GOVERNOR CUOMO UPDATES NEW YORKERS ON STATE’S PROGRESS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
8,665 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide
1,408 Patients in the ICU; 877 Intubated
Statewide Positivity Rate is 8.41%
161 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.
“During the holiday season, we had one clear message for New Yorkers – if you celebrate smart, you reduce the spread and if you don’t, we will see a COVID hangover with increasing infection and hospitalization rates. Unfortunately, we are now seeing that hangover all across this nation,” Governor Cuomo said. “To finally overcome this virus, it’s going to require all of us to stay united and stay smart. New York is working tirelessly to not only distribute the vaccine quickly and fairly, but also ensure hospitals do not become overwhelmed. With the UK strain now confirmed to be here, we need the federal government to learn the lessons of the spring and requiring testing of all international travelers to help contain it. In the meantime, we all know that our actions will determine what happens next, so let do what we know works – wear a mask, avoid gatherings and socially distance.”
Today’s data is summarized briefly below:
- Test Results Reported – 197,816
- Total Positive – 16,648
- Percent Positive – 8.41%
- Patient Hospitalization – 8,665 (+75)
- Patients Newly Admitted – 1,161
- Hospital Counties – 56
- Number ICU – 1,408 (+16)
- Number ICU with Intubation – 877 (+26)
- Total Discharges – 106,319 (+940)
- Deaths – 161
- Total Deaths – 30,965
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 | Percent of Hospital Beds Available Within 7 Days Under Surge Plan |
| Capital Region | 472 | 0.04% | 24% | 28% |
| Central New York | 403 | 0.05% | 21% | 27% |
| Finger Lakes | 934 | 0.08% | 30% | 30% |
| Long Island | 1614 | 0.06% | 24% | 30% |
| Mid-Hudson | 984 | 0.04% | 33% | 41% |
| Mohawk Valley | 306 | 0.06% | 23% | 28% |
| New York City | 3107 | 0.04% | 30% | 34% |
| North Country | 85 | 0.02% | 34% | 55% |
| Southern Tier | 220 | 0.03% | 41% | 46% |
| Western New York | 540 | 0.04% | 29% | 29% |
| Statewide | 8665 | 0.04% | 29% | 34% |
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 | 238 | 192 | 17% |
| Central New York | 266 | 197 | 26% |
| Finger Lakes | 397 | 307 | 25% |
| Long Island | 830 | 703 | 21% |
| Mid-Hudson | 699 | 407 | 40% |
| Mohawk Valley | 127 | 104 | 20% |
| New York City | 2,450 | 1,851 | 27% |
| North Country | 62 | 44 | 35% |
| Southern Tier | 127 | 81 | 36% |
| Western New York | 544 | 353 | 37% |
| NYS TOTAL | 5,740 | 4239 | 28% |
Yesterday, 197,816 test results were reported to New York State, and 8.41 percent were positive. Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
| REGION | SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY |
| Capital Region | 9.91% | 10.12% | 10.07% |
| Central New York | 9.30% | 9.13% | 9.13% |
| Finger Lakes | 10.22% | 10.32% | 10.29% |
| Long Island | 9.31% | 9.61% | 9.52% |
| Mid-Hudson | 8.20% | 8.33% | 8.18% |
| Mohawk Valley | 10.38% | 10.70% | 10.67% |
| New York City | 6.24% | 6.38% | 6.39% |
| North Country | 9.02% | 9.19% | 9.19% |
| Southern Tier | 5.77% | 5.41% | 5.56% |
| Western New York | 8.43% | 8.61% | 8.76% |
| Statewide | 7.79% | 7.94% | 7.92% |
Each New York City borough’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
| BOROUGH | SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY |
| Bronx | 7.31% | 7.82% | 7.48% |
| Brooklyn | 5.90% | 6.25% | 6.38% |
| Manhattan | 3.52% | 3.74% | 3.98% |
| Queens | 6.99% | 7.28% | 7.47% |
| Staten Island | 7.15% | 7.85% | 7.82% |
Of the 1,057,676 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:
| County | Total Positive | New Positive |
| Albany | 13,112 | 260 |
| Allegany | 1,982 | 21 |
| Broome | 9,031 | 243 |
| Cattaraugus | 2,795 | 58 |
| Cayuga | 3,492 | 111 |
| Chautauqua | 4,126 | 109 |
| Chemung | 4,889 | 98 |
| Chenango | 1,357 | 20 |
| Clinton | 1,405 | 53 |
| Columbia | 1,854 | 62 |
| Cortland | 2,241 | 24 |
| Delaware | 783 | 12 |
| Dutchess | 13,379 | 189 |
| Erie | 44,616 | 800 |
| Essex | 679 | 16 |
| Franklin | 832 | 10 |
| Fulton | 1,485 | 35 |
| Genesee | 3,023 | 54 |
| Greene | 1,587 | 49 |
| Hamilton | 122 | 1 |
| Herkimer | 2,646 | 104 |
| Jefferson | 2,152 | 61 |
| Lewis | 1,074 | 41 |
| Livingston | 2,122 | 43 |
| Madison | 2,553 | 71 |
| Monroe | 37,330 | 625 |
| Montgomery | 1,601 | 42 |
| Nassau | 96,112 | 1,733 |
| Niagara | 9,681 | 288 |
| NYC | 454,133 | 5,623 |
| Oneida | 13,815 | 395 |
| Onondaga | 23,347 | 467 |
| Ontario | 3,810 | 100 |
| Orange | 24,853 | 274 |
| Orleans | 1,521 | 22 |
| Oswego | 3,891 | 84 |
| Otsego | 1,307 | 13 |
| Putnam | 5,320 | 85 |
| Rensselaer | 5,067 | 134 |
| Rockland | 28,861 | 293 |
| Saratoga | 6,753 | 210 |
| Schenectady | 6,800 | 181 |
| Schoharie | 654 | 16 |
| Schuyler | 589 | 16 |
| Seneca | 952 | 32 |
| St. Lawrence | 2,594 | 66 |
| Steuben | 3,805 | 103 |
| Suffolk | 106,061 | 2,042 |
| Sullivan | 3,328 | 52 |
| Tioga | 1,856 | 44 |
| Tompkins | 2,225 | 59 |
| Ulster | 6,304 | 118 |
| Warren | 1,434 | 47 |
| Washington | 1,006 | 24 |
| Wayne | 2,942 | 56 |
| Westchester | 74,157 | 776 |
| Wyoming | 1,625 | 58 |
| Yates | 608 | 25 |
Yesterday, 161 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 30,965. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:
| Deaths by County of Residence | |
| County | New Deaths |
| Albany | 5 |
| Bronx | 8 |
| Broome | 1 |
| Cattaraugus | 3 |
| Cayuga | 3 |
| Chautauqua | 1 |
| Chenango | 1 |
| Clinton | 1 |
| Columbia | 1 |
| Cortland | 2 |
| Delaware | 1 |
| Dutchess | 3 |
| Erie | 8 |
| Genesee | 2 |
| Greene | 1 |
| Kings | 19 |
| Manhattan | 7 |
| Monroe | 16 |
| Montgomery | 1 |
| Nassau | 14 |
| Niagara | 5 |
| Oneida | 6 |
| Onondaga | 11 |
| Ontario | 1 |
| Orange | 2 |
| Oswego | 2 |
| Otsego | 1 |
| Queens | 8 |
| Richmond | 4 |
| Rockland | 3 |
| Schenectady | 1 |
| St. Lawrence | 1 |
| Suffolk | 12 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Westchester | 5 |
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