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

By CUOMO PRESS OFFICE | January 10, 2021


8,484 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide

1,436 Patients in the ICU; 892 Intubated

Statewide Positivity Rate is 6.22%

151 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.

“New York State is now in a footrace between how fast the infection rate rises and how fast we can administer vaccines,” Governor Cuomo said. “With more U.K. strain cases being found across the country, it is even more important that New Yorkers continue to follow the guidelines and stay New York Tough – wear a mask, avoid gatherings and social distance.”

Today’s data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported – 246,836
  • Total Positive – 15,355
  • Percent Positive – 6.22%
  • Patient Hospitalization – 8,484 (-43)
  • Patients Newly Admitted – 998
  • Hospital Counties – 56
  • Number ICU – 1,436 (+8)
  • Number ICU with Intubation – 892 (+16)
  • Total Discharges – 109,982 (+947)
  • Deaths – 151
  • Total Deaths – 31,672

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 Currently Available in Region
Capital Region 505 0.05% 25%
Central New York 348 0.04% 25%
Finger Lakes 879 0.07% 34%
Long Island 1517 0.05% 32%
Mid-Hudson 994 0.04% 41%
Mohawk Valley 299 0.06% 27%
New York City 3105 0.04% 34%
North Country 108 0.03% 55%
Southern Tier 222 0.04% 43%
Western New York 507 0.04% 33%
Statewide 8484 0.04% 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 259 209 18%
Central New York 266 193 27%
Finger Lakes 397 301 23%
Long Island 844 666 18%
Mid-Hudson 690 412 40%
Mohawk Valley 126 101 20%
New York City 2474 1866 25%
North Country 67 46 33%
Southern Tier 125 78 36%
Western New York 543 356 36%
NYS TOTAL 5791 4228 27%

 

Yesterday, 246,836 test results were reported to New York State, and 6.22 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 10.16% 9.53% 9.25%
Central New York 8.57% 8.27% 7.78%
Finger Lakes 10.22% 9.83% 9.55%
Long Island 9.68% 9.70% 9.60%
Mid-Hudson 8.12% 7.97% 7.90%
Mohawk Valley 10.80% 10.50% 10.02%
New York City 6.42% 6.26% 6.05%
North Country 8.45% 8.49% 8.09%
Southern Tier 5.30% 4.99% 4.45%
Western New York 8.61% 8.45% 8.05%
Statewide 7.88% 7.70% 7.43%

 

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 8.21% 7.91% 7.44%
Brooklyn 6.70% 6.70% 6.41%
Manhattan 4.45% 4.25% 3.96%
Queens 7.49% 7.51% 7.18%
Staten Island 7.84% 7.95% 7.23%

 

Of the 1,126,442 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

 

County Total Positive New Positive
Albany 14,196 266
Allegany 2,123 28
Broome 9,844 194
Cattaraugus 3,040 57
Cayuga 3,848 65
Chautauqua 4,708 147
Chemung 5,139 53
Chenango 1,502 31
Clinton 1,681 62
Columbia 2,060 52
Cortland 2,435 31
Delaware 889 29
Dutchess 14,471 259
Erie 47,549 663
Essex 847 15
Franklin 924 19
Fulton 1,704 52
Genesee 3,305 39
Greene 1,741 22
Hamilton 132 3
Herkimer 3,038 82
Jefferson 2,493 70
Lewis 1,216 25
Livingston 2,371 77
Madison 2,807 61
Monroe 40,293 738
Montgomery 1,883 62
Nassau 102,584 1,403
Niagara 10,600 236
NYC 478,167 5,319
Oneida 14,878 256
Onondaga 25,057 389
Ontario 4,197 72
Orange 26,260 322
Orleans 1,702 41
Oswego 4,274 75
Otsego 1,410 20
Putnam 5,750 105
Rensselaer 5,714 148
Rockland 29,827 167
Saratoga 7,753 242
Schenectady 7,453 169
Schoharie 742 14
Schuyler 644 9
Seneca 1,019 25
St. Lawrence 2,937 52
Steuben 4,150 71
Suffolk 113,943 1,732
Sullivan 3,488 34
Tioga 1,999 28
Tompkins 2,396 22
Ulster 6,835 158
Warren 1,682 57
Washington 1,205 38
Wayne 3,277 85
Westchester 77,731 789
Wyoming 1,837 56
Yates 692 19

 

Yesterday, 151 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 31,672. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

 

Deaths by County of Residence
County New Deaths
Albany 2
Bronx 6
Broome 1
Cayuga 6
Chautauqua 3
Chemung 1
Chenango 3
Columbia 2
Dutchess 3
Erie 8
Fulton 1
Greene 1
Kings 9
Lewis 1
Madison 1
Manhattan 8
Monroe 9
Montgomery 1
Nassau 12
Niagara 3
Oneida 7
Onondaga 1
Ontario 2
Orange 5
Oswego 1
Queens 12
Rensselaer 1
Richmond 7
Rockland 1
Saratoga 1
Schenectady 3
Suffolk 15
Ulster 2
Warren 1
Washington 1
Westchester 9
Wyoming 1

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