New Record High Number of COVID-19 Tests Reported

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that 258,031 COVID-19 test results were reported to New York State yesterday—a new record high.

"The good news -- a new testing record has been set. The bad news -- three more cases of the UK COVID strain have been found," Governor Cuomo said. "If we are to beat COVID once and for all, we need to win the footrace between how fast the infection rate rises and how fast vaccinations are administered. The UK strain's Usain Bolt-like infection rate has certainly made that job all the more difficult, especially since the federal government has refused to mandate testing for international travelers, but New York is forging ahead nonetheless. We have worked tirelessly to expand hospital capacity and are doing everything we can to accelerate the distribution of the vaccine. What we all need to do now is remember that our actions will determine what happens next - so stay smart, wear a mask and avoid gatherings."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 258,031
Total Positive - 16,943
Percent Positive - 6.57%
Patient Hospitalization - 8,527 (-34)
Patients Newly Admitted - 1,075
Hospital Counties - 56
Number ICU - 1,428 (-47)
Number ICU with Intubation - 876 (-36)
Total Discharges - 109,035 (+891)
Deaths - 188
Total Deaths - 31,519

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 -)	259,083
TOTAL	543,147

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	522	0.05%	23%
Central New York	350	0.05%	27%
Finger Lakes	887	0.07%	31%
Long Island	1544	0.05%	26%
Mid-Hudson	985	0.04%	28%
Mohawk Valley	304	0.06%	39%
New York City	3104	0.04%	32%
North Country	99	0.02%	50%
Southern Tier	219	0.03%	41%
Western New York	513	0.04%	31%
Statewide	8527	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
Capital Region	257	203	18%
Central New York	266	190	28%
Finger Lakes	397	303	24%
Long Island	850	698	18%
Mid-Hudson	692	425	40%
Mohawk Valley	127	99	20%
New York City	2481	1907	25%
North Country	63	41	34%
Southern Tier	125	82	35%
Western New York	544	354	36%
Statewide	5802	4302	27%

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

REGION	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Capital Region	10.04%	10.16%	9.53%
Central New York	8.51%	8.57%	8.27%
Finger Lakes	10.09%	10.22%	9.83%
Long Island	9.51%	9.68%	9.70%
Mid-Hudson	8.21%	8.12%	7.97%
Mohawk Valley	10.38%	10.80%	10.50%
New York City	6.38%	6.42%	6.26%
North Country	8.80%	8.45%	8.49%
Southern Tier	5.55%	5.30%	4.99%
Western New York	8.46%	8.61%	8.45%
Statewide	7.85%	7.88%	7.70%

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

BOROUGH	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
Bronx	8.18%	8.21%	7.91%
Brooklyn	6.65%	6.70%	6.70%
Manhattan	4.30%	4.45%	4.25%
Queens	7.50%	7.49%	7.51%
Staten Island	7.97%	7.84%	7.95%

Of the 1,111,087 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	13,930	233
Allegany	2,095	29
Broome	9,650	191
Cattaraugus	2,983	58
Cayuga	3,783	76
Chautauqua	4,561	134
Chemung	5,086	48
Chenango	1,471	41
Clinton	1,619	63
Columbia	2,008	55
Cortland	2,404	64
Delaware	860	22
Dutchess	14,212	289
Erie	46,886	777
Essex	832	54
Franklin	905	19
Fulton	1,652	85
Genesee	3,266	67
Greene	1,719	45
Hamilton	129	1
Herkimer	2,956	94
Jefferson	2,423	75
Lewis	1,191	44
Livingston	2,294	35
Madison	2,746	64
Monroe	39,555	706
Montgomery	1,821	79
Nassau	101,181	1,742
Niagara	10,364	266
NYC	472,848	6,044
Oneida	14,622	226
Onondaga	24,668	352
Ontario	4,125	89
Orange	25,938	255
Orleans	1,661	32
Oswego	4,199	100
Otsego	1,390	30
Putnam	5,645	94
Rensselaer	5,566	126
Rockland	29,660	216
Saratoga	7,511	208
Schenectady	7,284	166
Schoharie	728	27
Schuyler	635	13
Seneca	994	12
St. Lawrence	2,885	82
Steuben	4,079	84
Suffolk	112,211	2,002
Sullivan	3,454	36
Tioga	1,971	31
Tompkins	2,374	56
Ulster	6,677	120
Warren	1,625	58
Washington	1,167	52
Wayne	3,192	63
Westchester	76,942	853
Wyoming	1,781	36
Yates	673	24

Yesterday, 188 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 31,519. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	3
Bronx	8
Broome	3
Cattaraugus	3
Cayuga	7
Chautauqua	2
Chemung	1
Clinton	1
Columbia	1
Cortland	3
Dutchess	7
Erie	3
Fulton	1
Genesee	5
Greene	1
Herkimer	3
Jefferson	2
Kings	16
Lewis	1
Livingston	1
Manhattan	10
Monroe	14
Montgomery	3
Nassau	8
Niagara	3
Oneida	5
Onondaga	8
Oswego	1
Queens	11
Rensselaer	3
Richmond	2
Rockland	6
Saratoga	1
Schenectady	4
Seneca	1
St. Lawrence	1
Steuben	1
Suffolk	15
Sullivan	1
Ulster	7
Westchester	8
Wyoming	2
Yates	1

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