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.

"Over the past year, New Yorkers faced the unimaginable and united together to show the nation that by staying smart and staying tough, we can overcome any challenge life throws our way," Governor Cuomo said. "As we move forward in a new year, we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but how fast we get there all depends on what each of us does. Yes, the vaccine is here and yes, we are laser focused on ensuring hospitals do not become overwhelmed, but we cannot lose sight of our collective responsibility to slow the spread. As we begin 2021 and look forward to brighter days ahead, let us all use this time to celebrate smart and recommit ourselves to doing what we know works — wearing masks, avoiding gatherings and socially distancing — so we can win this war and finally put this invisible enemy to rest once and for all."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 216,587
Total Positive - 16,802
Percent Positive - 7.76%
Patient Hospitalization - 7,935 (+43)
Patients Newly Admitted - 995
Hospital Counties - 53
Number ICU - 1,276 (+26)
Number ICU with Intubation - 723 (+21)
Total Discharges - 102,129 (+834)
Deaths - 136
Total Deaths - 30,040

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	403	0.04%	25%
Central New York	411	0.05%	22%
Finger Lakes	940	0.08%	33%
Long Island	1420	0.05%	26%
Mid-Hudson	911	0.04%	35%
Mohawk Valley	290	0.06%	25%
New York City	2758	0.03%	31%
North Country	71	0.02%	39%
Southern Tier	189	0.03%	44%
Western New York	542	0.04%	34%
Statewide	7935	0.04%	31%

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	239	200	19%
Central New York	252	192	27%
Finger Lakes	397	285	29%
Long Island	812	619	25%
Mid-Hudson	669	418	41%
Mohawk Valley	126	102	24%
New York City	2461	1799	29%
North Country	57	40	40%
Southern Tier	125	80	38%
Western New York	546	358	41%
NYS TOTAL	5684	4093	31%

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	8.60%	9.09%	9.13%
Central New York	7.00%	7.29%	7.81%
Finger Lakes	8.66%	8.80%	9.22%
Long Island	6.85%	7.49%	8.04%
Mid-Hudson	6.33%	6.68%	7.09%
Mohawk Valley	9.11%	9.36%	9.54%
New York City	4.96%	5.28%	5.62%
North Country	7.24%	7.46%	7.49%
Southern Tier	4.12%	4.05%	4.43%
Western New York	6.53%	6.82%	7.40%
Statewide	6.06%	6.43%	6.83%

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	5.87%	6.26%	6.63%
Brooklyn	5.12%	5.44%	5.76%
Manhattan	2.86%	3.05%	3.26%
Queens	5.83%	6.16%	6.55%
Staten Island	6.19%	6.57%	6.94%

Of the 974,214 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	11,585	252
Allegany	1,831	49
Broome	8,157	153
Cattaraugus	2,498	61
Cayuga	2,894	152
Chautauqua	3,518	114
Chemung	4,531	83
Chenango	1,214	35
Clinton	1,075	25
Columbia	1,630	51
Cortland	2,070	53
Delaware	707	16
Dutchess	12,082	213
Erie	41,252	667
Essex	570	16
Franklin	761	27
Fulton	1,285	27
Genesee	2,681	97
Greene	1,322	62
Hamilton	102	2
Herkimer	2,138	89
Jefferson	1,783	54
Lewis	910	53
Livingston	1,863	52
Madison	2,289	49
Monroe	33,754	695
Montgomery	1,307	25
Nassau	87,904	1,608
Niagara	8,444	203
NYC	426,060	5,993
Oneida	12,111	308
Onondaga	21,146	488
Ontario	3,254	92
Orange	23,357	338
Orleans	1,359	35
Oswego	3,425	82
Otsego	1,205	24
Putnam	4,831	81
Rensselaer	4,269	136
Rockland	27,510	317
Saratoga	5,588	175
Schenectady	5,913	181
Schoharie	554	12
Schuyler	526	11
Seneca	790	29
St. Lawrence	2,084	73
Steuben	3,406	83
Suffolk	96,057	2,016
Sullivan	3,106	33
Tioga	1,679	24
Tompkins	2,079	46
Ulster	5,679	107
Warren	1,156	15
Washington	825	20
Wayne	2,559	82
Westchester	69,661	959
Wyoming	1,367	46
Yates	501	13

Yesterday, 136 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 30,040. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	1
Bronx	9
Broome	2
Chautauqua	1
Chenango	1
Dutchess	1
Erie	11
Fulton	1
Genesee	3
Greene	2
Kings	11
Lewis	1
Madison	1
Manhattan	4
Monroe	15
Nassau	9
Niagara	2
Oneida	8
Onondaga	6
Ontario	4
Orange	2
Otsego	1
Queens	7
Richmond	5
Rockland	4
Saratoga	2
Schenectady	1
Seneca	1
St. Lawrence	1
Suffolk	13
Ulster	1
Wayne	1
Westchester	3
Wyoming	1