Following Decline in New Case and Hospitalization Rates, Orange Zone Restrictions Lifted Statewide

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January 22, 2024

Following Decline in New Case and Hospitalization Rates, Orange Zone Restrictions Lifted Statewide; 5 Yellow Zones Remain in New York City and Newburgh

Additional Cases of the UK Variant Have Been Found Across New York State, Bringing Total Cases to 42

8,771 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide

1,558 Patients in the ICU; 1,027 Intubated

Statewide Positivity Rate is 5.44%

170 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday‍

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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that following a decline in new case and hospitalization rates over the past weeks all orange zone restrictions, and some yellow zone restrictions, have been lifted statewide, with remaining yellow zones in New York City and Newburgh where communities continue to qualify under the state’s metrics for yellow zones. In New York City, the Bronx, Queens and Washington Heights remain in yellow zones. Existing statewide restrictions remain in place for areas no longer in orange and yellow zones, including capacity limits for certain businesses and restrictions on mass gatherings.

The Governor also announced additional cases of the UK variant have been found in Long Island, New York City, Westchester, Saratoga, Tompkins, Niagara, Onondaga, Essex and Warren Counties, bringing the statewide total to 42 cases.

“New York State has finally reached a point where we are comfortable saying the holiday surge we experienced from November to January has subsided,” Governor Cuomo said. “While our infection and hospitalization rates are on the decline and more vaccines are in our immediate future, this war is not over and we must remain smart. Protecting of our hospitals and their staff remains a top priority and we will continue to do everything we can to ensure these facilities do not become overwhelmed. With more and more vaccines being administered every day and an increase in allotment from the Biden administration, the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter, but until it is in full view we must keep doing what we know works – wear a mask, social distance and avoid gatherings.”

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Today’s data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported – 202,661
Total Positive – 11,028
Percent Positive – 5.44%
Patient Hospitalization – 8,771 (-60)
Patients Newly Admitted – 1,041
Hospital Counties – 56
Number ICU – 1,558 (+14)
Number ICU with Intubation – 1,027 (+21)
Total Discharges – 124,003 (+909)
Deaths – 170
Total Deaths – 34,579

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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	474	0.04%	24%
Central New York	250	0.03%	29%
Finger Lakes	662	0.05%	33%
Long Island	1,553	0.05%	29%
Mid-Hudson	1,056	0.05%	40%
Mohawk Valley	240	0.05%	24%
New York City	3,771	0.04%	31%
North Country	99	0.02%	51%
Southern Tier	240	0.04%	43%
Western New York	426	0.03%	35%
Statewide	8,771	0.04%	32%

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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	262	203	20%
Central New York	262	193	28%
Finger Lakes	397	302	23%
Long Island	859	689	21%
Mid-Hudson	695	445	37%
Mohawk Valley	131	100	25%
New York City	2,569	2,026	22%
North Country	57	35	37%
Southern Tier	125	83	35%
Western New York	543	317	40%
NYS TOTAL	5,900	4,393	26%

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Yesterday, 202,661 test results were reported to New York State, and 5.44 percent were positive. Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY
Capital Region	6.43%	6.28%	6.16%
Central New York	4.84%	4.58%	4.31%
Finger Lakes	5.24%	5.01%	4.85%
Long Island	6.92%	6.90%	6.83%
Mid-Hudson	6.77%	6.84%	6.70%
Mohawk Valley	6.61%	6.42%	6.02%
New York City	5.57%	5.60%	5.39%
North Country	6.54%	6.36%	6.45%
Southern Tier	3.10%	2.95%	2.72%
Western New York	5.70%	5.47%	5.54%
Statewide	5.85%	5.81%	5.64%

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

BOROUGH	SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY
Bronx	7.26%	6.86%	6.98%
Brooklyn	5.60%	5.40%	5.54%
Manhattan	3.58%	3.47%	3.36%
Queens	6.23%	5.92%	5.73%
Staten Island	5.96%	5.79%	5.64%

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Of the 1,361,082 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	17,977	179
Allegany	2,513	17
Broome	12,227	123
Cattaraugus	3,677	35
Cayuga	4,779	30
Chautauqua	6,180	84
Chemung	5,930	41
Chenango	1,977	18
Clinton	2,542	37
Columbia	2,820	33
Cortland	2,773	3
Delaware	1,167	8
Dutchess	18,377	142
Erie	55,593	409
Essex	1,065	9
Franklin	1,399	18
Fulton	2,415	24
Genesee	3,913	19
Greene	2,250	17
Hamilton	172	1
Herkimer	4,028	45
Jefferson	3,742	68
Lewis	1,695	18
Livingston	2,934	23
Madison	3,379	25
Monroe	46,841	365
Montgomery	2,523	27
Nassau	124,119	977
Niagara	13,195	139
NYC	576,449	4,947
Oneida	17,954	98
Onondaga	29,433	169
Ontario	5,032	33
Orange	31,137	228
Orleans	2,083	21
Oswego	5,283	65
Otsego	1,919	18
Putnam	7,112	41
Rensselaer	7,642	68
Rockland	33,769	237
Saratoga	10,198	89
Schenectady	9,453	80
Schoharie	998	8
Schuyler	771	4
Seneca	1,346	8
St. Lawrence	4,169	56
Steuben	4,873	38
Suffolk	138,812	1,084
Sullivan	4,094	26
Tioga	2,404	24
Tompkins	2,890	26
Ulster	8,442	54
Warren	2,350	29
Washington	1,762	27
Wayne	3,992	31
Westchester	91,223	558
Wyoming	2,380	16
Yates	910	11

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Yesterday, 170 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 34,579. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	2
Allegany	1
Bronx	9
Broome	1
Cattaraugus	1
Cayuga	1
Chautauqua	4
Chemung	2
Chenango	1
Columbia	2
Dutchess	2
Erie	10
Genesee	2
Greene	1
Herkimer	3
Jefferson	1
Kings	17
Madison	1
Manhattan	12
Monroe	12
Montgomery	2
Nassau	13
Niagara	2
Oneida	5
Onondaga	5
Orange	3
Oswego	1
Putnam	2
Queens	15
Rensselaer	2
Richmond	1
Rockland	1
Saratoga	2
Schenectady	3
St. Lawrence	1
Suffolk	16
Warren	3
Washington	2
Westchester	6

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