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Gov. Cuomo says state’s virus positivity rate is 1.32%

ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Andrew Cuomo updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on Sunday.
“The numbers and data are showing that New Yorkers are beating back the COVID virus and moving our state forward into the new normal,” Cuomo said. “We must remain vigilant and getting vaccinated is the lynchpin of our ability to rebuild New York for the future. I urge everyone who has not yet made a vaccination appointment to do so immediately. The more New Yorkers get vaccinated, the safer we are as a state.”
Sunday’s data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported – 171,287
  • Total Positive – 2,269
  • Percent Positive – 1.32%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 1.45%
  • Patient Hospitalization – 2,024 (-154)
  • 7-Day Average Patient Hospitalization – 2,339
  • Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week – -511
  • Patients Newly Admitted – 207
  • Number ICU – 511 (-33)
  • Number ICU with Intubation – 317 (-27)
  • Total Discharges – 178,246 (+302)
  • Deaths – 35
  • Total Deaths – 42,279

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 74 0.01% 28%
Central New York 51 0.01% 32%
Finger Lakes 215 0.02% 40%
Long Island 273 0.01% 36%
Mid-Hudson 163 0.01% 47%
Mohawk Valley 25 0.01% 40%
New York City 920 0.01% 35%
North Country 21 0.01% 57%
Southern Tier 64 0.01% 51%
Western New York 218 0.02% 33%
Statewide 2024 0.01% 37%

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 236 182 23%
Central New York 233 180 23%
Finger Lakes 397 226 43%
Long Island 849 616 27%
Mid-Hudson 668 355 47%
Mohawk Valley 97 78 20%
New York City 2,534 1877 26%
North Country 53 23 57%
Southern Tier 115 67 42%
Western New York 545 332 39%
Statewide 5,727 3936 31%

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 1.41% 1.32% 1.39%
Central New York 1.23% 1.17% 1.21%
Finger Lakes 2.70% 2.67% 2.83%
Long Island 1.45% 1.38% 1.33%
Mid-Hudson 1.61% 1.50% 1.47%
Mohawk Valley 1.42% 1.46% 1.55%
New York City 1.44% 1.36% 1.29%
North Country 2.05% 1.92% 2.11%
Southern Tier 0.66% 0.66% 0.67%
Western New York 2.57% 2.54% 2.57%
Statewide 1.53% 1.47% 1.45%

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 1.45% 1.43% 1.38%
Brooklyn 1.74% 1.61% 1.52%
Manhattan 0.85% 0.80% 0.75%
Queens 1.52% 1.46% 1.39%
Staten Island 1.77% 1.63% 1.50%

Of the 2,056,323 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County Total Positive New Positive
Albany 24,321 19
Allegany 3,372 6
Broome 18,217 39
Cattaraugus 5,509 13
Cayuga 6,138 11
Chautauqua 8,736 22
Chemung 7,467 15
Chenango 3,366 10
Clinton 4,762 5
Columbia 3,968 17
Cortland 3,702 8
Delaware 2,297 4
Dutchess 29,009 34
Erie 87,702 133
Essex 1,567 3
Franklin 2,508 5
Fulton 4,305 10
Genesee 5,310 15
Greene 3,321 10
Hamilton 305 1
Herkimer 5,069 10
Jefferson 5,821 18
Lewis 2,634 8
Livingston 4,284 7
Madison 4,426 5
Monroe 65,639 222
Montgomery 4,175 11
Nassau 181,639 86
Niagara 19,506 48
NYC 923,081 844
Oneida 22,103 35
Onondaga 37,714 105
Ontario 7,258 11
Orange 47,654 39
Orleans 3,020 20
Oswego 7,359 27
Otsego 3,363 4
Putnam 10,512 8
Rensselaer 11,026 15
Rockland 46,545 13
Saratoga 14,976 28
Schenectady 12,888 16
Schoharie 1,643 3
Schuyler 1,026 0
Seneca 1,968 4
St. Lawrence 6,433 12
Steuben 6,683 14
Suffolk 198,695 121
Sullivan 6,503 15
Tioga 3,641 11
Tompkins 4,209 9
Ulster 13,679 16
Warren 3,548 8
Washington 3,040 3
Wayne 5,586 26
Westchester 128,474 62
Wyoming 3,459 2
Yates 1,162 3

Saturday, 35 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 42,279. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County New Deaths
Albany 1
Bronx 4
Erie 2
Kings 8
Manhattan 3
Monroe 2
Niagara 1
Orange 1
Queens 7
Richmond 2
Rockland 1
Saratoga 1
Suffolk 2

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