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

By CUOMO PRESS OFFICE | January 26, 2021


8,831 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide

1,544 Patients in the ICU; 1,006 Intubated

Statewide Positivity Rate is 6.79%

162 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.

“We’re charging ahead and making progress in the footrace between administering vaccinations and reducing the infection rate, but to ultimately be successful in winning this war, we need two things – greater supply of the vaccine and the continued buy-in of New Yorkers practicing safe behaviors,” Governor Cuomo said. “New York has already established one of the nation’s most expansive vaccination operations and we are ready to administer more than 100,000 vaccinations a day, but we need more supply. With competent leadership now in Washington, I believe the supply will increase, but in the meantime, it’s all the more important for every New Yorker to do their part in reducing the spread. We’ve seen good news lately in the form of declining positivity rates and hospitalizations, but we know that weekend numbers can be erratic, so we cannot become complacent.”

It is important to note that data, including test results and hospital rates, reported early in the week are often not completely reflective of the current situation due to lower discharges and testing volume over the weekend. Data trends over a period of time, such as using 7-day averages, are a preferred metric.

Today’s data is summarized briefly below:

 

  • Test Results Reported – 162,938
  • Total Positive – 11,064
  • Percent Positive – 6.79%
  • Patient Hospitalization – 8,831 (+101)
  • Patients Newly Admitted – 826
  • Hospital Counties – 57
  • Number ICU – 1,544 (+22)
  • Number ICU with Intubation – 1,006 (+1)
  • Total Discharges – 123,094 (+550)
  • Deaths – 162
  • Total Deaths – 34,407

 

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 483 0.04% 24%
Central New York 251 0.03% 29%
Finger Lakes 692 0.06% 33%
Long Island 1,593 0.06% 29%
Mid-Hudson 1,071 0.05% 40%
Mohawk Valley 256 0.05% 25%
New York City 3,730 0.04% 31%
North Country 100 0.02% 51%
Southern Tier 241 0.04% 43%
Western New York 414 0.03% 35%
Statewide 8,831 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 254 190 20%
Central New York 262 189 28%
Finger Lakes 397 306 23%
Long Island 859 674 21%
Mid-Hudson 689 418 37%
Mohawk Valley 133 98 24%
New York City 2,558 1,971 22%
North Country 57 34 36%
Southern Tier 125 80 35%
Western New York 544 314 39%
Statewide 5,878 4,274 26%

 

Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

 

REGION SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY
Capital Region 6.74% 6.43% 6.28%
Central New York 5.34% 4.84% 4.58%
Finger Lakes 5.52% 5.24% 5.01%
Long Island 6.99% 6.92% 6.90%
Mid-Hudson 6.85% 6.77% 6.84%
Mohawk Valley 6.70% 6.61% 6.42%
New York City 5.68% 5.57% 5.60%
North Country 6.55% 6.54% 6.36%
Southern Tier 3.23% 3.10% 2.95%
Western New York 5.89% 5.70% 5.47%
Statewide 5.99% 5.85% 5.81%

 

Each New York City borough’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

 

BOROUGH SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY
Bronx 7.50% 7.26% 6.86%
Brooklyn 5.82% 5.60% 5.40%
Manhattan 3.69% 3.58% 3.47%
Queens 6.49% 6.23% 5.92%
Staten Island 6.15% 5.96% 5.79%

 

Of the 1,350,054 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

 

County Total Positive New Positive
Albany 17,798 178
Allegany 2,496 16
Broome 12,104 96
Cattaraugus 3,642 19
Cayuga 4,749 39
Chautauqua 6,096 43
Chemung 5,889 23
Chenango 1,959 16
Clinton 2,505 47
Columbia 2,787 25
Cortland 2,770 8
Delaware 1,159 25
Dutchess 18,235 231
Erie 55,184 311
Essex 1,056 10
Franklin 1,381 22
Fulton 2,391 36
Genesee 3,894 19
Greene 2,233 13
Hamilton 171 5
Herkimer 3,983 28
Jefferson 3,674 56
Lewis 1,677 22
Livingston 2,911 17
Madison 3,354 19
Monroe 46,476 211
Montgomery 2,496 33
Nassau 123,142 942
Niagara 13,056 123
NYC 571,502 5,081
Oneida 17,856 114
Onondaga 29,264 117
Ontario 4,999 30
Orange 30,909 364
Orleans 2,062 20
Oswego 5,218 17
Otsego 1,901 10
Putnam 7,071 67
Rensselaer 7,574 72
Rockland 33,532 205
Saratoga 10,109 89
Schenectady 9,373 74
Schoharie 990 9
Schuyler 767 7
Seneca 1,338 7
St. Lawrence 4,113 48
Steuben 4,835 33
Suffolk 137,728 1,135
Sullivan 4,068 30
Tioga 2,380 16
Tompkins 2,864 19
Ulster 8,388 87
Warren 2,321 51
Washington 1,735 32
Wayne 3,961 31
Westchester 90,665 636
Wyoming 2,364 21
Yates 899 9

 

Yesterday, 162 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 34,407. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

 

Deaths by County of Residence
County New Deaths
Albany 5
Bronx 8
Broome 2
Cattaraugus 1
Cayuga 1
Chautauqua 4
Chemung 1
Chenango 2
Clinton 1
Dutchess 2
Erie 5
Genesee 1
Greene 2
Herkimer 2
Jefferson 3
Kings 17
Livingston 1
Manhattan 5
Monroe 9
Nassau 10
Niagara 2
Oneida 3
Onondaga 3
Orange 1
Orleans 1
Oswego 2
Otsego 1
Putnam 1
Queens 19
Rensselaer 1
Richmond 3
Rockland 3
Saratoga 7
Schenectady 1
Schoharie 1
Seneca 1
Steuben 1
Suffolk 15
Tompkins 3
Ulster 1
Washington 1
Wayne 1
Westchester 7
Wyoming 1

 

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