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

Statewide Positivity Rate Drops to 1.22%—Lowest Since October 22

Statewide 7-Day Average Positivity Rate Drops to 1.53%—Lowest Since October 30; 32 Straight Days of Decline

Hospitalizations Drop to 2,264—Lowest Since November 17; Down 573 Over Past Week

ICU Patients Drop to 571—Lowest Since November 23

Intubations Drop to 354—Lowest Since November 30

25 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.

"As the COVID-19 numbers improve and more residents get vaccinated, we're reopening our economy and getting New Yorkers back to work," Governor Cuomo said. "Our progress is a function of what New Yorkers do to slow the spread, so washing hands, wearing masks and social distancing remain important behaviors each of us can practice to keep everyone safe. We're also continuing to focus on making the vaccine more accessible, and that means expanding walk-ins and opening new pop-up sites to reach specific populations that have lower vaccination rates. New Yorkers have labored for a long time to get to the light at the end of the tunnel, and we need everyone to stay vigilant and keep working together so we can finally defeat this COVID beast for good."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 194,988
Total Positive - 2,370
Percent Positive - 1.22%
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 1.53%
Patient Hospitalization - 2,264 (-71)
Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -573
Patients Newly Admitted - 287
Number ICU - 571 (-34)
Number ICU with Intubation - 354 (-17)
Total Discharges - 177,665 (309)
Deaths - 25
Total Deaths - 42,211

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	86	0.01%	28%
Central New York	58	0.01%	33%
Finger Lakes	232	0.02%	39%
Long Island	313	0.01%	36%
Mid-Hudson	201	0.01%	47%
Mohawk Valley	28	0.01%	40%
New York City	1006	0.01%	34%
North Country	20	0.00%	57%
Southern Tier	74	0.01%	51%
Western New York	246	0.02%	33%
Statewide	2264	0.01%	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	240	209	13%
Central New York	233	191	18%
Finger Lakes	397	229	42%
Long Island	849	607	29%
Mid-Hudson	670	381	43%
Mohawk Valley	97	76	22%
New York City	2,532	1896	25%
North Country	59	29	51%
Southern Tier	115	76	34%
Western New York	545	344	37%
Statewide	5,737	4038	30%

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	1.49%	1.34%	1.41%
Central New York	1.51%	1.38%	1.23%
Finger Lakes	2.84%	2.74%	2.70%
Long Island	1.67%	1.57%	1.45%
Mid-Hudson	1.71%	1.67%	1.61%
Mohawk Valley	1.44%	1.36%	1.42%
New York City	1.61%	1.55%	1.44%
North Country	2.09%	1.92%	2.05%
Southern Tier	0.75%	0.68%	0.66%
Western New York	3.12%	2.82%	2.57%
Statewide	1.71%	1.62%	1.53%

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	1.67%	1.57%	1.45%
Brooklyn	1.98%	1.90%	1.74%
Manhattan	0.93%	0.90%	0.85%
Queens	1.68%	1.64%	1.52%
Staten Island	1.91%	1.86%	1.77%

Of the 2,050,859 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	24,270	24
Allegany	3,353	10
Broome	18,127	22
Cattaraugus	5,465	5
Cayuga	6,112	14
Chautauqua	8,703	8
Chemung	7,435	12
Chenango	3,353	11
Clinton	4,751	7
Columbia	3,944	11
Cortland	3,679	6
Delaware	2,290	3
Dutchess	28,937	45
Erie	87,297	144
Essex	1,563	11
Franklin	2,503	4
Fulton	4,281	35
Genesee	5,286	18
Greene	3,297	10
Hamilton	304	0
Herkimer	5,054	13
Jefferson	5,767	21
Lewis	2,607	17
Livingston	4,256	11
Madison	4,414	3
Monroe	65,166	179
Montgomery	4,146	16
Nassau	181,375	122
Niagara	19,398	51
NYC	920,981	890
Oneida	22,021	23
Onondaga	37,558	40
Ontario	7,234	22
Orange	47,547	56
Orleans	2,992	3
Oswego	7,323	19
Otsego	3,353	6
Putnam	10,488	17
Rensselaer	11,002	25
Rockland	46,511	28
Saratoga	14,924	21
Schenectady	12,835	20
Schoharie	1,632	7
Schuyler	1,026	0
Seneca	1,962	3
St. Lawrence	6,415	10
Steuben	6,639	13
Suffolk	198,352	169
Sullivan	6,472	16
Tioga	3,618	4
Tompkins	4,193	9
Ulster	13,638	18
Warren	3,529	16
Washington	3,027	11
Wayne	5,546	15
Westchester	128,303	67
Wyoming	3,449	7
Yates	1,156	2

Yesterday, 25 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 42,211. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: