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

Statewide Positivity Rate is 1.81%

Statewide 7-Day Average Positivity Rate Drops to 2.02%—Lowest Since November 7

Hospitalizations Drop to 3,117—Lowest Since November 26

ICU Patients Drop to 712—Lowest Since November 29

Intubations Drop to 444—Lowest Since December 4

32 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.

Among today's numbers, the positivity rate in New York City yesterday was 1.72 percent, the lowest since November 4, and the City's 7-day average positivity rate fell to 2.04 percent, the lowest since November 9. There were 1,521 hospitalizations in New York City yesterday, the lowest since December 7.

"New Yorkers have done a tremendous job at beating back COVID and as a result of their hard work, we have been able to re-open more and more facets of our economy," Governor Cuomo said. "While this is all good news, we are not yet out of the woods and still have work to do in order to defeat this beast. New York continues to expand vaccine access and availability across the state, and it's now on all of us to do our part by getting vaccinated and practicing the behaviors we all know will keep us safe. We've come a long way and we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but at this moment, it's critical we do not get complacent and risk losing any of the positive momentum we've gained."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 173,527
Total Positive - 3,146
Percent Positive - 1.81%
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.02%
Patient Hospitalization - 3,117 (-67)
Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -640
Patients Newly Admitted - 399
Hospital Counties - 52
Number ICU - 712 (-16)
Number ICU with Intubation - 444 (-17)
Total Discharges - 174,727 (+382)
Deaths - 32
Total Deaths - 41,910

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	96	0.01%	30%
Central New York	66	0.01%	31%
Finger Lakes	215	0.02%	40%
Long Island	455	0.02%	35%
Mid-Hudson	321	0.01%	45%
Mohawk Valley	52	0.01%	38%
New York City	1521	0.02%	32%
North Country	23	0.01%	56%
Southern Tier	89	0.01%	49%
Western New York	279	0.02%	31%
Statewide	3117	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	234	206	15%
Central New York	262	179	31%
Finger Lakes	397	216	45%
Long Island	851	626	26%
Mid-Hudson	671	396	42%
Mohawk Valley	97	73	18%
New York City	2,572	1,965	24%
North Country	60	34	39%
Southern Tier	127	70	47%
Western New York	547	362	33%
Statewide	5,818	4,127	29%

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

REGION	SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY
Capital Region	1.66%	1.60%	1.60%
Central New York	1.28%	1.26%	1.37%
Finger Lakes	2.75%	2.71%	2.77%
Long Island	2.27%	2.18%	2.11%
Mid-Hudson	2.47%	2.35%	2.28%
Mohawk Valley	1.45%	1.46%	1.39%
New York City	2.21%	2.14%	2.04%
North Country	1.38%	1.39%	1.61%
Southern Tier	0.82%	0.79%	0.76%
Western New York	3.53%	3.44%	3.48%
Statewide	2.13%	2.06%	2.02%

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

BOROUGH	SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY
Bronx	2.11%	1.98%	2.03%
Brooklyn	2.45%	2.35%	2.44%
Manhattan	1.15%	1.11%	1.14%
Queens	2.34%	2.14%	2.14%
Staten Island	2.74%	2.51%	2.52%

Of the 2,024,553 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	24,056	18
Allegany	3,265	10
Broome	17,865	44
Cattaraugus	5,314	21
Cayuga	6,001	20
Chautauqua	8,562	17
Chemung	7,312	5
Chenango	3,238	9
Clinton	4,666	4
Columbia	3,881	6
Cortland	3,613	10
Delaware	2,243	5
Dutchess	28,533	53
Erie	85,537	223
Essex	1,524	2
Franklin	2,448	2
Fulton	4,188	6
Genesee	5,175	9
Greene	3,217	10
Hamilton	303	0
Herkimer	4,973	6
Jefferson	5,573	12
Lewis	2,525	7
Livingston	4,131	13
Madison	4,364	5
Monroe	63,253	201
Montgomery	4,039	9
Nassau	179,895	171
Niagara	18,926	56
NYC	910,095	1,297
Oneida	21,758	33
Onondaga	36,853	93
Ontario	7,063	20
Orange	47,038	94
Orleans	2,889	10
Oswego	7,155	30
Otsego	3,286	7
Putnam	10,389	10
Rensselaer	10,867	10
Rockland	46,181	32
Saratoga	14,704	24
Schenectady	12,646	24
Schoharie	1,588	3
Schuyler	1,008	2
Seneca	1,921	7
St. Lawrence	6,321	15
Steuben	6,493	22
Suffolk	196,535	230
Sullivan	6,366	19
Tioga	3,537	10
Tompkins	4,123	7
Ulster	13,412	25
Warren	3,472	4
Washington	2,933	6
Wayne	5,411	14
Westchester	127,393	120
Wyoming	3,363	19
Yates	1,133	5

Yesterday, 32 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 41,910. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: