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.

"All the experts predicted cases would go up in the fall and winter, and that's exactly what's happening around the country," Governor Cuomo said. "The problem is the cold weather is driving people indoors which in turn is driving more spread. Contact tracing data shows the main driver of cases is household and small gatherings, so we have to adjust our behavior accordingly — avoid these types of gatherings, wear a mask, adhere to social distancing. The vaccine is coming and there is light at the end of this long tunnel, but we must remain vigilant until it is available widely. New Yorkers already proved we are smart and tough and loving and united and disciplined — we just need to keep it up a little longer."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 205,250
Positive Test Results - 10,194
Positivity - 4.96 %
Patient Hospitalization - 5,410 (+51)
Patients Newly Admitted - 746
Hospital Counties - 55
Number ICU - 1,009 (-20)
Number ICU with Intubation - 567 (+4)
Total Discharges - 91,366 (+619)
Deaths - 106
Total Deaths - 27,785

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	253	0.02%	26%
Central New York	328	0.04%	24%
Finger Lakes	634	0.05%	25%
Long Island	871	0.03%	19%
Mid-Hudson	685	0.03%	26%
Mohawk Valley	194	0.04%	24%
New York City	1727	0.02%	19%
North Country	52	0.01%	46%
Southern Tier	146	0.02%	40%
Western New York	520	0.04%	26%
Statewide	5410	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	279	173	43%
Central New York	290	197	33%
Finger Lakes	403	268	47%
Long Island	835	567	28%
Mid-Hudson	741	385	49%
Mohawk Valley	128	101	23%
New York City	2341	1733	24%
North Country	73	32	52%
Southern Tier	129	84	33%
Western New York	516	288	47%
NYS TOTAL	5735	3828	34%

Yesterday, 205,250 test results were reported to New York State, and 4.96 percent were positive. Each region's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
Capital Region	5.45%	5.22%	5.62%
Central New York	6.61%	6.73%	7.22%
Finger Lakes	7.81%	8.04%	8.12%
Long Island	5.65%	5.58%	5.62%
Mid-Hudson	6.33%	6.10%	6.01%
Mohawk Valley	7.81%	7.98%	8.02%
New York City	4.03%	3.99%	4.01%
North Country	4.04%	4.23%	4.06%
Southern Tier	2.27%	2.20%	2.30%
Western New York	7.22%	6.84%	6.94%
Statewide	5.11%	5.03%	5.07%

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

BOROUGH	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
Bronx	4.67%	4.62%	4.54%
Brooklyn	3.99%	3.96%	4.00%
Manhattan	2.47%	2.51%	2.56%
Queens	4.58%	4.52%	4.57%
Staten Island	6.33%	6.06%	5.70%

Of the 775,160 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	7,888	170
Allegany	1,395	18
Broome	6,460	70
Cattaraugus	1,762	40
Cayuga	1,544	56
Chautauqua	2,323	52
Chemung	3,743	42
Chenango	868	33
Clinton	657	30
Columbia	1,204	16
Cortland	1,478	44
Delaware	512	12
Dutchess	9,146	170
Erie	33,009	520
Essex	373	5
Franklin	443	11
Fulton	825	24
Genesee	1,602	72
Greene	870	12
Hamilton	68	0
Herkimer	1,163	46
Jefferson	1,010	48
Lewis	567	15
Livingston	1,111	34
Madison	1,572	67
Monroe	23,203	650
Montgomery	766	18
Nassau	70,475	839
Niagara	5,906	184
NYC	355,052	3,378
Oneida	7,844	237
Onondaga	15,182	410
Ontario	2,053	58
Orange	19,536	206
Orleans	860	22
Oswego	2,389	54
Otsego	882	24
Putnam	3,743	66
Rensselaer	2,569	92
Rockland	23,991	142
Saratoga	3,366	68
Schenectady	3,668	81
Schoharie	326	20
Schuyler	383	4
Seneca	482	13
St. Lawrence	1,339	33
Steuben	2,408	45
Suffolk	74,367	1,086
Sullivan	2,455	20
Tioga	1,367	22
Tompkins	1,556	27
Ulster	4,327	76
Warren	754	8
Washington	574	25
Wayne	1,662	37
Westchester	58,837	593
Wyoming	883	43
Yates	362	6

Yesterday, 106 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 27,785. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	1
Bronx	2
Broome	3
Cattaraugus	1
Chautauqua	1
Chemung	1
Chenango	1
Cortland	1
Dutchess	1
Erie	17
Kings	6
Livingston	2
Madison	4
Manhattan	2
Monroe	7
Nassau	3
Niagara	4
Oneida	1
Onondaga	12
Orange	4
Queens	4
Richmond	5
Rockland	4
Seneca	3
St. Lawrence	1
Suffolk	5
Tompkins	1
Ulster	2
Wayne	2
Westchester	4
Wyoming	1