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 nine days left in the holiday season and today, 299 days into the COVID crisis, it is more important than ever for New Yorkers to stay Smart and Tough," Governor Cuomo said. "We are rapidly distributing the vaccine to the most vulnerable New Yorkers and frontline heroes, but COVID continues to spread at high rates throughout the nation and we cannot let our guard down even for a moment. The holiday season is normally a time for celebration, but this year is different - we must celebrate smart, and not allow COVID to be the grinch that results in increased viral spread as a result of the holidays."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 226,296
Tested Positive - 12,568
Percent Positive - 5.55%
Patient Hospitalization - 6,928 (+64)
Patients Newly Admitted - 941
Hospital Counties - 56
Number ICU - 1,160 (-6)
Number ICU with Intubation - 621 (-12)
Total Discharges - 97,600 (+743)
Deaths - 129
Total Deaths - 29,149

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
Capital Region	393	0.04%	24%
Central New York	435	0.06%	26%
Finger Lakes	834	0.07%	33%
Long Island	1150	0.04%	24%
Mid-Hudson	785	0.03%	34%
Mohawk Valley	218	0.04%	30%
New York City	2387	0.03%	29%
North Country	69	0.02%	48%
Southern Tier	161	0.03%	45%
Western New York	496	0.04%	32%
Statewide	6928	0.04%	30%

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 Average)
Capital Region	220	186	20%
Central New York	278	205	26%
Finger Lakes	397	279	31%
Long Island	825	645	23%
Mid-Hudson	681	411	41%
Mohawk Valley	130	96	28%
New York City	2434	1804	27%
North Country	71	35	51%
Southern Tier	125	74	37%
Western New York	543	317	42%
NYS TOTAL	5704	4052	30%

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

REGION	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Capital Region	6.98%	6.98%	7.48%
Central New York	6.58%	6.44%	6.38%
Finger Lakes	8.39%	8.48%	8.35%
Long Island	6.51%	6.41%	6.41%
Mid-Hudson	6.29%	6.31%	6.22%
Mohawk Valley	8.54%	8.55%	8.71%
New York City	4.31%	4.28%	4.34%
North Country	5.23%	5.30%	5.86%
Southern Tier	2.48%	2.59%	2.66%
Western New York	6.49%	6.39%	6.33%
Statewide	5.46%	5.43%	5.45%

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

BOROUGH	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Bronx	5.03%	5.07%	5.17%
Brooklyn	4.45%	4.44%	4.52%
Manhattan	2.75%	2.67%	2.64%
Queens	4.94%	4.95%	5.05%
Staten Island	5.54%	5.51%	5.58%

Of the 891,270 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	10,045	259
Allegany	1,662	35
Broome	7,429	111
Cattaraugus	2,167	34
Cayuga	2,297	62
Chautauqua	2,987	70
Chemung	4,211	46
Chenango	1,036	16
Clinton	863	22
Columbia	1,435	19
Cortland	1,831	33
Delaware	609	4
Dutchess	10,929	157
Erie	38,196	441
Essex	479	17
Franklin	635	17
Fulton	1,140	17
Genesee	2,301	101
Greene	1,062	31
Hamilton	97	7
Herkimer	1,699	84
Jefferson	1,468	46
Lewis	750	36
Livingston	1,579	36
Madison	2,017	64
Monroe	30,051	574
Montgomery	1,091	19
Nassau	80,003	1,020
Niagara	7,446	152
NYC	396,302	4,662
Oneida	10,309	319
Onondaga	18,822	471
Ontario	2,761	60
Orange	21,822	273
Orleans	1,154	15
Oswego	2,970	52
Otsego	1,074	14
Putnam	4,338	49
Rensselaer	3,534	122
Rockland	26,048	209
Saratoga	4,608	194
Schenectady	4,961	147
Schoharie	456	7
Schuyler	468	10
Seneca	653	25
St. Lawrence	1,764	60
Steuben	3,022	80
Suffolk	86,715	1,330
Sullivan	2,849	52
Tioga	1,543	25
Tompkins	1,878	32
Ulster	5,164	85
Warren	961	64
Washington	703	26
Wayne	2,154	53
Westchester	65,137	577
Wyoming	1,166	23
Yates	419	2

Yesterday, 129 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 29,149. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	2
Allegany	1
Bronx	7
Broome	2
Cattaraugus	3
Chemung	1
Cortland	1
Dutchess	2
Erie	11
Genesee	2
Kings	7
Madison	4
Manhattan	4
Monroe	12
Montgomery	1
Nassau	8
Niagara	1
Oneida	1
Onondaga	11
Ontario	1
Orange	3
Oswego	2
Otsego	1
Queens	10
Richmond	5
Rockland	1
Saratoga	1
Seneca	3
St. Lawrence	1
Suffolk	15
Tompkins	1
Westchester	4