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.

"During the holiday season, we had one clear message for New Yorkers - if you celebrate smart, you reduce the spread and if you don't, we will see a COVID hangover with increasing infection and hospitalization rates. Unfortunately, we are now seeing that hangover all across this nation,"Governor Cuomo said."To finally overcome this virus, it's going to require all of us to stay united and stay smart. New York is working tirelessly to not only distribute the vaccine quickly and fairly, but also ensure hospitals do not become overwhelmed. With the UK strain now confirmed to be here, we need the federal government to learn the lessons of the spring and requiring testing of all international travelers to help contain it. In the meantime, we all know that our actions will determine what happens next, so let do what we know works - wear a mask, avoid gatherings and socially distance."

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Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 197,816
Total Positive - 16,648
Percent Positive - 8.41%
Patient Hospitalization - 8,665 (+75)
Patients Newly Admitted - 1,161
Hospital Counties - 56
Number ICU - 1,408 (+16)
Number ICU with Intubation - 877 (+26)
Total Discharges - 106,319 (+940)
Deaths - 161
Total Deaths - 30,965

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	Percent of Hospital Beds Available Within 7 Days Under Surge Plan
Capital Region	472	0.04%	24%	28%
Central New York	403	0.05%	21%	27%
Finger Lakes	934	0.08%	30%	30%
Long Island	1614	0.06%	24%	30%
Mid-Hudson	984	0.04%	33%	41%
Mohawk Valley	306	0.06%	23%	28%
New York City	3107	0.04%	30%	34%
North Country	85	0.02%	34%	55%
Southern Tier	220	0.03%	41%	46%
Western New York	540	0.04%	29%	29%
Statewide	8665	0.04%	29%	34%

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	238	192	17%
Central New York	266	197	26%
Finger Lakes	397	307	25%
Long Island	830	703	21%
Mid-Hudson	699	407	40%
Mohawk Valley	127	104	20%
New York City	2,450	1,851	27%
North Country	62	44	35%
Southern Tier	127	81	36%
Western New York	544	353	37%
NYS TOTAL	5,740	4239	28%

Yesterday, 197,816 test results were reported to New York State, and 8.41percent 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	9.91%	10.12%	10.07%
Central New York	9.30%	9.13%	9.13%
Finger Lakes	10.22%	10.32%	10.29%
Long Island	9.31%	9.61%	9.52%
Mid-Hudson	8.20%	8.33%	8.18%
Mohawk Valley	10.38%	10.70%	10.67%
New York City	6.24%	6.38%	6.39%
North Country	9.02%	9.19%	9.19%
Southern Tier	5.77%	5.41%	5.56%
Western New York	8.43%	8.61%	8.76%
Statewide	7.79%	7.94%	7.92%

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	7.31%	7.82%	7.48%
Brooklyn	5.90%	6.25%	6.38%
Manhattan	3.52%	3.74%	3.98%
Queens	6.99%	7.28%	7.47%
Staten Island	7.15%	7.85%	7.82%

Of the 1,057,676 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	13,112	260
Allegany	1,982	21
Broome	9,031	243
Cattaraugus	2,795	58
Cayuga	3,492	111
Chautauqua	4,126	109
Chemung	4,889	98
Chenango	1,357	20
Clinton	1,405	53
Columbia	1,854	62
Cortland	2,241	24
Delaware	783	12
Dutchess	13,379	189
Erie	44,616	800
Essex	679	16
Franklin	832	10
Fulton	1,485	35
Genesee	3,023	54
Greene	1,587	49
Hamilton	122	1
Herkimer	2,646	104
Jefferson	2,152	61
Lewis	1,074	41
Livingston	2,122	43
Madison	2,553	71
Monroe	37,330	625
Montgomery	1,601	42
Nassau	96,112	1,733
Niagara	9,681	288
NYC	454,133	5,623
Oneida	13,815	395
Onondaga	23,347	467
Ontario	3,810	100
Orange	24,853	274
Orleans	1,521	22
Oswego	3,891	84
Otsego	1,307	13
Putnam	5,320	85
Rensselaer	5,067	134
Rockland	28,861	293
Saratoga	6,753	210
Schenectady	6,800	181
Schoharie	654	16
Schuyler	589	16
Seneca	952	32
St. Lawrence	2,594	66
Steuben	3,805	103
Suffolk	106,061	2,042
Sullivan	3,328	52
Tioga	1,856	44
Tompkins	2,225	59
Ulster	6,304	118
Warren	1,434	47
Washington	1,006	24
Wayne	2,942	56
Westchester	74,157	776
Wyoming	1,625	58
Yates	608	25

Yesterday, 161 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 30,965. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	5
Bronx	8
Broome	1
Cattaraugus	3
Cayuga	3
Chautauqua	1
Chenango	1
Clinton	1
Columbia	1
Cortland	2
Delaware	1
Dutchess	3
Erie	8
Genesee	2
Greene	1
Kings	19
Manhattan	7
Monroe	16
Montgomery	1
Nassau	14
Niagara	5
Oneida	6
Onondaga	11
Ontario	1
Orange	2
Oswego	2
Otsego	1
Queens	8
Richmond	4
Rockland	3
Schenectady	1
St. Lawrence	1
Suffolk	12
Washington	1
Westchester	5