After New York City, Suffolk County continues to report the highest number of Covid-19 infections in New York State, even though the totals are declining, according to statistics released Wednesday.
The city total, which includes all five county/boroughs, was 3,420; Suffolk was 598. Nassau was close behind at 577.
Two deaths were reported in Suffolk; Nassau had four.
“We’re working hard every day to get New York’s infection rate down while increasing the vaccination rate, and the state is making significant progress in that ongoing footrace,” Cuomo said. “But even as we gain more supply of the vaccine, grow our distribution network and get more shots in arms, New Yorkers need to stay vigilant, so that we don’t lose an inch of that progress. We’re expanding eligibility and continually extending our efforts to get the vaccine to underserved communities, and until every New Yorker is vaccinated I encourage everyone to keep washing their hands, wearing masks and social distancing as we get through this fight together.”
|
County |
Total Positive |
New Positive |
|
Albany |
21,403 |
49 |
|
Allegany |
2,939 |
3 |
|
Broome |
15,620 |
84 |
|
Cattaraugus |
4,518 |
11 |
|
Cayuga |
5,449 |
5 |
|
Chautauqua |
7,486 |
10 |
|
Chemung |
6,508 |
12 |
|
Chenango |
2,527 |
17 |
|
Clinton |
3,843 |
13 |
|
Columbia |
3,479 |
6 |
|
Cortland |
3,265 |
7 |
|
Delaware |
1,626 |
11 |
|
Dutchess |
23,288 |
104 |
|
Erie |
67,370 |
196 |
|
Essex |
1,374 |
2 |
|
Franklin |
2,199 |
8 |
|
Fulton |
3,472 |
10 |
|
Genesee |
4,508 |
13 |
|
Greene |
2,722 |
6 |
|
Hamilton |
286 |
0 |
|
Herkimer |
4,621 |
7 |
|
Jefferson |
4,953 |
9 |
|
Lewis |
2,114 |
4 |
|
Livingston |
3,625 |
7 |
|
Madison |
3,908 |
7 |
|
Monroe |
53,675 |
77 |
|
Montgomery |
3,284 |
4 |
|
Nassau |
154,288 |
577 |
|
Niagara |
15,637 |
23 |
|
NYC |
749,011 |
3,420 |
|
Oneida |
20,031 |
36 |
|
Onondaga |
32,941 |
50 |
|
Ontario |
5,950 |
15 |
|
Orange |
38,660 |
207 |
|
Orleans |
2,486 |
4 |
|
Oswego |
6,181 |
20 |
|
Otsego |
2,544 |
22 |
|
Putnam |
8,661 |
46 |
|
Rensselaer |
9,310 |
14 |
|
Rockland |
40,203 |
193 |
|
Saratoga |
12,338 |
33 |
|
Schenectady |
11,093 |
16 |
|
Schoharie |
1,263 |
4 |
|
Schuyler |
875 |
0 |
|
Seneca |
1,670 |
8 |
|
St. Lawrence |
5,748 |
15 |
|
Steuben |
5,621 |
12 |
|
Suffolk |
168,199 |
598 |
|
Sullivan |
4,929 |
16 |
|
Tioga |
2,882 |
9 |
|
Tompkins |
3,552 |
16 |
|
Ulster |
10,474 |
49 |
|
Warren |
2,939 |
14 |
|
Washington |
2,426 |
8 |
|
Wayne |
4,565 |
7 |
|
Westchester |
111,339 |
369 |
|
Wyoming |
2,911 |
4 |
|
Yates |
1,028 |
2 |
- 4,798 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide
- 999 Patients in the ICU; 686 Intubated
- Statewide Positivity Rate is 3.16%
- 58 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday
Cuomo also said Wednesday that 143,592 doses have been administered across New York’s vast distribution network in the last 24 hours, and more than 1.12 million doses have been administered over the past seven days. The week 13 allocation from the federal government begins mid-week and is expected to finish arriving by end of day on Sunday, March 14.
He also reminded residents not to show up at vaccination sites without appointments.
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People with at least one vaccine dose |
People with complete vaccine series |
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|
Region |
Cumulative Total |
Increase over past 24 hours |
Cumulative Total |
Increase over past 24 hours |
|
Capital Region |
247,816 |
6,465 |
120,741 |
2,081 |
|
Central New York |
225,429 |
6,365 |
106,967 |
2,801 |
|
Finger Lakes |
248,122 |
8,540 |
125,636 |
1,710 |
|
Long Island |
457,808 |
11,578 |
246,873 |
4,990 |
|
Mid-Hudson |
374,658 |
12,429 |
178,948 |
3,831 |
|
Mohawk Valley |
111,608 |
2,186 |
56,359 |
1,853 |
|
New York City |
1,785,149 |
44,998 |
855,175 |
16,160 |
|
North Country |
128,112 |
2,426 |
70,551 |
1,851 |
|
Southern Tier |
136,053 |
3,108 |
66,554 |
1,594 |
|
Western New York |
257,345 |
6,578 |
141,168 |
2,048 |
|
Statewide |
3,972,100 |
104,673 |
1,968,972 |
38,919 |
Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday to protect small businesses from eviction or foreclosure.
The bill (S471A/A3207) is rooted in the commercial eviction and foreclosure moratorium in effect since the epidemic arrived in 2020. The legislation will initially
“New York has gone to extraordinary lengths to protect and strengthen our economy throughout the war on COVID, and it is critical that we continue to provide support as we ramp up our vaccination efforts across the state,” Governor Cuomo said. “By signing the COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Business Act of 2021 we are strengthening the backbone of our economy – our small businesses that have faced unprecedented hardships – and this legislation will be instrumental in helping build New York’s economy back better than ever before.”
When the new legislation is signed into law, the agreement will expand protections to small businesses with 100 or fewer employees, and to any business with 500 or fewer employees that was closed to in-person operations by executive order or department of health directive for two or more weeks between May 15, 2020 and May 1, 2021.
The COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Businesses Act of 2021 builds on a number of other measures the Governor has taken to protect residents and businesses facing financial hardship. Governor Cuomo first announced a State moratorium on residential and commercial evictions on March 20 for a period of 90 days to ensure no tenant was evicted during the height of the public health emergency. The commercial eviction and foreclosure moratorium was extended multiple times by Executive Order.