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

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

"We now are conducting three COVID operations basically at the same time. We're managing hospitals under what we call the "surge and flex" program. Hospitals are going to have to be extraordinarily flexible and nimble to handle the additional case load. Not only will they have to work as a system and balance caseload among their hospitals, but they also need to be prepared to shift patients before they're admitted, to other hospitals that have a greater capacity," Governor Cuomo said. "We also need to continue to work to slow the spread of the virus. We have the Thanksgiving surge and we're starting to see the full effect of that now, making it critical that we all stay tough, practicing safe behaviors, and follow the guidelines. Additionally, we have the vaccine, which is the weapon that will win the war. If we get it produced, if we get it delivered, and distributed and people actually take it, we will be successful. We have come so far already, and if we all stay united as a state and persevere, we will reach the light at the end of the tunnel."

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Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 194,595
Patient Hospitalization - 4,993 (+158)
Patients Newly Admitted - 747
Hospital Counties - 53
Number ICU - 952 (+46)
Number ICU with Intubation - 521 (+28)
Total Discharges - 89,089 (+505)
Deaths - 95
Total Deaths - 27,404

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 in Region (7-Day Avg)
Capital Region	243	0.02%	26%
Central New York	304	0.04%	24%
Finger Lakes	599	0.05%	27%
Long Island	769	0.03%	18%
Mid-Hudson	666	0.03%	25%
Mohawk Valley	178	0.04%	25%
New York City	1524	0.02%	19%
North Country	42	0.01%	46%
Southern Tier	151	0.02%	40%
Western New York	517	0.04%	27%
Statewide	4993	0.03%	22%

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	313	187	44%
Central New York	290	198	33%
Finger Lakes	506	270	58%
Long Island	808	608	25%
Mid-Hudson	747	378	48%
Mohawk Valley	129	100	25%
New York City	2361	1773	26%
North Country	73	38	53%
Southern Tier	129	90	34%
Western New York	619	286	49%
NYS TOTAL	5975	3928	36%

Yesterday, 194,595 test results were reported to New York State, and 5.44 percent were positive. 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	4.60%	4.80%	5.11%
Central New York	5.55%	5.86%	6.25%
Finger Lakes	7.01%	7.02%	7.72%
Long Island	5.50%	5.68%	5.70%
Mid-Hudson	6.03%	6.19%	6.28%
Mohawk Valley	6.53%	6.92%	7.42%
New York City	4.04%	4.13%	4.11%
North Country	4.50%	4.63%	4.45%
Southern Tier	2.09%	2.16%	2.48%
Western New York	7.34%	6.96%	7.18%
Statewide	4.92%	5.01%	5.13%

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	4.70%	4.86%	4.87%
Brooklyn	4.04%	4.13%	4.08%
Manhattan	2.50%	2.50%	2.52%
Queens	4.54%	4.61%	4.56%
Staten Island	6.36%	6.49%	6.53%

Of the 733,064 individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	7,176	185
Allegany	1,286	44
Broome	6,160	103
Cattaraugus	1,514	44
Cayuga	1,282	40
Chautauqua	2,027	67
Chemung	3,531	58
Chenango	767	13
Clinton	574	6
Columbia	1,139	22
Cortland	1,291	33
Delaware	470	16
Dutchess	8,456	117
Erie	30,719	646
Essex	334	6
Franklin	375	7
Fulton	720	44
Genesee	1,393	44
Greene	825	15
Hamilton	63	3
Herkimer	986	45
Jefferson	861	33
Lewis	510	10
Livingston	971	48
Madison	1,325	69
Monroe	20,648	777
Montgomery	671	18
Nassau	67,203	708
Niagara	5,266	189
NYC	340,974	3,742
Oneida	6,799	254
Onondaga	13,598	410
Ontario	1,764	77
Orange	18,720	186
Orleans	756	26
Oswego	2,159	49
Otsego	804	43
Putnam	3,489	61
Rensselaer	2,269	59
Rockland	23,308	236
Saratoga	2,965	77
Schenectady	3,272	93
Schoharie	275	15
Schuyler	364	5
Seneca	408	9
St. Lawrence	1,182	20
Steuben	2,195	69
Suffolk	69,996	972
Sullivan	2,347	21
Tioga	1,295	15
Tompkins	1,424	26
Ulster	4,029	55
Warren	686	6
Washington	506	3
Wayne	1,487	50
Westchester	56,372	575
Wyoming	740	17
Yates	338	19

Yesterday, 95 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 27,404. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	1
Bronx	1
Broome	3
Chemung	2
Dutchess	2
Erie	12
Kings	8
Madison	1
Manhattan	1
Monroe	10
Nassau	6
Oneida	5
Onondaga	5
Ontario	1
Orange	3
Oswego	2
Queens	4
Rensselaer	3
Richmond	2
Rockland	4
Seneca	2
Steuben	2
Suffolk	4
Tompkins	1
Ulster	4
Westchester	6