ALBANY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress during the COVID-19 pandemic Saturday. Hospitalizations dropped to 5,445, the lowest since December 12, and the 7-day average positivity rate dropped to its lowest since November 26, at 3.18 percent.
“New Yorkers have shown strength and resilience throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and we’re going to need more of it as we work to get everyone vaccinated across the state,” Cuomo said.
Saturday’s data is summarized briefly below:
- Test Results Reported – 285,307
- Total Positive – 8,141
- Percent Positive – 2.85%
- 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 3.18%
- Patient Hospitalization – 5,445 (-181)
- Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week – -532
- Patients Newly Admitted – 615
- Hospital Counties – 53
- Number ICU – 1,121 (-11)
- Number ICU with Intubation – 753 (-18)
- Total Discharges – 145,672 (+681)
- Deaths – 85
- Total Deaths – 38,407
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 | 139 | 0.01% | 34% |
| Central New York | 64 | 0.01% | 32% |
| Finger Lakes | 210 | 0.02% | 40% |
| Long Island | 935 | 0.03% | 34% |
| Mid-Hudson | 560 | 0.02% | 44% |
| Mohawk Valley | 87 | 0.02% | 37% |
| New York City | 3,080 | 0.04% | 31% |
| North Country | 66 | 0.02% | 57% |
| Southern Tier | 110 | 0.02% | 47% |
| Western New York | 194 | 0.01% | 38% |
| Statewide | 5,445 | 0.03% | 36% |
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 | 243 | 198 | 21% |
| Central New York | 262 | 175 | 34% |
| Finger Lakes | 397 | 268 | 36% |
| Long Island | 861 | 676 | 22% |
| Mid-Hudson | 683 | 419 | 42% |
| Mohawk Valley | 127 | 75 | 32% |
| New York City | 2,631 | 2,038 | 23% |
| North Country | 53 | 30 | 44% |
| Southern Tier | 126 | 63 | 45% |
| Western New York | 545 | 326 | 39% |
| Statewide | 5,928 | 4,268 | 28% |
Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
| REGION | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY |
| Capital Region | 1.95% | 1.86% | 1.91% |
| Central New York | 1.05% | 1.03% | 1.00% |
| Finger Lakes | 2.11% | 2.00% | 1.92% |
| Long Island | 4.17% | 4.08% | 4.06% |
| Mid-Hudson | 4.21% | 4.10% | 4.25% |
| Mohawk Valley | 1.95% | 1.82% | 1.77% |
| New York City | 4.37% | 4.20% | 4.08% |
| North Country | 3.18% | 2.81% | 2.75% |
| Southern Tier | 0.74% | 0.74% | 0.75% |
| Western New York | 2.03% | 1.93% | 1.90% |
| Statewide | 3.34% | 3.22% | 3.18% |
Each New York City borough’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
| BOROUGH | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY |
| Bronx | 5.96% | 5.78% | 5.56% |
| Brooklyn | 4.77% | 4.72% | 4.55% |
| Manhattan | 2.92% | 2.88% | 2.72% |
| Queens | 4.99% | 4.80% | 4.80% |
| Staten Island | 4.74% | 4.62% | 4.42% |
Of the 1,622,865 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:
| County | Total Positive | New Positive |
| Albany | 20,758 | 75 |
| Allegany | 2,892 | 14 |
| Broome | 14,735 | 98 |
| Cattaraugus | 4,387 | 24 |
| Cayuga | 5,353 | 8 |
| Chautauqua | 7,288 | 20 |
| Chemung | 6,428 | 8 |
| Chenango | 2,427 | 17 |
| Clinton | 3,558 | 28 |
| Columbia | 3,375 | 7 |
| Cortland | 3,148 | 8 |
| Delaware | 1,498 | 12 |
| Dutchess | 22,190 | 102 |
| Erie | 64,963 | 274 |
| Essex | 1,336 | 4 |
| Franklin | 2,056 | 29 |
| Fulton | 3,307 | 18 |
| Genesee | 4,395 | 17 |
| Greene | 2,631 | 9 |
| Hamilton | 282 | 1 |
| Herkimer | 4,545 | 6 |
| Jefferson | 4,764 | 21 |
| Lewis | 2,060 | 10 |
| Livingston | 3,531 | 16 |
| Madison | 3,833 | 16 |
| Monroe | 52,371 | 126 |
| Montgomery | 3,168 | 19 |
| Nassau | 147,472 | 745 |
| Niagara | 15,240 | 46 |
| NYC | 707,542 | 4,372 |
| Oneida | 19,672 | 43 |
| Onondaga | 32,312 | 88 |
| Ontario | 5,764 | 14 |
| Orange | 36,747 | 191 |
| Orleans | 2,444 | 5 |
| Oswego | 5,983 | 14 |
| Otsego | 2,331 | 20 |
| Putnam | 8,307 | 36 |
| Rensselaer | 8,965 | 30 |
| Rockland | 38,416 | 151 |
| Saratoga | 11,889 | 45 |
| Schenectady | 10,790 | 25 |
| Schoharie | 1,190 | 3 |
| Schuyler | 862 | 3 |
| Seneca | 1,601 | 12 |
| St. Lawrence | 5,481 | 42 |
| Steuben | 5,496 | 18 |
| Suffolk | 161,632 | 665 |
| Sullivan | 4,730 | 15 |
| Tioga | 2,799 | 11 |
| Tompkins | 3,441 | 6 |
| Ulster | 9,981 | 41 |
| Warren | 2,829 | 10 |
| Washington | 2,326 | 6 |
| Wayne | 4,451 | 18 |
| Westchester | 107,075 | 464 |
| Wyoming | 2,804 | 12 |
| Yates | 1,014 | 3 |
Yesterday, 85 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 38,407. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:
| Deaths by County of Residence | |
| County | New Deaths |
| Bronx | 10 |
| Columbia | 1 |
| Dutchess | 1 |
| Erie | 2 |
| Fulton | 1 |
| Greene | 1 |
| Herkimer | 1 |
| Kings | 15 |
| Manhattan | 8 |
| Monroe | 4 |
| Nassau | 4 |
| Onondaga | 2 |
| Orange | 1 |
| Queens | 18 |
| Richmond | 3 |
| Rockland | 1 |
| St. Lawrence | 1 |
| Suffolk | 6 |
| Ulster | 1 |
| Westchester | 4 |
