Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress on Day 300 of COVID-19 Pandemic

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress on day 300 of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

"New York made it through Thanksgiving better than most places, so as we celebrate Christmas today it's critical we retain that momentum and remember that celebrating smart stops shutdowns," Governor Cuomo said. "While the vaccine is now here, we are still months away from widespread vaccination and finally reaching that light at the end of the tunnel. We are in a footrace between distributing the vaccine and slowing the spread. While the state is doing everything it can to get people vaccinated, it's on the rest of us to stay tough and keep practicing safe behaviors in the meantime. This has undoubtedly been a trying year, but if we work together and stay United as one New York Family, we will win this war once and for all."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 226,560
Tested Positive - 12,446
Percent Positive - 5.49%
Patient Hospitalization - 6,950 (+22)
Patients Newly Admitted - 859
Hospital Counties - 55
Number ICU - 1,148 (-12)
Number ICU with Intubation - 621 (+0)
Total Discharges - 98,350 (+750)
Deaths - 122
Total Deaths - 29,270

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
Capital Region	375	0.03%	24%
Central New York	424	0.05%	25%
Finger Lakes	874	0.07%	33%
Long Island	1169	0.04%	25%
Mid-Hudson	789	0.03%	35%
Mohawk Valley	225	0.05%	29%
New York City	2391	0.03%	28%
North Country	63	0.02%	47%
Southern Tier	152	0.02%	44%
Western New York	488	0.04%	32%
Statewide	6950	0.04%	30%

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 Average)
Capital Region	211	168	18%
Central New York	267	197	25%
Finger Lakes	397	282	31%
Long Island	817	629	23%
Mid-Hudson	682	383	41%
Mohawk Valley	130	97	28%
New York City	2445	1788	27%
North Country	51	23	51%
Southern Tier	125	77	37%
Western New York	544	312	42%
NYS TOTAL	5669	3956	30%

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

REGION	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY
Capital Region	6.98%	7.48%	7.63%
Central New York	6.44%	6.38%	6.26%
Finger Lakes	8.48%	8.35%	8.22%
Long Island	6.41%	6.41%	6.45%
Mid-Hudson	6.31%	6.22%	6.18%
Mohawk Valley	8.55%	8.71%	8.74%
New York City	4.28%	4.34%	4.46%
North Country	5.30%	5.86%	6.14%
Southern Tier	2.59%	2.66%	2.76%
Western New York	6.39%	6.33%	6.01%
Statewide	5.43%	5.45%	5.53%

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

BOROUGH	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY
Bronx	5.07%	5.17%	5.38%
Brooklyn	4.44%	4.52%	4.64%
Manhattan	2.67%	2.64%	2.66%
Queens	4.95%	5.05%	5.25%
Staten Island	5.51%	5.58%	5.77%

Of the 903,716 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	10,274	229
Allegany	1,693	31
Broome	7,540	111
Cattaraugus	2,228	61
Cayuga	2,383	86
Chautauqua	3,100	113
Chemung	4,253	42
Chenango	1,074	38
Clinton	890	27
Columbia	1,470	35
Cortland	1,884	53
Delaware	623	14
Dutchess	11,120	191
Erie	38,852	656
Essex	498	19
Franklin	663	28
Fulton	1,175	35
Genesee	2,390	89
Greene	1,115	53
Hamilton	97	0
Herkimer	1,764	65
Jefferson	1,520	52
Lewis	776	26
Livingston	1,650	71
Madison	2,059	42
Monroe	30,651	600
Montgomery	1,122	31
Nassau	81,099	1,096
Niagara	7,618	172
NYC	400,473	4,171
Oneida	10,600	291
Onondaga	19,155	333
Ontario	2,838	77
Orange	22,032	210
Orleans	1,180	26
Oswego	3,045	75
Otsego	1,093	19
Putnam	4,413	75
Rensselaer	3,645	111
Rockland	26,291	243
Saratoga	4,741	133
Schenectady	5,098	137
Schoharie	471	15
Schuyler	476	8
Seneca	677	24
St. Lawrence	1,815	51
Steuben	3,097	75
Suffolk	87,985	1,270
Sullivan	2,883	34
Tioga	1,575	32
Tompkins	1,921	43
Ulster	5,241	77
Warren	979	18
Washington	713	10
Wayne	2,219	65
Westchester	65,851	714
Wyoming	1,197	31
Yates	431	12

Yesterday, 122 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 29,270. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	2
Bronx	6
Cattaraugus	2
Chautauqua	1
Chemung	1
Cortland	2
Dutchess	2
Erie	14
Genesee	3
Herkimer	1
Kings	11
Madison	2
Manhattan	7
Monroe	13
Nassau	2
Oneida	3
Onondaga	6
Ontario	1
Orange	4
Oswego	1
Queens	7
Richmond	2
Rockland	1
Saratoga	2
Schenectady	1
Schoharie	1
Schuyler	1
Seneca	1
St. Lawrence	1
Suffolk	11
Tompkins	1
Ulster	1
Westchester	7
Wyoming	1