2,658	8
Oswego	6,773	15
Otsego	3,042	12
Putnam	9,890	55
Rensselaer	10,317	32
Rockland	44,642	139
Saratoga	13,875	49
Schenectady	12,088	42
Schoharie	1,470	8
Schuyler	966	3
Seneca	1,819	5
St. Lawrence	6,047	25
Steuben	6,094	32
Suffolk	188,074	925
Sullivan	5,819	37
Tioga	3,239	7
Tompkins	3,971	6
Ulster	12,502	65
Warren	3,280	20
Washington	2,768	13
Wayne	5,002	20
Westchester	122,780	368
Wyoming	3,159	14
Yates	1,079	10

Yesterday, 47 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 40,970. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: