Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress During COVID-19 Pandemic - DECEMBER 15, 2020

 

5,982 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide

1,065 Patients in the ICU; 580 Intubated

Statewide Positivity Rate is 5.33%

128 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.

"Everything we have done from the start of this pandemic has been based on the facts, and the facts are that COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all on the rise all across the country. We are on an unsustainable trajectory and if we don't act now, hospitals could become overwhelmed come January," Governor Cuomo said. "Right now, New York is focused on growing hospital capacity through our Surge and Flex program and requiring hospital systems to begin working together so they are prepared. As those operations continue, it's on all of us to be smart, tough, and do what we know stops the spread - socially distance, wear masks and wash our hands. The goal is to avoid another shut down and we will only be able to do that if we all do our part."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 194,188
• Positive Test Results - 10,353
• Positivity - 5.33%
• Patient Hospitalization - 5,982 (+270)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 743
• Hospital Counties - 56
• Number ICU - 1,065 (+25)
• Number ICU with Intubation - 580 (+8)
• Total Discharges - 92,136 (+376)
• Deaths - 128
• Total Deaths - 28,002

EDITOR'S NOTE:

Governor Andrew Cuomo, you have stopped indoor eating in New York City, and are about to call another pause like you did at the beginning of 2020, where you also postponed all special elections to the June Primary date. 

Governor Cuomo, why are you allowing the special election in the 12th City Council to continue when it and all other special elections the mayor has called, and will call after January 1, 2021 when some City Council seats become vacant should be postponed to the June primary 2021 as you did in 2020.

How many voters must get COVID-19 as they crowd into the poll sites.