Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on MonsY announced updated COVID-19 micro-cluster focus zones in New York State. Niagara County’s Yellow Precautionary Zone will be expanded. New Yellow Precautionary Zones will be added for Batavia, Genesee County, and for Rome and Utica, Oneida County.
“There is no politics or rhetoric in the number of people going into the hospital, and the increase in hospitalizations could overwhelm some regions if nothing changes by January,” Governor Cuomo said. “That’s the trajectory we’re looking at and trying to change. We’re simultaneously increasing hospital capacity and, frankly, changing how hospitals operate. At the same time we have to slow the spread by doing what we know works – social distancing, wearing masks and avoiding gatherings. If we don’t, we know what closes down a region. It’s called a red zone. That’s the situation we’re trying to avoid.”
On Friday, the NYS Dept. of Health outlined the new metrics including in the state’s Winter Plan for when an area is eligible to enter a “Yellow Zone” micro-cluster area. The geographic area will be eligible to enter a Yellow Zone if it has a 3 percent positivity rate (7-day average) over the past 10 days and is in the top 10 percent in the state for hospital admissions per capita over the past week and is experiencing week-over-week growth in daily admissions. Based on this criteria, the following areas today are designated as Yellow Precautionary Zones:
Modifications to Current Micro-Cluster Focus Zones
Niagara County – Click Here for Map
The current Niagara micro cluster will be expanded to include other areas in the county that have had high positivity and increasing hospitalizations, meeting the metrics for yellow zone designation.
New Focus Zones
Genesee County – Click Here for Map
A new yellow precautionary zone will be established in Batavia, which meets the metrics for yellow zone designation and accounts for the majority of hospital admissions from the county over the past two weeks.
Oneida County – Click Here for Map
A new yellow precautionary zone will be established in the Rome and Utica areas, which account for the vast majority of hospital admissions from the county and meet the metrics for yellow zone designation.
Today’s data is summarized briefly below:
- Test Results Reported – 159,844
- Patient Hospitalization – 5,712 (+302)
- Patients Newly Admitted – 678
- Hospital Counties – 56
- Number ICU – 1,040 (+31)
- Number ICU with Intubation – 572 (+5)
- Total Discharges – 91,760 (+394)
- Deaths – 83
- Total Deaths – 27,870
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 in Region (7-Day Average) |
|
Capital Region |
269 |
0.02% |
25% |
|
Central New York |
340 |
0.04% |
24% |
|
Finger Lakes |
681 |
0.06% |
24% |
|
Long Island |
935 |
0.03% |
19% |
|
Mid-Hudson |
705 |
0.03% |
26% |
|
Mohawk Valley |
193 |
0.04% |
25% |
|
New York City |
1857 |
0.02% |
19% |
|
North Country |
53 |
0.01% |
46% |
|
Southern Tier |
153 |
0.02% |
40% |
|
Western New York |
526 |
0.04% |
25% |
|
Statewide |
5712 |
0.03% |
23% |
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 Average) |
|
Capital Region |
269 |
171 |
42% |
|
Central New York |
290 |
194 |
32% |
|
Finger Lakes |
403 |
268 |
43% |
|
Long Island |
845 |
583 |
28% |
|
Mid-Hudson |
741 |
394 |
48% |
|
Mohawk Valley |
129 |
98 |
23% |
|
New York City |
2338 |
1664 |
25% |
|
North Country |
71 |
35 |
52% |
|
Southern Tier |
129 |
88 |
33% |
|
Western New York |
516 |
286 |
46% |
|
NYS TOTAL |
5731 |
3781 |
33% |
Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
|
REGION |
FRIDAY |
SATURDAY |
SUNDAY |
|
Capital Region |
5.52% |
5.62% |
