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

2,837 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide

ICU Patients Drop to 666 — Lowest Since November 27

Intubations Drop to 423 — Lowest Since December 3

Statewide Positivity Rate Drops to 1.76%—Lowest Since November 3

Statewide 7-Day Positivity Rate Drops to 1.93% — Lowest Since November 6; 25 Straight Days of Decline

44 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.

"We've said from the very beginning that the data and the science would guide our reopening plan, and with the positivity and hospitalization rates on a consistent downward trend we are able to relax restrictions even further," Governor Cuomo said. "This is all good news, but we're not out of the woods yet. Our progress is directly affected by what we do and how we act, so we must continue with the precautions we know work to stop the spread if we want to beat COVID once and for all — wearing masks, staying socially distanced and, most importantly, getting vaccinated."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 220,074
Total Positive - 3,868
Percent Positive - 1.76%
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 1.93%
Patient Hospitalization - 2,837 (-97)
Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -550
Patients Newly Admitted - 366
Hospital Counties - 53
Number ICU - 666 (-25)
Number ICU with Intubation - 423 (-2)
Total Discharges - 175,506 (+379)
Deaths - 44
Total Deaths - 41,992

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	97	0.01%	30%
Central New York	64	0.01%	32%
Finger Lakes	215	0.02%	40%
Long Island	406	0.01%	35%
Mid-Hudson	297	0.01%	45%
Mohawk Valley	37	0.01%	38%
New York City	1353	0.02%	33%
North Country	21	0.01%	56%
Southern Tier	92	0.01%	49%
Western New York	255	0.02%	31%
Statewide	2837	0.01%	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	243	213	14%
Central New York	262	182	32%
Finger Lakes	397	228	45%
Long Island	848	633	26%
Mid-Hudson	663	402	41%
Mohawk Valley	97	75	21%
New York City	2,562	1,982	24%
North Country	53	25	41%
Southern Tier	115	66	46%
Western New York	545	367	32%
Statewide	5,785	4,173	29%

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

REGION	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY
Capital Region	1.60%	1.57%	1.50%
Central New York	1.37%	1.48%	1.48%
Finger Lakes	2.77%	2.87%	2.81%
Long Island	2.11%	2.08%	2.05%
Mid-Hudson	2.28%	2.13%	2.06%
Mohawk Valley	1.39%	1.50%	1.49%
New York City	2.04%	1.94%	1.89%
North Country	1.61%	1.84%	1.87%
Southern Tier	0.76%	0.76%	0.74%
Western New York	3.48%	3.56%	3.49%
Statewide	2.02%	1.98%	1.93%

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

BOROUGH	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY
Bronx	2.03%	2.05%	1.95%
Brooklyn	2.44%	2.37%	2.30%
Manhattan	1.14%	1.17%	1.15%
Queens	2.14%	2.16%	2.09%
Staten Island	2.52%	2.51%	2.35%

Of the 2,032,494 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	24,128	26
Allegany	3,282	9
Broome	17,946	36
Cattaraugus	5,374	35
Cayuga	6,034	20
Chautauqua	8,619	30
Chemung	7,342	10
Chenango	3,268	12
Clinton	4,683	8
Columbia	3,889	7
Cortland	3,622	3
Delaware	2,258	9
Dutchess	28,640	53
Erie	86,167	288
Essex	1,534	2
Franklin	2,471	12
Fulton	4,208	8
Genesee	5,200	6
Greene	3,238	7
Hamilton	303	0
Herkimer	4,987	10
Jefferson	5,635	29
Lewis	2,545	5
Livingston	4,172	18
Madison	4,378	6
Monroe	63,783	220
Montgomery	4,067	19
Nassau	180,373	229
Niagara	19,078	83
NYC	913,336	1,636
Oneida	21,850	36
Onondaga	37,125	143
Ontario	7,111	23
Orange	47,198	77
Orleans	2,923	13
Oswego	7,202	21
Otsego	3,306	10
Putnam	10,416	12
Rensselaer	10,912	22
Rockland	46,268	37
Saratoga	14,760	25
Schenectady	12,688	18
Schoharie	1,600	9
Schuyler	1,014	1
Seneca	1,931	2
St. Lawrence	6,352	15
Steuben	6,529	11
Suffolk	197,095	289
Sullivan	6,386	12
Tioga	3,567	13
Tompkins	4,140	5
Ulster	13,480	34
Warren	3,482	6
Washington	2,962	16
Wayne	5,442	20
Westchester	127,664	143
Wyoming	3,393	16
Yates	1,138	3

Yesterday, 44 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 41,992. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Bronx	4
Erie	4
Kings	10
Manhattan	5
Monroe	1
Montgomery	1
Nassau	4
Niagara	2
Onondaga	2
Orange	2
Queens	6
Suffolk	1
Westchester	2