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 have said from day one, for us, to properly combat this virus, it requires a constant calibration. We want as much economic activity as possible, but also respect public health and the cost of the virus. Some states have had these dramatic opens and closes, full open, full close, full open, full close. I think that's highly disruptive and it's not the best way to go through this," Governor Cuomo said. "Our approach has been different, where we've always been following the data and the metrics and we have more data than any other state. We also want to be the most efficient, most effective state in the United States in terms of vaccinations. Last night, the New York State Clinical Advisory Task Force unanimously approved the FDA's decision to go forward with the vaccine. Obviously there was no delay whatsoever in the timing, and New Yorkers will have more confidence. Now it's time for the federal government to step up, do its job, and make the changes necessary for ensuring its vaccine distribution plan is fair for everyone - no matter their race or economic standing. If the Trump Administration doesn't make the changes necessary, I believe that it is illegal, and we'll pursue that course, because we don't want, what will prove to be one of the most massive governmental undertakings in history, to get off to a bad start."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 212,672
Positive Test Results - 10,595
Positivity - 4.98 %
Patient Hospitalization - 5,321 (+157)
Patients Newly Admitted - 764
Hospital Counties - 55
Number ICU - 1,007 (+13)
Number ICU with Intubation - 546 (+7)
Total Discharges - 90,152 (+552)
Deaths - 87
Total Deaths - 27,587

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	244	0.02%	27%
Central New York	314	0.04%	23%
Finger Lakes	611	0.05%	26%
Long Island	846	0.03%	18%
Mid-Hudson	696	0.03%	25%
Mohawk Valley	186	0.04%	24%
New York City	1668	0.02%	19%
North Country	47	0.01%	46%
Southern Tier	161	0.03%	40%
Western New York	548	0.04%	27%
Statewide	5321	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	316	177	45%
Central New York	290	203	33%
Finger Lakes	490	269	53%
Long Island	837	608	26%
Mid-Hudson	731	386	48%
Mohawk Valley	129	100	23%
New York City	2373	1853	25%
North Country	73	35	52%
Southern Tier	129	89	33%
Western New York	521	293	48%
NYS TOTAL	5889	4013	35%

Yesterday, 212,672 test results were reported to New York State, and 4.98 percent were positive. 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	5.11%	5.51%	5.45%
Central New York	6.25%	6.41%	6.61%
Finger Lakes	7.72%	8.03%	7.81%
Long Island	5.70%	5.71%	5.65%
Mid-Hudson	6.28%	6.41%	6.33%
Mohawk Valley	7.42%	7.83%	7.81%
New York City	4.11%	4.10%	4.03%
North Country	4.45%	4.23%	4.04%
Southern Tier	2.48%	2.39%	2.27%
Western New York	7.18%	7.22%	7.22%
Statewide	5.13%	5.17%	5.11%

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	4.87%	4.75%	4.67%
Brooklyn	4.08%	4.07%	3.99%
Manhattan	2.52%	2.52%	2.47%
Queens	4.56%	4.61%	4.58%
Staten Island	6.53%	6.35%	6.33%

Of the 753,937 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	7,555	163
Allegany	1,350	44
Broome	6,306	68
Cattaraugus	1,684	90
Cayuga	1,421	97
Chautauqua	2,220	121
Chemung	3,651	56
Chenango	815	34
Clinton	597	11
Columbia	1,175	18
Cortland	1,375	40
Delaware	488	11
Dutchess	8,794	165
Erie	32,015	733
Essex	355	7
Franklin	421	23
Fulton	773	31
Genesee	1,487	35
Greene	843	11
Hamilton	68	3
Herkimer	1,062	42
Jefferson	922	44
Lewis	540	19
Livingston	1,049	32
Madison	1,463	82
Monroe	21,883	566
Montgomery	717	34
Nassau	68,737	759
Niagara	5,537	159
NYC	347,691	3,347
Oneida	7,331	265
Onondaga	14,397	452
Ontario	1,920	69
Orange	19,146	223
Orleans	816	28
Oswego	2,272	68
Otsego	840	19
Putnam	3,608	48
Rensselaer	2,411	60
Rockland	23,680	175
Saratoga	3,183	118
Schenectady	3,490	119
Schoharie	293	14
Schuyler	372	2
Seneca	459	15
St. Lawrence	1,270	64
Steuben	2,295	57
Suffolk	72,118	1,075
Sullivan	2,407	31
Tioga	1,329	17
Tompkins	1,477	26
Ulster	4,176	73
Warren	724	14
Washington	538	20
Wayne	1,579	47
Westchester	57,606	611
Wyoming	804	33
Yates	352	7

Yesterday, 87 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 27,587. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	2
Allegany	1
Bronx	2
Broome	3
Cayuga	1
Chemung	1
Delaware	1
Dutchess	2
Erie	16
Jefferson	1
Kings	8
Madison	1
Manhattan	3
Monroe	9
Nassau	1
Niagara	1
Oneida	3
Onondaga	3
Ontario	1
Orange	2
Queens	3
Rensselaer	1
Richmond	2
Rockland	2
Saratoga	1
Schuyler	1
Seneca	3
Suffolk	4
Sullivan	1
Ulster	3
Wayne	1
Westchester	3