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

3,184 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide

728 Patients in the ICU; 461 Intubated

Statewide Positivity Rate is 2.61%

Statewide 7-Day Average Positivity Rate Drops to 2.06%—Lowest Since November 7

26 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 York is making progress in the footrace between the vaccination rate and the infection rate - we are continuing to make it even easier for residents to access the vaccine and at the same time New Yorkers are staying tough and practicing the safe behaviors we know stop COVID in its tracks," Governor Cuomo said. "All the arrows are pointing in the right direction, and we've been able to open even more sectors of our economy and increase capacity for several different industries, but we're not out of the woods yet. The virus is still here and we need all New Yorkers to follow the public health guidance for us to get through this pandemic and reach the light at the end of the tunnel together."

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 - 103,675
Total Positive - 2,704
Percent Positive - 2.61%
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.06%
Patient Hospitalization - 3,184 (+10)
Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -689
Patients Newly Admitted - 304
Hospital Counties - 53
Number ICU - 728 (-1)
Number ICU with Intubation - 461 (+7)
Total Discharges - 174,345 (+258)
Deaths - 26
Total Deaths - 41,875

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%	30%
Central New York	60	0.01%	31%
Finger Lakes	207	0.02%	40%
Long Island	462	0.02%	35%
Mid-Hudson	313	0.01%	45%
Mohawk Valley	52	0.01%	38%
New York City	1581	0.02%	32%
North Country	27	0.01%	56%
Southern Tier	92	0.01%	49%
Western New York	295	0.02%	31%
Statewide	3184	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	232	197	16%
Central New York	262	174	31%
Finger Lakes	397	215	44%
Long Island	852	632	26%
Mid-Hudson	672	387	42%
Mohawk Valley	97	79	18%
New York City	2,555	1,889	23%
North Country	55	34	39%
Southern Tier	127	63	48%
Western New York	547	360	33%
Statewide	5,796	4,030	29%

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

REGION	SATURDAY	SUNDAY	MONDAY
Capital Region	1.58%	1.66%	1.60%
Central New York	1.35%	1.28%	1.26%
Finger Lakes	2.78%	2.75%	2.71%
Long Island	2.36%	2.27%	2.18%
Mid-Hudson	2.52%	2.47%	2.35%
Mohawk Valley	1.46%	1.45%	1.46%
New York City	2.30%	2.21%	2.14%
North Country	1.37%	1.38%	1.39%
Southern Tier	0.82%	0.82%	0.79%
Western New York	3.66%	3.53%	3.44%
Statewide	2.19%	2.13%	2.06%

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

BOROUGH	SATURDAY	SUNDAY	MONDAY
Bronx	2.38%	2.11%	1.98%
Brooklyn	2.75%	2.45%	2.35%
Manhattan	1.34%	1.15%	1.11%
Queens	2.60%	2.34%	2.14%
Staten Island	3.13%	2.74%	2.51%

Of the 2,021,407 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	24,038	29
Allegany	3,255	7
Broome	17,821	34
Cattaraugus	5,293	12
Cayuga	5,981	6
Chautauqua	8,545	9
Chemung	7,307	11
Chenango	3,229	10
Clinton	4,662	8
Columbia	3,875	8
Cortland	3,603	2
Delaware	2,238	1
Dutchess	28,480	39
Erie	85,314	233
Essex	1,522	7
Franklin	2,446	3
Fulton	4,182	5
Genesee	5,166	10
Greene	3,207	2
Hamilton	303	0
Herkimer	4,967	2
Jefferson	5,561	12
Lewis	2,518	11
Livingston	4,118	4
Madison	4,359	3
Monroe	63,052	141
Montgomery	4,030	12
Nassau	179,724	152
Niagara	18,870	54
NYC	908,798	1,191
Oneida	21,725	24
Onondaga	36,760	71
Ontario	7,043	14
Orange	46,944	52
Orleans	2,879	10
Oswego	7,125	14
Otsego	3,279	7
Putnam	10,379	5
Rensselaer	10,857	11
Rockland	46,149	36
Saratoga	14,680	23
Schenectady	12,622	24
Schoharie	1,585	0
Schuyler	1,006	0
Seneca	1,914	8
St. Lawrence	6,306	2
Steuben	6,471	13
Suffolk	196,305	204
Sullivan	6,347	15
Tioga	3,527	1
Tompkins	4,116	1
Ulster	13,387	28
Warren	3,468	10
Washington	2,927	3
Wayne	5,397	10
Westchester	127,273	94
Wyoming	3,344	5
Yates	1,128	1

Yesterday, 26 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State—the lowest one-day death toll since November 15, 2020—bringing the total to 41,875. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: