Western New York daily COVID hospitalization rate hits highest number seen during pandemic

ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB)–Western New York’s COVID- 19 problem continues according to the latest data from Albany.

As of Friday, the number of patients hospitalized with coronavirus hit a record-breaking high of 265, the highest its been since the pandemic began.

According to the state, nearly six percent of coronavirus cases came back positive Friday, across the whole region. That is by far the highest in the state.

Inside the region’s three cluster zones, we are seeing mixed results. The current seven-day rolling averages in Erie County’s orange and Niagara County’s yellow zones are both down.

But the rolling average in Erie County’s yellow zone is up, nearly a whole point.

The data is summarized briefly below:

• Patient Hospitalization – 2,443 (+95)
• Patients Newly Admitted – 381
• Hospital Counties – 50
• Number ICU – 467 (+22)
• Number ICU with Intubation – 212 (+7)
• Total Discharges – 83,031 (+265)
• Deaths – 34
• Total Deaths – 26,326

Each region’s percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

REGION	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	CURRENT 7-DAY AVERAGE
Capital Region	2.2%	1.9%	2.4%	2.36%
Central New York	3.3%	3.2%	3.5%	3.67%
Finger Lakes	2.9%	3.2%	3.8%	3.60%
Long Island	3.1%	2.9%	2.9%	3.11%
Mid-Hudson	3.9%	3.4%	3.7%	3.79%
Mohawk Valley	2.2%	2.3%	3.3%	2.49%
New York City	2.4%	2.4%	2.6%	2.54%
North Country	1.3%	1.6%	2.2%	1.79%
Southern Tier	1.4%	0.9%	1.2%	1.18%
Western New York	4.1%	4.1%	5.7%	4.99%

Of the 590,822 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	5,013	107
Allegany	807	49
Broome	4,792	104
Cattaraugus	842	33
Cayuga	698	17
Chautauqua	1,362	11
Chemung	2,571	53
Chenango	551	9
Clinton	412	6
Columbia	952	18
Cortland	870	31
Delaware	300	3
Dutchess	6,569	76
Erie	20,549	446
Essex	246	6
Franklin	229	9
Fulton	429	13
Genesee	736	41
Greene	622	18
Hamilton	36	1
Herkimer	564	12
Jefferson	407	31
Lewis	300	16
Livingston	577	28
Madison	795	19
Monroe	12,092	359
Montgomery	376	12
Nassau	56,278	403
Niagara	3,089	66
NYC	292,825	1,935
Oneida	4,038	142
Onondaga	8,948	213
Ontario	1,072	33
Orange	15,799	122
Orleans	554	4
Oswego	1,164	63
Otsego	505	8
Putnam	2,356	48
Rensselaer	1,494	45
Rockland	20,511	160
Saratoga	1,875	33
Schenectady	2,062	65
Schoharie	166	4
Schuyler	253	5
Seneca	240	8
St. Lawrence	658	9
Steuben	1,525	23
Suffolk	55,808	479
Sullivan	2,065	21
Tioga	1,013	15
Tompkins	876	28
Ulster	3,004	35
Warren	537	7
Washington	418	4
Wayne	901	43
Westchester	46,469	405
Wyoming	398	14
Yates	224	4

Friday, 34 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 26,326. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Allegany	1
Broome	1
Dutchess	1
Erie	9
Franklin	1
Kings	5
Livingston	1
Montgomery	1
Nassau	1
Oneida	1
Onondaga	4
Orange	1
Oswego	1
Queens	2
Rockland	1
Steuben	1
Ulster	1
Westchester	1

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