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

By CUOMO PRESS OFFICE | December 27, 2020


7,183 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide

1,187 Patients in the ICU; 687 Intubated

Statewide Positivity Rate is 5.85%

115 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 near the end of the holiday season, New York remains locked in a footrace between the vaccine’s quick distribution and COVID-19’s continued spread,” Governor Cuomo said. “It has been a tough year and we still have several tough months ahead, but we can see the light at the end of the tunnel and we will make it there if we all do our part to slow the spread. New York is working closely with the medical community to not only administer the vaccine, but to continue growing capacity as well. As that work progresses, the rest of us need to step up, stay united and continue doing what we know works—wearing masks, staying socially distanced and washing our hands.”

 

Today’s data is summarized briefly below:

 

  • Test Results Reported – 130,299
  • Tested Positive – 7,623
  • Percent Positive – 5.85%
  • Patient Hospitalization – 7,183 (+299)
  • Patients Newly Admitted – 757
  • Hospital Counties – 55
  • Number ICU – 1,187 (+58)
  • Number ICU with Intubation – 687 (+49)
  • Total Discharges – 99,583 (+427)
  • Deaths – 115
  • Total Deaths – 29,511

 

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 380 0.04% 26%
Central New York 399 0.05% 24%
Finger Lakes 921 0.08% 34%
Long Island 1245 0.04% 26%
Mid-Hudson 807 0.03% 36%
Mohawk Valley 240 0.05% 29%
New York City 2478 0.03% 30%
North Country 66 0.02% 45%
Southern Tier 176 0.03% 45%
Western New York 471 0.03% 35%
Statewide 7183 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 Average)
Capital Region 202 158 19%
Central New York 267 189 26%
Finger Lakes 397 274 31%
Long Island 821 616 24%
Mid-Hudson 679 378 42%
Mohawk Valley 131 97 27%
New York City 2456 1703 28%
North Country 53 32 51%
Southern Tier 125 75 38%
Western New York 545 301 42%
NYS TOTAL 5676 3823 30%

 

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 7.63% 7.76% 7.95%
Central New York 6.26% 6.11% 6.29%
Finger Lakes 8.22% 8.12% 8.12%
Long Island 6.45% 6.54% 6.56%
Mid-Hudson 6.18% 6.10% 6.03%
Mohawk Valley 8.74% 8.69% 8.84%
New York City 4.46% 4.48% 4.64%
North Country 6.14% 6.34% 6.51%
Southern Tier 2.76% 2.94% 3.06%
Western New York 6.01% 6.16% 6.15%
Statewide 5.53% 5.55% 5.66%

 

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 5.38% 5.39% 5.44%
Brooklyn 4.64% 4.66% 4.83%
Manhattan 2.66% 2.64% 2.81%
Queens 5.25% 5.37% 5.52%
Staten Island 5.77% 5.67% 5.76%

 

Of the 922,145 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

 

County Total Positive New Positive
Albany 10,629 140
Allegany 1,731 12
Broome 7,663 47
Cattaraugus 2,289 15
Cayuga 2,471 35
Chautauqua 3,175 13
Chemung 4,299 15
Chenango 1,108 6
Clinton 951 30
Columbia 1,512 18
Cortland 1,941 16
Delaware 649 13
Dutchess 11,427 161
Erie 39,486 303
Essex 523 8
Franklin 699 5
Fulton 1,214 12
Genesee 2,455 18
Greene 1,154 20
Hamilton 98 0
Herkimer 1,844 34
Jefferson 1,573 25
Lewis 818 19
Livingston 1,714 23
Madison 2,106 23
Monroe 31,459 382
Montgomery 1,213 19
Nassau 83,045 812
Niagara 7,798 79
NYC 407,264 2,842
Oneida 10,863 108
Onondaga 19,567 115
Ontario 2,933 34
Orange 22,342 129
Orleans 1,241 22
Oswego 3,139 46
Otsego 1,125 9
Putnam 4,516 38
Rensselaer 3,824 73
Rockland 26,570 137
Saratoga 4,993 125
Schenectady 5,360 112
Schoharie 507 14
Schuyler 491 1
Seneca 705 4
St. Lawrence 1,877 26
Steuben 3,159 20
Suffolk 90,142 885
Sullivan 2,932 21
Tioga 1,601 5
Tompkins 1,961 8
Ulster 5,380 52
Warren 1,049 9
Washington 749 9
Wayne 2,288 26
Westchester 66,837 432
Wyoming 1,236 15
Yates 450 3

 

Yesterday, 115 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 29,511. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

 

Deaths by County of Residence
County New Deaths
Bronx 2
Broome 1
Cattaraugus 1
Chemung 2
Chenango 1
Cortland 1
Delaware 1
Erie 10
Genesee 1
Kings 9
Madison 1
Manhattan 4
Monroe 10
Nassau 4
Niagara 1
Oneida 5
Onondaga 18
Ontario 1
Orange 3
Oswego 3
Otsego 1
Queens 8
Richmond 4
Rockland 2
Saratoga 1
Schenectady 2
St. Lawrence 2
Steuben 1
Suffolk 8
Ulster 2
Wayne 1
Westchester 4

 

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