Kings County Government: Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers On State's Progress During COVID-19 Pandemic

Press release from the Kings County Government:

March 30, 2021

4,715 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide

903 Patients in the ICU; 523 Intubated

Statewide Positivity Rate is 4.28%

61 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

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

"New Yorkers have shown time and again the strength and discipline it takes to fight COVID, but there's more work to be done before we reach the light at the end of the tunnel. We're working 24/7 to vaccinate as many New Yorkers as possible, and while those efforts are bearing fruit, we need everyone to keep up the vigilance," Governor Cuomo said. "We're expanding eligibility and opening more vaccine sites around the state but the new variants are a concern. I urge New Yorkers to continue wearing masks, socially distancing and following the public health guidance as we work to defeat the COVID beast for good."

It is important to note that data, including test results and hospital rates, reported early in the week are often not completely reflective of the current situation due to lower discharges and testing volume over the weekend. Data trends over a period of time, such as using 7-day averages, are a preferred metric.

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

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 Within 7 Days Under Surge Plan

Capital Region

108

0.01%

30%

Central New York

50

0.01%

32%

Finger Lakes

159

0.01%

40%

Long Island

827

0.03%

33%

Mid-Hudson

556

0.02%

43%

Mohawk Valley

52

0.01%

38%

New York City

2,670

0.03%

31%

North Country

18

0.00%

58%

Southern Tier

69

0.01%

50%

Western New York

206

0.01%

36%

Statewide

4,715

0.02%

35%

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 Avg)

Capital Region

234

178 

18%

Central New York

262

173 

33%

Finger Lakes

397

228 

41%

Long Island

856

633 

23%

Mid-Hudson

678

392 

41%

Mohawk Valley

97

79 

25%

New York City

2,579

1,910 

23%

North Country

57

29 

47%

Southern Tier

126

66 

46%

Western New York

545

339 

41%

Statewide

5,831

4,027 

29%

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

REGION

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

Capital Region

2.42%

2.43%

2.40%

Central New York

1.00%

1.03%

1.03%

Finger Lakes

1.94%

2.00%

2.04%

Long Island

4.37%

4.34%

4.34%

Mid-Hudson

4.76%

4.80%

4.71%

Mohawk Valley

1.71%

1.66%

1.59%

New York City

4.31%

4.26%

4.21%

North Country

1.41%

1.44%

1.38%

Southern Tier

0.73%

0.77%

0.75%

Western New York

3.00%

3.15%

3.29%

Statewide

3.45%

3.46%

3.43%

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

BOROUGH

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

Bronx

4.92%

4.66%

4.41%

Brooklyn

4.59%

4.20%

4.10%

Manhattan

2.97%

2.82%

2.74%

Queens

5.34%

4.91%

4.54%

Staten Island

4.95%

4.78%

4.71%

Of the 1,850,050 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

22,536

60

Allegany

3,018

4

Broome

16,530

38

Cattaraugus

4,792

31

Cayuga

5,610

11

Chautauqua

7,902

35

Chemung

6,818

21

Chenango

2,797

13

Clinton

4,177

22

Columbia

3,674

10

Cortland

3,399

9

Delaware

1,894

7

Dutchess

25,893

86

Erie

73,561

390

Essex

1,437

2

Franklin

2,298

6

Fulton

3,748

11

Genesee

4,769

9

Greene

2,950

6

Hamilton

293

0

Herkimer

4,762

5

Jefferson

5,203

9

Lewis

2,311

9

Livingston

3,791

11

Madison

4,094

8

Monroe

56,535

136

Montgomery

3,560

21

Nassau

166,881

516

Niagara

16,490

91

NYC

828,074

3,118

Oneida

20,791

33

Onondaga

34,176

49

Ontario

6,310

13

Orange

43,015

246

Orleans

2,581

6

Oswego

6,585

20

Otsego

2,890

17

Putnam

9,468

30

Rensselaer

9,973

42

Rockland

43,375

138

Saratoga

13,338

63

Schenectady

11,775

38

Schoharie

1,401

2

Schuyler

927

3

Seneca

1,783

6

St. Lawrence

5,923

6

Steuben

5,908

19

Suffolk

181,618

612

Sullivan

5,482

33

Tioga

3,122

10

Tompkins

3,878

12

Ulster

11,918

59

Warren

3,164

16

Washington

2,664

17

Wayne

4,827

17

Westchester

119,242

278

Wyoming

3,061

4

Yates

1,058

4

Yesterday, 61 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 40,451. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: 

Deaths by County of Residence

Deaths by County of Residence

County

New Deaths

Bronx

8

Erie

1

Kings

10

Manhattan

6

Nassau

8

Oneida

1

Queens

13

Richmond

1

Saratoga

1

Suffolk

8

Westchester

4

This press release was produced by the Kings County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.