Governor Cuomo Provides December 8 Covid-19 Updates

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

“As we continue to see the number of COVID cases rise in New York and across the nation, it’s critical that we not only remain tough and practice safe behaviors to limit viral spread, but that we also do everything in our power to ensure hospitals are prepared to handle a growing number of patients,” Governor Cuomo said. “New York has instituted a number of measures to help prevent hospitals from becoming overwhelmed including a directive to expand capacity by 25 percent. The good news is New York still maintains one of the nation’s lowest infection rates, but everyone must do their part to slow the spread of the virus and stop the uptick in hospitalizations. If we work together and stay New York Tough, we can manage this pandemic until the vaccine is here.”

Today’s data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported – 162,464
• Patient Hospitalization – 4,835 (+233)
• Patients Newly Admitted – 594
• Hospital Counties – 55
• Number ICU – 906 (+34)
• Number ICU with Intubation – 493 (+16)
• Total Discharges – 88,584 (+321)
• Deaths – 74
• Total Deaths – 27,307

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:

Yesterday, 162,464 test results were reported to New York State, and 5.74 percent were positive. Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows: