Gov. Cuomo Jan. 15 update

ALBANY, NY —  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that 324,671 COVID-19 test results were reported to New York State yesterday—a new record high. An additional case of the UK variant was identified in Nassau County. To date, there are 16 known cases of the variant in New York State.

“The positivity rate will change when communities decide it will change. It’s still purely a function of how a community acts and there’s still personal responsibility. We talked about what would happen with COVID spread through the holiday season, and much of the diagnosis came true,” Governor Cuomo said. “We said that you were going to see the holiday season increase social activity, and I reminded New Yorkers every day to celebrate smart. People said that it was the holiday season and they wanted to celebrate, but if you don’t celebrate smart, we’ll see an increase in the COVID transmission rate. And we saw an increase in the COVID transmission rate. Over Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa, we shot up like a rocket. After New Year’s Day, it started to flatten because the increase in social activity started to flatten. And now, we’re starting to see a drop post-New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. And that is good news. We’d rather not have seen the increase, but I believe the increase would have been worse if we weren’t smart and disciplined during the holidays.”

Today’s data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported – 324,671

• Total Positive – 19,942

• Percent Positive – 6.14%

• Patient Hospitalization – 8,808 (-15)

• Patients Newly Admitted – 1,153

• Hospital Counties – 56

• Number ICU – 1,570 (+34)

• Number ICU with Intubation – 962 (+6)

• Total Discharges – 113,919 (+940)

• Deaths – 183

• Total Deaths – 32,566

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:

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

Of the 1,203,550 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

Yesterday, 183 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 32,566. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

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