Update on State’s Progress During COVID

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. An additional case of the UK variant was identified in Tompkins County. To date, there are 17 known cases of the variant in New York State.

"New York is fighting to beat back COVID as we distribute the limited vaccine available as quickly as possible," Governor Cuomo said. "We're deploying all the tools in our toolbox—making sure hospitals have enough capacity and conducting ever-higher numbers of tests—to keep New Yorkers as safe as possible. But our actions as individuals and as communities to stay socially distanced, wear masks and wash our hands are of vital importance, as is the willingness of local governments to enforce the rules. When communities decide to slow the spread, it will slow down. It's purely a function of our actions."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 277,286
Total Positive - 15,998
Percent Positive - 5.77%
Patient Hospitalization - 8,888 (+80)
Patients Newly Admitted - 1,144
Hospital Counties - 56
Number ICU - 1,580 (+10)
Number ICU with Intubation - 983 (+21)
Total Discharges - 114,868 (+949)
Deaths - 157
Total Deaths - 32,725

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	530	0.05%	25%
Central New York	314	0.04%	26%
Finger Lakes	773	0.06%	33%
Long Island	1,636	0.06%	29%
Mid-Hudson	1,023	0.04%	40%
Mohawk Valley	294	0.06%	24%
New York City	3,415	0.04%	32%
North Country	127	0.03%	51%
Southern Tier	236	0.04%	41%
Western New York	540	0.04%	32%
Statewide	8,888	0.05%	32%

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	264	218	19%
Central New York	262	183	27%
Finger Lakes	397	307	23%
Long Island	859	700	24%
Mid-Hudson	683	453	38%
Mohawk Valley	131	83	21%
New York City	2,472	1,898	24%
North Country	62	44	36%
Southern Tier	125	80	36%
Western New York	544	352	36%
Statewide	5,799	4,318	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	8.45%	7.94%	7.87%
Central New York	6.74%	6.21%	6.09%
Finger Lakes	8.28%	7.63%	7.32%
Long Island	8.69%	8.27%	8.06%
Mid-Hudson	7.81%	7.67%	7.51%
Mohawk Valley	9.18%	8.66%	8.40%
New York City	5.83%	5.70%	5.66%
North Country	7.69%	7.44%	7.24%
Southern Tier	4.33%	4.01%	3.82%
Western New York	7.43%	6.93%	6.62%
Statewide	6.95%	6.67%	6.54%

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	7.25%	7.68%	7.35%
Brooklyn	5.91%	6.24%	5.94%
Manhattan	3.64%	3.80%	3.76%
Queens	6.63%	6.90%	6.48%
Staten Island	6.33%	6.55%	6.28%

Of the 1,219,548 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	15,771	251
Allegany	2,313	27
Broome	10,743	123
Cattaraugus	3,308	55
Cayuga	4,267	70
Chautauqua	5,350	129
Chemung	5,479	57
Chenango	1,680	26
Clinton	2,040	63
Columbia	2,344	45
Cortland	2,587	24
Delaware	983	18
Dutchess	16,115	242
Erie	50,716	489
Essex	952	23
Franklin	1,086	46
Fulton	1,999	67
Genesee	3,566	60
Greene	1,964	35
Hamilton	145	2
Herkimer	3,485	62
Jefferson	3,031	89
Lewis	1,419	31
Livingston	2,605	44
Madison	3,047	62
Monroe	43,226	452
Montgomery	2,123	54
Nassau	111,393	1,409
Niagara	11,664	130
NYC	514,678	6,321
Oneida	16,342	232
Onondaga	26,954	410
Ontario	4,592	64
Orange	28,168	306
Orleans	1,882	31
Oswego	4,762	98
Otsego	1,600	41
Putnam	6,294	91
Rensselaer	6,596	142
Rockland	31,346	285
Saratoga	8,839	186
Schenectady	8,347	164
Schoharie	873	22
Schuyler	699	15
Seneca	1,177	33
St. Lawrence	3,437	117
Steuben	4,496	52
Suffolk	124,384	1,787
Sullivan	3,751	38
Tioga	2,145	21
Tompkins	2,572	44
Ulster	7,448	111
Warren	1,982	54
Washington	1,424	43
Wayne	3,568	41
Westchester	82,933	951
Wyoming	2,075	88
Yates	783	25

Yesterday, 157 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 32,725. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	3
Bronx	8
Broome	1
Cayuga	1
Chautauqua	3
Chenango	1
Clinton	3
Columbia	1
Cortland	1
Dutchess	8
Erie	11
Genesee	4
Greene	4
Herkimer	2
Jefferson	1
Kings	16
Livingston	1
Manhattan	2
Monroe	5
Montgomery	1
Nassau	11
Niagara	2
Oneida	4
Onondaga	3
Ontario	2
Orange	2
Orleans	1
Putnam	2
Queens	17
Richmond	3
Rockland	3
Saratoga	2
Schenectady	2
St. Lawrence	1
Suffolk	15
Ulster	3
Warren	1
Westchester	6

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