Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced today that hospitalizations for COVID-19 in New York State have dropped to 5,626, the lowest since December 12. The single-day positivity rate fell to 2.82 percent, the lowest since November 21, and the average 7-day positivity rate fell to 3.22 percent, the lowest since November 26.
“Defeating COVID-19 is a central issue in New York State, and declining rates of positivity and declining hospitalizations are helping our efforts to vaccinate more New Yorkers, reopen the economy and come to light at the end of the tunnel,” Governor Cuomo said. “New Yorkers’ resilience and willingness to follow the rules have helped us overcome spring and the peak of the holiday, and are helping us in winter. We are vaccinating New Yorkers quickly and expanding our network of distribution locations as soon as possible. we can, but we will need more vaccines to treat a large enough portion of the population to defeat this pandemic once and for all. wearing masks and washing our hands. We use masks not only to protect ourselves, but to protect each other, and that spirit will help us in the coming months as we work to overcome the COVID beast. “
Today’s data is briefly summarized below:
- Test results reported – 291,189
- Total Positive – 8,204
- Positive Percentage – 2.82%
- 7 Days Average Positive Percentage – 3.22%
- Patient Hospitalization – 5,626 (-77)
- Net change in patient hospitalization in the previous week – -529
- Newly admitted patients – 697
- Hospital counties – 53
- ICU number – 1,132 (+8)
- ICU number with intubation – 771 (-3)
- Total discharges – 144,991 (+669)
- Deaths – 95
- Total deaths – 38,321
The numbers of capacity and occupation of regional hospital beds, including the number of hospitalizations as a percentage of the region’s population, are as follows:
|
Region |
COVID patients currently in hospital in the region |
COVID patients as a percentage of the region’s population |
Percentage of hospital beds available within 7 days in the outbreak plan |
|
Capital Region |
156 |
0.01% |
34% |
|
New York Central |
70 |
0.01% |
33% |
|
Finger Lakes |
214 |
0.02% |
41% |
|
Long Island |
944 |
0.03% |
34% |
|
Mid-Hudson |
577 |
0.02% |
44% |
|
Mohawk Valley |
93 |
0.02% |
37% |
|
New York City |
3,193 |
0.04% |
31% |
|
Northern Country |
64 |
0.02% |
57% |
|
South layer |
114 |
0.02% |
47% |
|
New York West |
201 |
0.01% |
38% |
|
Statewide |
5,626 |
0.03% |
36% |
The regional ICU bed capacity and occupancy numbers are as follows:
|
Region |
Total ICU beds in the region |
Total ICU beds occupied in the region |
Percentage of ICU beds available in the region (average of 7 days) |
|
Capital Region |
249 |
201 |
22% |
|
New York Central |
262 |
174 |
34% |
|
Finger Lakes |
397 |
269 |
36% |
|
Long Island |
865 |
690 |
22% |
|
Mid-Hudson |
679 |
401 |
42% |
|
Mohawk Valley |
127 |
86 |
31% |
|
New York City |
2,633 |
2,035 |
22% |
|
Northern Country |
59 |
37 |
44% |
|
South layer |
126 |
68 |
44% |
|
New York West |
545 |
318 |
39% |
|
Statewide |
5,942 |
4,279 |
28% |
The average 7-day percentage for each region of positive test results reported in the past three days is as follows:
|
REGION |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
|
Capital Region |
2.02% |
1.95% |
1.86% |
|
New York Central |
1.08% |
1.05% |
1.03% |
|
Finger Lakes |
2.22% |
2.11% |
2.00% |
|
Long Island |
4.10% |
4.17% |
4.08% |
|
Mid-Hudson |
4.18% |
4.21% |
4.10% |
|
Mohawk Valley |
1.92% |
1.95% |
1.82% |
|
New York City |
4.35% |
4.37% |
4.20% |
|
Northern Country |
3.39% |
3.18% |
2.81% |
|
South layer |
0.71% |
0.74% |
0.74% |
|
New York West |
2.31% |
2.03% |
1.93% |
|
Statewide |
3.36% |
3.34% |
3.22% |
The average 7-day percentage for each New York district of positive test results reported in the past three days is as follows:
|
BOROUGH |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
|
Bronx |
5.62% |
5.96% |
5.78% |
|
Brooklyn |
4.72% |
4.77% |
4.72% |
|
Manhattan |
2.80% |
2.92% |
2.88% |
|
Queens |
4.85% |
4.99% |
4.80% |
|
Staten Island |
4.62% |
4.74% |
4.62% |
From the total of 1,614,724 individuals tested positive for the virus, the geographical division is as follows:
|
County |
Total Positive |
New Positive |
|
Albany |
20,683 |
63 |
|
Allegany |
2,878 |
9 |
|
Broome |
14,637 |
116 |
|
Cattaraugus |
4,363 |
12 |
|
Cayuga |
5,345 |
12 |
|
Chautauqua |
7,268 |
11 |
|
Chemung |
6,420 |
12 |
|
Chenango |
2,410 |
13 |
|
Clinton |
3,530 |
23 |
|
Columbia |
3,368 |
8 |
|
Cortland |
3,140 |
28 |
|
Delaware |
1,486 |
8 |
|
Dutch |
22,088 |
120 |
|
Erie |
64,689 |
275 |
|
Essex |
1,332 |
4 |
|
Franklin |
2,027 |
19 |
|
Fulton |
3,289 |
17 |
|
Genesee |
4,378 |
6 |
|
Greene |
2,622 |
13 |
|
Hamilton |
281 |
two |
|
Herkimer |
4,539 |
5 |
|
Jefferson |
4,743 |
19 |
|
Lewis |
2,050 |
4 |
|
Livingston |
3,515 |
31 |
|
Madison |
3,817 |
11 |
|
Monroe |
52,245 |
123 |
|
Montgomery |
3,149 |
12 |
|
Nassau |
146,727 |
742 |
|
Niagara |
15,194 |
38 |
|
NYC |
703,170 |
4,419 |
|
Oneida |
19,629 |
46 |
|
Onondaga |
32,224 |
73 |
|
Ontario |
5,750 |
19 |
|
Orange |
36,556 |
222 |
|
Orleans |
2,439 |
6 |
|
Oswego |
5,969 |
13 |
|
Otsego |
2,311 |
4 |
|
Putnam |
8,271 |
27 |
|
Rensselaer |
8,935 |
33 |
|
Rockland |
38,265 |
127 |
|
Saratoga |
11,844 |
48 |
|
Schenectady |
10,765 |
25 |
|
Schoharie |
1,187 |
4 |
|
Schuyler |
859 |
two |
|
Seneca |
1,589 |
15 |
|
St. Lawrence |
5,439 |
56 |
|
Steuben |
5,478 |
15 |
|
Suffolk |
160,967 |
675 |
|
Sullivan |
4,715 |
26 |
|
Tioga |
2,788 |
9 |
|
Tompkins |
3,435 |
8 |
|
Ulster |
9,940 |
42 |
|
Warren |
2,819 |
12 |
|
Washington |
2,320 |
25 |
|
Wayne |
4,433 |
8 |
|
Westchester |
106,611 |
482 |
|
Wyoming |
2,792 |
7 |
|
Yates |
1,011 |
0 |
Yesterday, 95 New Yorkers died from COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 38,321. The geographical division is as follows, by county of residence:
|
Deaths by Residence County |
|
|
County |
New Deaths |
|
Albany |
3 |
|
Bronx |
13 |
|
Broome |
1 |
|
Dutch |
1 |
|
Erie |
two |
|
Fulton |
1 |
|
Kings |
12 |
|
Livingston |
1 |
|
Madison |
1 |
|
Manhattan |
15 |
|
Monroe |
two |
|
Montgomery |
1 |
|
Nassau |
6 |
|
Onondaga |
4 |
|
Orange |
two |
|
Orleans |
1 |
|
Queens |
13 |
|
Richmond |
1 |
|
St. Lawrence |
two |
|
Suffolk |
7 |
|
Westchester |
6 |