GOVERNOR CUOMO UPDATES NEW YORKERS ON STATE’S PROGRESS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
7,886 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide
1,292 Patients in the ICU; 776 Intubated
Statewide Positivity Rate is 7.52%
166 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
“As we enter this new year, New Yorkers should be energized with a bright hope for the future,” Governor Cuomo said. “We know what we have to do to defeat this invisible enemy and we are reminded of what can be achieved when we come together and work toward a united solution. As we start 2021, I encourage all New Yorkers to look to their better angels and continue the practices we know stop the spread of this virus – wash your hands, socially distance, and wear a mask. I am confident that we will win this war together because we are New York Tough.”
Today’s data is summarized briefly below:
- Test Results Reported – 219,253
- Total Positive – 16,497
- Percent Positive – 7.52%
- Patient Hospitalization – 7,886 (-49)
- Patients Newly Admitted – 1,006
- Hospital Counties – 54
- Number ICU – 1,292 (+16)
- Number ICU with Intubation – 776 (+53)
- Total Discharges – 102,968 (+839)
- Deaths – 166
- Total Deaths – 30,208
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 (7-Day Avg) |
| Capital Region | 394 | 0.04% | 25% |
| Central New York | 395 | 0.05% | 22% |
| Finger Lakes | 919 | 0.08% | 32% |
| Long Island | 1,443 | 0.05% | 26% |
| Mid-Hudson | 912 | 0.04% | 35% |
| Mohawk Valley | 294 | 0.06% | 24% |
| New York City | 2,709 | 0.03% | 31% |
| North Country | 71 | 0.02% | 38% |
| Southern Tier | 205 | 0.03% | 43% |
| Western New York | 544 | 0.04% | 33% |
| Statewide | 7,886 | 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 Avg) |
| Capital Region | 239 | 194 | 19% |
| Central New York | 252 | 191 | 27% |
| Finger Lakes | 397 | 290 | 29% |
| Long Island | 809 | 638 | 25% |
| Mid-Hudson | 685 | 415 | 40% |
| Mohawk Valley | 126 | 100 | 23% |
| New York City | 2,457 | 1,808 | 29% |
| North Country | 59 | 38 | 38% |
| Southern Tier | 125 | 83 | 37% |
| Western New York | 545 | 350 | 40% |
| NYS TOTAL | 5,694 | 4,107 | 30% |
Yesterday, 219,523 test results were reported to New York State, and 7.52 percent were positive. 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 | 9.09% | 9.13% | 9.57% |
| Central New York | 7.29% | 7.81% | 8.21% |
| Finger Lakes | 8.80% | 9.22% | 9.70% |
| Long Island | 7.49% | 8.04% | 8.42% |
| Mid-Hudson | 6.68% | 7.09% | 7.56% |
| Mohawk Valley | 9.36% | 9.54% | 9.69% |
| New York City | 5.28% | 5.62% | 5.85% |
| North Country | 7.46% | 7.49% | 8.17% |
| Southern Tier | 4.05% | 4.43% | 5.16% |
| Western New York | 6.82% | 7.40% | 8.01% |
| Statewide | 6.43% | 6.83% | 7.20% |
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 | 6.26% | 6.63% | 6.92% |
| Brooklyn | 5.44% | 5.76% | 5.97% |
| Manhattan | 3.05% | 3.26% | 3.43% |
| Queens | 6.16% | 6.55% | 6.83% |
| Staten Island | 6.57% | 6.94% | 7.02% |
Of the 990,711 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:
| County | Total Positive | New Positive |
| Albany | 11,917 | 332 |
| Allegany | 1,876 | 45 |
| Broome | 8,301 | 144 |
| Cattaraugus | 2,585 | 87 |
| Cayuga | 2,997 | 103 |
| Chautauqua | 3,625 | 107 |
| Chemung | 4,585 | 54 |
| Chenango | 1,250 | 36 |
| Clinton | 1,158 | 83 |
| Columbia | 1,678 | 48 |
| Cortland | 2,107 | 37 |
| Delaware | 726 | 19 |
| Dutchess | 12,379 | 297 |
| Erie | 41,988 | 736 |
| Essex | 608 | 38 |
| Franklin | 781 | 20 |
| Fulton | 1,317 | 32 |
| Genesee | 2,767 | 86 |
| Greene | 1,383 | 61 |
| Hamilton | 112 | 10 |
| Herkimer | 2,230 | 92 |
| Jefferson | 1,859 | 76 |
| Lewis | 944 | 34 |
| Livingston | 1,928 | 65 |
| Madison | 2,337 | 48 |
| Monroe | 34,592 | 838 |
| Montgomery | 1,393 | 86 |
| Nassau | 89,460 | 1,556 |
| Niagara | 8,745 | 301 |
| NYC | 431,353 | 5,293 |
| Oneida | 12,425 | 314 |
| Onondaga | 21,508 | 362 |
| Ontario | 3,365 | 111 |
| Orange | 23,679 | 322 |
| Orleans | 1,397 | 38 |
| Oswego | 3,510 | 85 |
| Otsego | 1,229 | 24 |
| Putnam | 4,937 | 106 |
| Rensselaer | 4,415 | 146 |
| Rockland | 27,768 | 258 |
| Saratoga | 5,796 | 208 |
| Schenectady | 6,076 | 163 |
| Schoharie | 572 | 18 |
| Schuyler | 534 | 8 |
| Seneca | 817 | 27 |
| St. Lawrence | 2,182 | 98 |
| Steuben | 3,467 | 61 |
| Suffolk | 97,931 | 1,874 |
| Sullivan | 3,169 | 63 |
| Tioga | 1,711 | 32 |
| Tompkins | 2,114 | 35 |
| Ulster | 5,816 | 137 |
| Warren | 1,249 | 93 |
| Washington | 874 | 49 |
| Wayne | 2,632 | 73 |
| Westchester | 70,614 | 953 |
| Wyoming | 1,421 | 54 |
| Yates | 522 | 21 |
Yesterday, 166 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 30,208. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:
| Deaths by County of Residence | |
| County | New Deaths |
| Albany | 3 |
| Allegany | 1 |
| Bronx | 2 |
| Broome | 2 |
| Cattaraugus | 2 |
| Cayuga | 3 |
| Cortland | 3 |
| Delaware | 1 |
| Dutchess | 3 |
| Erie | 14 |
| Genesee | 2 |
| Greene | 2 |
| Jefferson | 1 |
| Kings | 14 |
| Lewis | 2 |
| Livingston | 1 |
| Manhattan | 7 |
| Monroe | 15 |
| Montgomery | 2 |
| Nassau | 11 |
| Niagara | 4 |
| Oneida | 5 |
| Onondaga | 6 |
| Orange | 3 |
| Orleans | 1 |
| Oswego | 3 |
| Queens | 8 |
| Rensselaer | 1 |
| Richmond | 2 |
| Rockland | 2 |
| Saratoga | 3 |
| Schenectady | 3 |
| Seneca | 1 |
| St. Lawrence | 2 |
| Suffolk | 12 |
| Ulster | 2 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Wayne | 3 |
| Westchester | 11 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
| Yates | 1 |
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