Statewide Positivity Rate is 0.59% – Previous Record-Low Was 0.65% on August 27, 2020
7-Day Average Positivity of All 10 Regions of New York State Falls Below 2.0% for First Time Since October 28, 2020
7-Day Statewide Positivity Rate is 0.76% – Lowest Since August 29, 2020, Declined 53 Consecutive Days
1,169 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide – Lowest Since November 1, 2020
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The Finger Lakes’ 7-day average positivity fell to 1.87% yesterday, bringing the individual 7-day average positivity of all 10 regions across the state below 2.0% for the first time since October 28, 2020.
“As we head into summer, it is incredible to reflect on where we were with COVID a year ago,” Governor Cuomo said. “Thanks to the hard work of New Yorkers, we are getting closer to a reimagined normal every day. This is our opportunity to build back safer and stronger than ever before with a new perspective. As we inch toward the end of the tunnel, I want to encourage the people of our state to utilize the greatest tool we have in defeating the virus – the vaccine. It’s free, accessible, and effective.”
Today’s data is summarized briefly below:
- Test Results Reported – 159,504
- Total Positive – 937
- Percent Positive – 0.59%
- 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 0.76%
- Patient Hospitalization – 1,169 (-54)
- Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week – -275
- Patients Newly Admitted – 151
- Number ICU – 304 (+4)
- Number ICU with Intubation – 178 (+1)
- Total Discharges – 181,867 (+186)
- Deaths – 11
- Total Deaths – 42,665
The regional ICU bed capacity and occupancy numbers are as follows:
Region |
Total ICU Bed in Region |
Total Occupied ICU Beds in Region |
Percent of ICU Beds Available in Region |
Capital Region |
241 |
206 |
15% |
Central New York |
225 |
185 |
18% |
Finger Lakes |
397 |
231 |
42% |
Long Island |
835 |
573 |
31% |
Mid-Hudson |
641 |
370 |
42% |
Mohawk Valley |
97 |
72 |
26% |
New York City |
2,416 |
1,838 |
24% |
North Country |
57 |
25 |
56% |
Southern Tier |
115 |
66 |
43% |
Western New York |
543 |
332 |
39% |
Statewide |
5,567 |
3,898 |
30% |
Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
Region |
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 |
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 |
Thursday, May 27, 2021 |
Capital Region |
1.08% |
1.06% |
0.99% |
Central New York |
1.51% |
1.49% |
1.48% |
Finger Lakes |
2.21% |
2.09% |
1.87% |
Long Island |
0.69% |
0.67% |
0.64% |
Mid-Hudson |
0.77% |
0.72% |
0.71% |
Mohawk Valley |
0.99% |
1.04% |
0.94% |
New York City |
0.65% |
0.62% |
0.59% |
North Country |
1.19% |
1.12% |
1.05% |
Southern Tier |
0.57% |
0.58% |
0.54% |
Western New York |
1.44% |
1.35% |
1.20% |
Statewide |
0.85% |
0.81% |
0.76% |
Each New York City borough’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
Borough in NYC |
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 |
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 |
Thursday, May 27, 2021 |
Bronx |
0.69% |
0.63% |
0.63% |
Kings |
0.75% |
0.73% |
0.65% |
New York |
0.41% |
0.39% |
0.38% |
Queens |
0.67% |
0.66% |
0.63% |
Richmond |
0.81% |
0.77% |
0.80% |
Of the 2,083,041 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:
County |
Total Positive |
New Positive |
Albany |
24,614 |
11 |
Allegany |
3,523 |
4 |
Broome |
18,539 |
14 |
Cattaraugus |
5,686 |
2 |
Cayuga |
6,299 |
6 |
Chautauqua |
8,903 |
3 |
Chemung |
7,687 |
17 |
Chenango |
3,462 |
0 |
Clinton |
4,827 |
1 |
Columbia |
4,041 |
0 |
Cortland |
3,870 |
13 |
Delaware |
2,350 |
1 |
Dutchess |
29,371 |
12 |
Erie |
89,180 |
38 |
Essex |
1,588 |
0 |
Franklin |
2,536 |
1 |
Fulton |
4,392 |
6 |
Genesee |
5,415 |
0 |
Greene |
3,394 |
3 |
Hamilton |
313 |
0 |
Herkimer |
5,159 |
1 |
Jefferson |
6,058 |
4 |
Lewis |
2,779 |
6 |
Livingston |
4,489 |
5 |
Madison |
4,533 |
1 |
Monroe |
68,233 |
72 |
Montgomery |
4,247 |
3 |
Nassau |
183,108 |
52 |
Niagara |
19,947 |
9 |
NYC |
933,168 |
390 |
Oneida |
22,438 |
9 |
Onondaga |
38,596 |
39 |
Ontario |
7,377 |
6 |
Orange |
48,113 |
22 |
Orleans |
3,107 |
2 |
Oswego |
7,565 |
4 |
Otsego |
3,439 |
1 |
Putnam |
10,570 |
3 |
Rensselaer |
11,185 |
5 |
Rockland |
46,829 |
8 |
Saratoga |
15,280 |
9 |
Schenectady |
13,133 |
8 |
Schoharie |
1,686 |
1 |
Schuyler |
1,052 |
1 |
Seneca |
2,001 |
0 |
St. Lawrence |
6,606 |
8 |
Steuben |
6,893 |
9 |
Suffolk |
200,333 |
56 |
Sullivan |
6,627 |
11 |
Tioga |
3,779 |
5 |
Tompkins |
4,307 |
1 |
Ulster |
13,861 |
7 |
Warren |
3,630 |
1 |
Washington |
3,127 |
2 |
Wayne |
5,737 |
0 |
Westchester |
129,313 |
42 |
Wyoming |
3,570 |
2 |
Yates |
1,176 |
0 |
Yesterday, 11 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 42,665. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:
Deaths by County of Residence |
|
County |
New Deaths |
Chautauqua |
1 |
Columbia |
1 |
Erie |
1 |
Genesee |
1 |
Monroe |
2 |
Nassau |
1 |
Niagara |
2 |
Richmond |
1 |
Westchester |
1 |