GOVERNOR CUOMO UPDATES NEW YORKERS ON STATE’S PROGRESS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
7,935 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide
1,276 Patients in the ICU; 723 Intubated
Statewide Positivity Rate is 7.76%
136 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.
“Over the past year, New Yorkers faced the unimaginable and united together to show the nation that by staying smart and staying tough, we can overcome any challenge life throws our way,” Governor Cuomo said. “As we move forward in a new year, we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but how fast we get there all depends on what each of us does. Yes, the vaccine is here and yes, we are laser focused on ensuring hospitals do not become overwhelmed, but we cannot lose sight of our collective responsibility to slow the spread. As we begin 2021 and look forward to brighter days ahead, let us all use this time to celebrate smart and recommit ourselves to doing what we know works — wearing masks, avoiding gatherings and socially distancing — so we can win this war and finally put this invisible enemy to rest once and for all.”
Today’s data is summarized briefly below:
- Test Results Reported – 216,587
- Total Positive – 16,802
- Percent Positive – 7.76%
- Patient Hospitalization – 7,935 (+43)
- Patients Newly Admitted – 995
- Hospital Counties – 53
- Number ICU – 1,276 (+26)
- Number ICU with Intubation – 723 (+21)
- Total Discharges – 102,129 (+834)
- Deaths – 136
- Total Deaths – 30,040
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 | 403 | 0.04% | 25% |
| Central New York | 411 | 0.05% | 22% |
| Finger Lakes | 940 | 0.08% | 33% |
| Long Island | 1420 | 0.05% | 26% |
| Mid-Hudson | 911 | 0.04% | 35% |
| Mohawk Valley | 290 | 0.06% | 25% |
| New York City | 2758 | 0.03% | 31% |
| North Country | 71 | 0.02% | 39% |
| Southern Tier | 189 | 0.03% | 44% |
| Western New York | 542 | 0.04% | 34% |
| Statewide | 7935 | 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 | 239 | 200 | 19% |
| Central New York | 252 | 192 | 27% |
| Finger Lakes | 397 | 285 | 29% |
| Long Island | 812 | 619 | 25% |
| Mid-Hudson | 669 | 418 | 41% |
| Mohawk Valley | 126 | 102 | 24% |
| New York City | 2461 | 1799 | 29% |
| North Country | 57 | 40 | 40% |
| Southern Tier | 125 | 80 | 38% |
| Western New York | 546 | 358 | 41% |
| NYS TOTAL | 5684 | 4093 | 31% |
Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
| REGION | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY |
| Capital Region | 8.60% | 9.09% | 9.13% |
| Central New York | 7.00% | 7.29% | 7.81% |
| Finger Lakes | 8.66% | 8.80% | 9.22% |
| Long Island | 6.85% | 7.49% | 8.04% |
| Mid-Hudson | 6.33% | 6.68% | 7.09% |
| Mohawk Valley | 9.11% | 9.36% | 9.54% |
| New York City | 4.96% | 5.28% | 5.62% |
| North Country | 7.24% | 7.46% | 7.49% |
| Southern Tier | 4.12% | 4.05% | 4.43% |
| Western New York | 6.53% | 6.82% | 7.40% |
| Statewide | 6.06% | 6.43% | 6.83% |
Each New York City borough’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
| BOROUGH | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY |
| Bronx | 5.87% | 6.26% | 6.63% |
| Brooklyn | 5.12% | 5.44% | 5.76% |
| Manhattan | 2.86% | 3.05% | 3.26% |
| Queens | 5.83% | 6.16% | 6.55% |
| Staten Island | 6.19% | 6.57% | 6.94% |
Of the 974,214 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:
| County | Total Positive | New Positive |
| Albany | 11,585 | 252 |
| Allegany | 1,831 | 49 |
| Broome | 8,157 | 153 |
| Cattaraugus | 2,498 | 61 |
| Cayuga | 2,894 | 152 |
| Chautauqua | 3,518 | 114 |
| Chemung | 4,531 | 83 |
| Chenango | 1,214 | 35 |
| Clinton | 1,075 | 25 |
| Columbia | 1,630 | 51 |
| Cortland | 2,070 | 53 |
| Delaware | 707 | 16 |
| Dutchess | 12,082 | 213 |
| Erie | 41,252 | 667 |
| Essex | 570 | 16 |
| Franklin | 761 | 27 |
| Fulton | 1,285 | 27 |
| Genesee | 2,681 | 97 |
| Greene | 1,322 | 62 |
| Hamilton | 102 | 2 |
| Herkimer | 2,138 | 89 |
| Jefferson | 1,783 | 54 |
| Lewis | 910 | 53 |
| Livingston | 1,863 | 52 |
| Madison | 2,289 | 49 |
| Monroe | 33,754 | 695 |
| Montgomery | 1,307 | 25 |
| Nassau | 87,904 | 1,608 |
| Niagara | 8,444 | 203 |
| NYC | 426,060 | 5,993 |
| Oneida | 12,111 | 308 |
| Onondaga | 21,146 | 488 |
| Ontario | 3,254 | 92 |
| Orange | 23,357 | 338 |
| Orleans | 1,359 | 35 |
| Oswego | 3,425 | 82 |
| Otsego | 1,205 | 24 |
| Putnam | 4,831 | 81 |
| Rensselaer | 4,269 | 136 |
| Rockland | 27,510 | 317 |
| Saratoga | 5,588 | 175 |
| Schenectady | 5,913 | 181 |
| Schoharie | 554 | 12 |
| Schuyler | 526 | 11 |
| Seneca | 790 | 29 |
| St. Lawrence | 2,084 | 73 |
| Steuben | 3,406 | 83 |
| Suffolk | 96,057 | 2,016 |
| Sullivan | 3,106 | 33 |
| Tioga | 1,679 | 24 |
| Tompkins | 2,079 | 46 |
| Ulster | 5,679 | 107 |
| Warren | 1,156 | 15 |
| Washington | 825 | 20 |
| Wayne | 2,559 | 82 |
| Westchester | 69,661 | 959 |
| Wyoming | 1,367 | 46 |
| Yates | 501 | 13 |
Yesterday, 136 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 30,040. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:
| Deaths by County of Residence | |
| County | New Deaths |
| Albany | 1 |
| Bronx | 9 |
| Broome | 2 |
| Chautauqua | 1 |
| Chenango | 1 |
| Dutchess | 1 |
| Erie | 11 |
| Fulton | 1 |
| Genesee | 3 |
| Greene | 2 |
| Kings | 11 |
| Lewis | 1 |
| Madison | 1 |
| Manhattan | 4 |
| Monroe | 15 |
| Nassau | 9 |
| Niagara | 2 |
| Oneida | 8 |
| Onondaga | 6 |
| Ontario | 4 |
| Orange | 2 |
| Otsego | 1 |
| Queens | 7 |
| Richmond | 5 |
| Rockland | 4 |
| Saratoga | 2 |
| Schenectady | 1 |
| Seneca | 1 |
| St. Lawrence | 1 |
| Suffolk | 13 |
| Ulster | 1 |
| Wayne | 1 |
| Westchester | 3 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
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