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

By CUOMO PRESS OFFICE | January 18, 2021


   

8,868 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide

1,523 Patients in the ICU; 997 Intubated

Statewide Positivity Rate is 6.54%

153 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.

“While we are encouraged as the numbers begin to come back down to pre-holiday surge levels, we still have a long way to go before we reach the light at the end of the tunnel,” Governor Cuomo said. “Not only has the federal government opened up the floodgates of eligibility without increasing the supply of vaccine, now we are seeing new strains of the virus from the UK, South Africa and Brazil that could spark a second wave – yet the federal government continues to do nothing. If these strains hit, we will see our numbers go right back up. New York has used our experience from the spring to prepare our hospitals and our residents as we continue to fight this invisible enemy and it’s time for the federal government to follow suit – increase the vaccine supply, test international travelers and actually work with states to win this war.”

 

Today’s data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported – 186,205
  • Total Positive – 12,185
  • Percent Positive – 6.54%
  • Patient Hospitalization – 8,868 (+97)
  • Patients Newly Admitted – 939
  • Hospital Counties – 56
  • Number ICU – 1,523 (-27)
  • Number ICU with Intubation – 997 (-7)
  • Total Discharges – 116,502 (+601)
  • Deaths – 153
  • Total Deaths – 33,052

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 Within 7 Days Under Surge Plan
Capital Region 534 0.05% 25%
Central New York 301 0.04% 28%
Finger Lakes 774 0.06% 33%
Long Island 1,649 0.06% 29%
Mid-Hudson 1,001 0.04% 40%
Mohawk Valley 295 0.06% 25%
New York City 3,449 0.04% 32%
North Country 118 0.03% 50%
Southern Tier 243 0.04% 41%
Western New York 504 0.04% 32%
Statewide 8,868 0.05% 32%

 

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 260 213 19%
Central New York 262 178 28%
Finger Lakes 397 310 23%
Long Island 848 672 24%
Mid-Hudson 683 427 37%
Mohawk Valley 133 96 23%
New York City 2,518 1,901 24%
North Country 61 39 36%
Southern Tier 125 78 36%
Western New York 544 331 37%
NYS TOTAL 5,831 4,245 27%

 

Yesterday, 186,205 test results were reported to New York State, and 6.54 percent were positive. Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

 

REGION FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
Capital Region 7.87% 7.59% 7.45%
Central New York 6.09% 5.85% 5.84%
Finger Lakes 7.32% 6.96% 6.87%
Long Island 8.06% 7.81% 7.84%
Mid-Hudson 7.51% 7.37% 7.25%
Mohawk Valley 8.40% 8.22% 7.78%
New York City 5.66% 5.69% 5.73%
North Country 7.24% 7.34% 7.38%
Southern Tier 3.82% 3.78% 3.71%
Western New York 6.62% 6.48% 6.46%
Statewide 6.54% 6.45% 6.42%

 

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 7.35% 7.25% 7.07%
Brooklyn 5.94% 5.92% 5.76%
Manhattan 3.76% 3.71% 3.48%
Queens 6.48% 6.33% 6.14%
Staten Island 6.28% 6.20% 6.11%

 

Of the 1,245,575 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

 

County Total Positive New Positive
Albany 16,168 187
Allegany 2,347 19
Broome 10,981 115
Cattaraugus 3,373 29
Cayuga 4,372 62
Chautauqua 5,541 81
Chemung 5,567 33
Chenango 1,750 46
Clinton 2,129 38
Columbia 2,432 35
Cortland 2,628 24
Delaware 1,000 10
Dutchess 16,541 214
Erie 51,718 334
Essex 972 13
Franklin 1,129 26
Fulton 2,070 31
Genesee 3,651 21
Greene 2,025 30
Hamilton 146 1
Herkimer 3,561 33
Jefferson 3,145 51
Lewis 1,459 8
Livingston 2,677 32
Madison 3,108 35
Monroe 44,007 348
Montgomery 2,197 30
Nassau 113,812 1,110
Niagara 11,933 111
NYC 525,657 5,228
Oneida 16,660 158
Onondaga 27,492 302
Ontario 4,694 47
Orange 28,574 188
Orleans 1,908 10
Oswego 4,872 56
Otsego 1,646 23
Putnam 6,447 61
Rensselaer 6,772 79
Rockland 31,668 159
Saratoga 9,140 156
Schenectady 8,587 107
Schoharie 889 7
Schuyler 714 4
Seneca 1,218 15
St. Lawrence 3,547 51
Steuben 4,560 19
Suffolk 127,287 1,362
Sullivan 3,798 33
Tioga 2,191 24
Tompkins 2,641 28
Ulster 7,642 94
Warren 2,045 41
Washington 1,473 35
Wayne 3,646 40
Westchester 84,420 712
Wyoming 2,135 21
Yates 813 18

 

Yesterday, 153 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 33,052. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

 

Deaths by County of Residence
County New Deaths
Albany 3
Bronx 4
Broome 1
Cattaraugus 1
Chemung 1
Chenango 1
Clinton 1
Cortland 1
Delaware 1
Dutchess 6
Erie 11
Essex 2
Fulton 4
Herkimer 5
Jefferson 1
Kings 15
Lewis 1
Livingston 2
Madison 1
Manhattan 3
Monroe 7
Montgomery 2
Nassau 11
Niagara 2
Oneida 1
Onondaga 4
Ontario 1
Orange 3
Oswego 2
Queens 15
Rensselaer 2
Richmond 2
Rockland 1
Saratoga 1
Schenectady 2
Seneca 1
St. Lawrence 3
Suffolk 12
Sullivan 1
Tompkins 1
Ulster 2
Warren 1
Washington 1
Wayne 1
Westchester 8
Wyoming 1

 

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