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:

The regional ICU bed capacity and occupancy numbers are as follows:

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