Covid in NY: Hospitalizations up slightly, new cases fall again

Cars wait in lines in a parking garage

The Syracuse VA Medical Center held drive-through Covid-19 vaccination clinics for veterans in its parking garage in April.Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com

New York — Covid-19 hospitalizations in New York rose slightly Monday, but new cases reached another new low since the fall.

Hospitalizations rose 10 to 2,026, but remain at their lowest level in months. A total of 491 people were in intensive care units, down two, and 290 were intubated, down 11.

Over the last week, hospitalizations are down 547.

The state confirmed 1,516 new cases of the coronavirus yesterday, down from 1,580 the day before, and reported 99,656 test results. The statewide percentage of people testing positive for the virus was 1.52%.

The last time the state saw fewer new cases in a day was Oct. 25, when the total was 1,191.

Hospitalizations and new cases are both at their lowest points since the fall and are down sharply from their most recent highs in January.

Another 32 people in New York died Monday due to Covid, which brings the statewide death toll to 42,341.

“We’re doing everything we can to get vaccinations up,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today during a press conference in New York City. “As the number of vaccinations goes up, the positivity comes down. The message is vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate.”

Over 48% of New Yorkers have had at least one dose of a Covid vaccine and 39.5% have had all required doses.

In Central New York, the seven-day average of the percentage of people testing positive for Covid was 1.11%, down from 1.18% the day before. The statewide seven-day average was 1.34%, down from 1.4% the previous day.

That’s the lowest statewide seven-day average since Oct. 24.

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