Governor Cuomo Announces COVID-19 7-Day Average Positivity Rate Drops Below 4% for First Time Since November 30

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo at present introduced that New York State’s 7-day common COVID positivity fee dropped to 3.90 p.c, the bottom since November 29. The 7-day common positivity fee is down 51 p.c from the post-holiday peak in early January and it has declined for 36 consecutive days. Hospitalizations dropped to six,888, the bottom quantity since Christmas Day. Hospitalizations are down by 916 this week, a 26 p.c decline from the post-holiday peak. The statewide positivity fee dropped to three.46 p.c, the bottom since November 25. New York Metropolis’s 7-day common positivity fee dropped to 4.63 p.c, the bottom since Christmas Day and a lower of 28 p.c from the post-holiday peak.

Eleven further circumstances of the UK variant have been recognized in New York State. Eight have been in New York Metropolis, two have been in Suffolk County and one was in Rockland County, that county’s first case. To this point, there are 70 recognized circumstances of the variant in New York Metropolis and within the following counties: Saratoga, Warren, Onondaga, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Ulster, Essex, Jefferson, Tompkins, Allegany and Niagara.

“Hospitalization and an infection charges are persevering with to fall statewide and New Yorkers needs to be counseled for all their onerous work and sacrifice which helped make this a actuality,” Governor Cuomo mentioned. “If we’re to win this struggle in opposition to COVID as soon as and for all, we should maintain driving down these charges, in addition to to get as many photographs into arms as doable. New York has the willpower, toughness and vaccination infrastructure to make all of this occur, however our success will in the end be decided by our willingness to maintain making the fitting choices and I’ve each confidence that New Yorkers will proceed to do exactly that.”

In the present day’s knowledge is summarized briefly under:

• Check Outcomes Reported – 253,563
• Complete Constructive – 8,763
• P.c Constructive – 3.46%
• 7-Day Common P.c Constructive – 3.90%
• Affected person Hospitalization – 6,888 (-180)
• Web Change Affected person Hospitalization Previous Week – -916
• Sufferers Newly Admitted – 766
• Hospital Counties – 56
• Quantity ICU – 1,328 (-30)
• Quantity ICU with Intubation – 908 (-33)
• Complete Discharges – 137,276 (+785)
• Deaths – 125
• Complete Deaths – 37,009

The regional hospital mattress capability and occupancy numbers, together with the variety of hospitalizations as a p.c of the area’s inhabitants, is as follows:

The regional ICU mattress capability and occupancy numbers are as follows:

Every area’s 7-day common share of constructive take a look at outcomes reported over the past three days is as follows:

Every New York Metropolis borough’s 7-day common share of constructive take a look at outcomes reported over the past three days is as follows:

Of the 1,521,453 whole people who examined constructive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

Yesterday, 125 New Yorkers died resulting from COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the whole to 37,009. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: