GOVERNOR CUOMO UPDATES NEW YORKERS ON STATE’S PROGRESS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

By CUOMO PRESS OFFICE | December 8, 2020


4,835 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide

906 Patients in the ICU; 493 Intubated

Statewide Positivity Rate is 5.74%

74 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 continue to see the number of COVID cases rise in New York and across the nation, it’s critical that we not only remain tough and practice safe behaviors to limit viral spread, but that we also do everything in our power to ensure hospitals are prepared to handle a growing number of patients,” Governor Cuomo said. “New York has instituted a number of measures to help prevent hospitals from becoming overwhelmed including a directive to expand capacity by 25 percent. The good news is New York still maintains one of the nation’s lowest infection rates, but everyone must do their part to slow the spread of the virus and stop the uptick in hospitalizations. If we work together and stay New York Tough, we can manage this pandemic until the vaccine is here.”

Today’s data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported – 162,464
  • Patient Hospitalization – 4,835 (+233)
  • Patients Newly Admitted – 594
  • Hospital Counties – 55
  • Number ICU – 906 (+34)
  • Number ICU with Intubation – 493 (+16)
  • Total Discharges – 88,584 (+321)
  • Deaths – 74
  • Total Deaths – 27,307

 

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 234 0.02% 26%
Central New York 308 0.04% 25%
Finger Lakes 576 0.05% 28%
Long Island 747 0.03% 18%
Mid-Hudson 644 0.03% 25%
Mohawk Valley 164 0.03% 26%
New York City 1476 0.02% 19%
North Country 42 0.01% 46%
Southern Tier 143 0.02% 40%
Western New York 501 0.04% 27%
Statewide 4835 0.02% 23%

 

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 314 163 45%
Central New York 290 188 33%
Finger Lakes 496 252 60%
Long Island 804 589 25%
Mid-Hudson 741 367 48%
Mohawk Valley 131 100 25%
New York City 2356 1703 26%
North Country 69 32 54%
Southern Tier 129 81 35%
Western New York 559 289 49%
NYS TOTAL 5889 3764 36%

 

Yesterday, 162,464 test results were reported to New York State, and 5.74 percent were positive. Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

 

REGION SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY
Capital Region 4.50% 4.60% 4.80%
Central New York 5.19% 5.55% 5.86%
Finger Lakes 6.80% 7.01% 7.02%
Long Island 5.38% 5.50% 5.68%
Mid-Hudson 5.97% 6.03% 6.19%
Mohawk Valley 6.35% 6.53% 6.92%
New York City 4.01% 4.04% 4.13%
North Country 4.39% 4.50% 4.63%
Southern Tier 2.33% 2.09% 2.16%
Western New York 7.40% 7.34% 6.96%
Statewide 4.89% 4.92% 5.01%

 

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

 

BOROUGH SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY
Bronx 4.64% 4.70% 4.86%
Brooklyn 3.98% 4.04% 4.13%
Manhattan 2.56% 2.50% 2.50%
Queens 4.43% 4.54% 4.61%
Staten Island 6.30% 6.36% 6.49%

 

Of the 722,464 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

 

County Total Positive New Positive
Albany 6,991 173
Allegany 1,242 3
Broome 6,057 54
Cattaraugus 1,470 31
Cayuga 1,242 46
Chautauqua 1,960 43
Chemung 3,473 16
Chenango 754 15
Clinton 568 19
Columbia 1,117 6
Cortland 1,258 39
Delaware 454 8
Dutchess 8,339 147
Erie 30,073 353
Essex 328 7
Franklin 368 18
Fulton 676 42
Genesee 1,349 21
Greene 810 8
Hamilton 60 0
Herkimer 941 24
Jefferson 828 32
Lewis 500 25
Livingston 923 17
Madison 1,256 47
Monroe 19,871 353
Montgomery 653 25
Nassau 66,495 863
Niagara 5,077 125
NYC 337,232 3,461
Oneida 6,545 163
Onondaga 13,188 247
Ontario 1,687 28
Orange 18,534 185
Orleans 730 9
Oswego 2,110 54
Otsego 761 14
Putnam 3,428 60
Rensselaer 2,210 65
Rockland 23,072 175
Saratoga 2,888 101
Schenectady 3,179 98
Schoharie 260 10
Schuyler 359 4
Seneca 399 10
St. Lawrence 1,162 24
Steuben 2,126 42
Suffolk 69,024 1,164
Sullivan 2,326 11
Tioga 1,280 20
Tompkins 1,398 62
Ulster 3,974 77
Warren 680 18
Washington 503 12
Wayne 1,437 19
Westchester 55,797 610
Wyoming 723 26
Yates 319 6

 

Yesterday, 74 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 27,307. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

 

Deaths by County of Residence
County New Deaths
Allegany 3
Bronx 2
Cayuga 1
Chemung 2
Erie 8
Genesee 2
Kings 4
Livingston 1
Madison 1
Manhattan 3
Monroe 4
Nassau 5
Niagara 1
Oneida 1
Onondaga 7
Orange 2
Orleans 1
Oswego 1
Putnam 1
Queens 7
Richmond 1
St. Lawrence 2
Suffolk 6
Tioga 1
Ulster 1
Westchester 5
Wyoming 1

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