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

By CUOMO PRESS OFFICE | December 13, 2020


5,410 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide

1,009 Patients in the ICU; 567 Intubated

Statewide Positivity Rate is 4.96%

106 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.

“All the experts predicted cases would go up in the fall and winter, and that’s exactly what’s happening around the country,” Governor Cuomo said. “The problem is the cold weather is driving people indoors which in turn is driving more spread. Contact tracing data shows the main driver of cases is household and small gatherings, so we have to adjust our behavior accordingly — avoid these types of gatherings, wear a mask, adhere to social distancing. The vaccine is coming and there is light at the end of this long tunnel, but we must remain vigilant until it is available widely. New Yorkers already proved we are smart and tough and loving and united and disciplined — we just need to keep it up a little longer.”

Today’s data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported – 205,250
  • Positive Test Results – 10,194
  • Positivity – 4.96 %
  • Patient Hospitalization – 5,410 (+51)
  • Patients Newly Admitted – 746
  • Hospital Counties – 55
  • Number ICU – 1,009 (-20)
  • Number ICU with Intubation – 567 (+4)
  • Total Discharges – 91,366 (+619)
  • Deaths – 106
  • Total Deaths – 27,785

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 253 0.02% 26%
Central New York 328 0.04% 24%
Finger Lakes 634 0.05% 25%
Long Island 871 0.03% 19%
Mid-Hudson 685 0.03% 26%
Mohawk Valley 194 0.04% 24%
New York City 1727 0.02% 19%
North Country 52 0.01% 46%
Southern Tier 146 0.02% 40%
Western New York 520 0.04% 26%
Statewide 5410 0.03% 22%

 

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 279 173 43%
Central New York 290 197 33%
Finger Lakes 403 268 47%
Long Island 835 567 28%
Mid-Hudson 741 385 49%
Mohawk Valley 128 101 23%
New York City 2341 1733 24%
North Country 73 32 52%
Southern Tier 129 84 33%
Western New York 516 288 47%
NYS TOTAL 5735 3828 34%

 

Yesterday, 205,250 test results were reported to New York State, and 4.96 percent were positive. Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

 

REGION THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Capital Region 5.45% 5.22% 5.62%
Central New York 6.61% 6.73% 7.22%
Finger Lakes 7.81% 8.04% 8.12%
Long Island 5.65% 5.58% 5.62%
Mid-Hudson 6.33% 6.10% 6.01%
Mohawk Valley 7.81% 7.98% 8.02%
New York City 4.03% 3.99% 4.01%
North Country 4.04% 4.23% 4.06%
Southern Tier 2.27% 2.20% 2.30%
Western New York 7.22% 6.84% 6.94%
Statewide 5.11% 5.03% 5.07%

 

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

 

BOROUGH THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Bronx 4.67% 4.62% 4.54%
Brooklyn 3.99% 3.96% 4.00%
Manhattan 2.47% 2.51% 2.56%
Queens 4.58% 4.52% 4.57%
Staten Island 6.33% 6.06% 5.70%

 

Of the 775,160 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

 

County Total Positive New Positive
Albany 7,888 170
Allegany 1,395 18
Broome 6,460 70
Cattaraugus 1,762 40
Cayuga 1,544 56
Chautauqua 2,323 52
Chemung 3,743 42
Chenango 868 33
Clinton 657 30
Columbia 1,204 16
Cortland 1,478 44
Delaware 512 12
Dutchess 9,146 170
Erie 33,009 520
Essex 373 5
Franklin 443 11
Fulton 825 24
Genesee 1,602 72
Greene 870 12
Hamilton 68 0
Herkimer 1,163 46
Jefferson 1,010 48
Lewis 567 15
Livingston 1,111 34
Madison 1,572 67
Monroe 23,203 650
Montgomery 766 18
Nassau 70,475 839
Niagara 5,906 184
NYC 355,052 3,378
Oneida 7,844 237
Onondaga 15,182 410
Ontario 2,053 58
Orange 19,536 206
Orleans 860 22
Oswego 2,389 54
Otsego 882 24
Putnam 3,743 66
Rensselaer 2,569 92
Rockland 23,991 142
Saratoga 3,366 68
Schenectady 3,668 81
Schoharie 326 20
Schuyler 383 4
Seneca 482 13
St. Lawrence 1,339 33
Steuben 2,408 45
Suffolk 74,367 1,086
Sullivan 2,455 20
Tioga 1,367 22
Tompkins 1,556 27
Ulster 4,327 76
Warren 754 8
Washington 574 25
Wayne 1,662 37
Westchester 58,837 593
Wyoming 883 43
Yates 362 6

 

Yesterday, 106 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 27,785. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

 

Deaths by County of Residence
County New Deaths
Albany 1
Bronx 2
Broome 3
Cattaraugus 1
Chautauqua 1
Chemung 1
Chenango 1
Cortland 1
Dutchess 1
Erie 17
Kings 6
Livingston 2
Madison 4
Manhattan 2
Monroe 7
Nassau 3
Niagara 4
Oneida 1
Onondaga 12
Orange 4
Queens 4
Richmond 5
Rockland 4
Seneca 3
St. Lawrence 1
Suffolk 5
Tompkins 1
Ulster 2
Wayne 2
Westchester 4
Wyoming 1

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