Governor Cuomo gives briefing; Statewide positivity rate is 5.15%

“As we continue to see the number COVID-19 cases surge across the nation, it is beyond critical that we ensure hospitals, and hospital systems as a whole, have developed additional capacity and are prepared to work cooperatively with each other to prevent any one facility from becoming overwhelmed,” said Governor Andrew Cuomo during Thursday’s COVID brief.

He added, “With this work already underway through the state’s Surge and Flex program, we also continue to fight to ensure the vaccine’s distribution is as fair and equitable as possible.

Regarding vaccines, the governor wrote in a release, following his brief, “The distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine will undoubtedly go down as one of the most massive governmental operations in history, yet the federal distribution plan remains misguided and completely overlooks underserved communities. If this distribution of the vaccine is to truly be successful, the federal government must improve its plan immediately and ensure black, brown, and low income communities are not left behind. The time is now to make these corrections, we simply cannot wait any longer.”

Today’s data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported – 197,406
Positive Test Results – 10,178
Positivity – 5.15%
Patient Hospitalization – 5,164 (+171)
Patients Newly Admitted – 765
Hospital Counties – 55
Number ICU – 994 (+42)
Number ICU with Intubation – 539 (+18)
Total Discharges – 89,600 (+511)
Deaths – 92
Total Deaths – 27,498

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 (7-Day Avg)
Capital Region	253	0.02%	26%
Central New York	319	0.04%	24%
Finger Lakes	604	0.05%	27%
Long Island	804	0.03%	18%
Mid-Hudson	694	0.03%	25%
Mohawk Valley	174	0.04%	25%
New York City	1578	0.02%	19%
North Country	44	0.01%	46%
Southern Tier	157	0.02%	41%
Western New York	537	0.04%	27%
Statewide	5164	0.03%	22%

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	313	180	44%
Central New York	290	197	33%
Finger Lakes	506	274	56%
Long Island	834	611	25%
Mid-Hudson	744	378	49%
Mohawk Valley	129	97	24%
New York City	2351	1830	25%
North Country	73	33	52%
Southern Tier	129	91	33%
Western New York	520	290	48%
NYS TOTAL	5889	3981	35%

Yesterday, 197,406 test results were reported to New York State, and 5.15 percent were positive. Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Capital Region	4.80%	5.11%	5.51%
Central New York	5.86%	6.25%	6.41%
Finger Lakes	7.02%	7.72%	8.03%
Long Island	5.68%	5.70%	5.71%
Mid-Hudson	6.19%	6.28%	6.41%
Mohawk Valley	6.92%	7.42%	7.83%
New York City	4.13%	4.11%	4.10%
North Country	4.63%	4.45%	4.23%
Southern Tier	2.16%	2.48%	2.39%
Western New York	6.96%	7.18%	7.22%
Statewide	5.01%	5.13%	5.17%

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

BOROUGH	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
Bronx	4.86%	4.87%	4.75%
Brooklyn	4.13%	4.08%	4.07%
Manhattan	2.50%	2.52%	2.52%
Queens	4.61%	4.56%	4.61%
Staten Island	6.49%	6.53%	6.35%

Of the 743,242 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	7,392	216
Allegany	1,306	20
Broome	6,238	78
Cattaraugus	1,594	80
Cayuga	1,324	42
Chautauqua	2,099	72
Chemung	3,595	64
Chenango	781	14
Clinton	586	12
Columbia	1,157	18
Cortland	1,335	44
Delaware	477	7
Dutchess	8,629	173
Erie	31,282	563
Essex	348	14
Franklin	398	23
Fulton	742	22
Genesee	1,452	59
Greene	832	7
Hamilton	65	2
Herkimer	1,020	34
Jefferson	878	17
Lewis	521	11
Livingston	1,017	46
Madison	1,381	56
Monroe	21,267	619
Montgomery	683	12
Nassau	67,978	775
Niagara	5,378	112
NYC	344,344	3,370
Oneida	7,066	267
Onondaga	13,945	347
Ontario	1,851	87
Orange	18,923	203
Orleans	788	32
Oswego	2,204	45
Otsego	821	17
Putnam	3,560	71
Rensselaer	2,351	82
Rockland	23,505	197
Saratoga	3,065	100
Schenectady	3,371	99
Schoharie	279	4
Schuyler	370	6
Seneca	444	36
St. Lawrence	1,206	24
Steuben	2,238	43
Suffolk	71,043	1,047
Sullivan	2,376	29
Tioga	1,312	17
Tompkins	1,451	27
Ulster	4,103	74
Warren	710	24
Washington	518	12
Wayne	1,532	45
Westchester	56,995	623
Wyoming	771	31
Yates	345	7

Yesterday, 92 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 27,498. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	2
Bronx	2
Broome	1
Chemung	1
Dutchess	2
Erie	16
Genesee	1
Herkimer	1
Kings	8
Livingston	1
Manhattan	1
Monroe	11
Nassau	7
Niagara	2
Oneida	5
Onondaga	5
Orange	2
Oswego	1
Queens	4
Richmond	2
Rockland	2
Saratoga	1
Schenectady	2
Steuben	1
St. Lawrence	1
Suffolk	4
Wayne	1
Westchester	5

Governor Cuomo gives briefing; Statewide positivity rate is 5.15%

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