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 know these numbers and we know what is happening. This is all predictive. You have the holidays, socialization, holiday spread and the number goes up. We've said that since before Thanksgiving, and we said celebrate smart and stop the spread. Social gatherings happened and the infection rate went up. Slowing the spread depends on your behavior, and your belief in your community. You resolve community spread when the community acts differently," Governor Cuomo said. "We are in a footrace between how fast the infection rate goes up and how fast the vaccination rate goes up. I am telling you, we are in a danger zone. The infection and hospitalization rates are going up quickly, and when the hospitalization rate goes up, the hospitals reach capacity and the economy shuts down. Add to that footrace a new factor: the UK strain. The UK strain is here and it's spreading. This is the Usain Bolt of infection rates and it is frightening."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 243,903
Total Positive - 18,832
Percent Positive - 7.72%
Patient Hospitalization - 8,561 (+13)
Patients Newly Admitted - 1,068
Hospital Counties - 56
Number ICU - 1,475 (+51)
Number ICU with Intubation - 912 (+53)
Total Discharges - 108,144 (+901)
Deaths - 161
Total Deaths - 31,329

The total number of New Yorkers who have received the first COVID-19 vaccine dose to date is as follows:

Week	Doses Administered
Week 1 (12/14 - 12/20)	33,709
Week 2 (12/21 - 12/27)	102,190
Week 3 (12/28 - 1/3)	148,165
Week 4 so far (1/4 -)	195,078
TOTAL	479,142

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	Regional Hospital Bed Capacity
Capital Region	515	0.05%	22%
Central New York	374	0.05%	24%
Finger Lakes	905	0.08%	30%
Long Island	1552	0.05%	27%
Mid-Hudson	980	0.04%	38%
Mohawk Valley	321	0.07%	23%
New York City	3066	0.04%	32%
North Country	106	0.03%	48%
Southern Tier	212	0.03%	41%
Western New York	530	0.04%	31%
Statewide	8561	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	254	203	17%
Central New York	266	189	27%
Finger Lakes	397	302	24%
Long Island	860	714	19%
Mid-Hudson	703	431	40%
Mohawk Valley	127	104	20%
New York City	2458	1880	26%
North Country	63	42	35%
Southern Tier	127	81	36%
Western New York	544	352	37%
NYS TOTAL	5799	4298	27%

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	10.07%	10.04%	10.16%
Central New York	9.13%	8.51%	8.57%
Finger Lakes	10.29%	10.09%	10.22%
Long Island	9.52%	9.51%	9.68%
Mid-Hudson	8.18%	8.21%	8.12%
Mohawk Valley	10.67%	10.38%	10.80%
New York City	6.39%	6.38%	6.42%
North Country	9.19%	8.80%	8.45%
Southern Tier	5.56%	5.55%	5.30%
Western New York	8.76%	8.46%	8.61%
Statewide	7.92%	7.85%	7.88%

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	7.48%	8.18%	8.21%
Brooklyn	6.38%	6.65%	6.70%
Manhattan	3.98%	4.30%	4.45%
Queens	7.47%	7.50%	7.49%
Staten Island	7.82%	7.97%	7.84%

Of the 1,094,144 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	13,697	287
Allegany	2,066	51
Broome	9,459	195
Cattaraugus	2,925	89
Cayuga	3,707	118
Chautauqua	4,427	240
Chemung	5,038	94
Chenango	1,430	37
Clinton	1,556	56
Columbia	1,953	47
Cortland	2,340	51
Delaware	838	28
Dutchess	13,923	281
Erie	46,109	1,032
Essex	778	62
Franklin	886	34
Fulton	1,567	58
Genesee	3,199	61
Greene	1,674	50
Hamilton	128	4
Herkimer	2,862	112
Jefferson	2,348	103
Lewis	1,147	30
Livingston	2,259	64
Madison	2,682	80
Monroe	38,849	796
Montgomery	1,742	109
Nassau	99,439	1,693
Niagara	10,098	292
NYC	466,804	6,284
Oneida	14,396	322
Onondaga	24,316	552
Ontario	4,036	136
Orange	25,683	429
Orleans	1,629	77
Oswego	4,099	124
Otsego	1,360	25
Putnam	5,551	115
Rensselaer	5,440	191
Rockland	29,444	242
Saratoga	7,303	276
Schenectady	7,118	166
Schoharie	701	22
Schuyler	622	18
Seneca	982	17
St. Lawrence	2,803	104
Steuben	3,995	105
Suffolk	110,209	1,954
Sullivan	3,418	48
Tioga	1,940	39
Tompkins	2,318	40
Ulster	6,557	140
Warren	1,567	80
Washington	1,115	61
Wayne	3,129	100
Westchester	76,089	913
Wyoming	1,745	72
Yates	649	26

Yesterday, 161 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 31,329. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	2
Bronx	7
Broome	3
Cattaraugus	3
Cayuga	1
Chemung	2
Chenango	2
Clinton	1
Dutchess	3
Erie	19
Fulton	1
Genesee	5
Greene	2
Jefferson	1
Kings	13
Madison	1
Manhattan	1
Monroe	14
Nassau	10
Niagara	5
Oneida	1
Onondaga	12
Orange	5
Oswego	2
Otsego	3
Putnam	1
Queens	14
Richmond	4
Saratoga	2
Schenectady	1
Seneca	1
Suffolk	12
Sullivan	1
Ulster	4
Westchester	2