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THE NUMBERS TELL COVID 19 CONTROL UNDER CONTROL 2.99% POSITIVE RATE: Governor Cuomo Announces Infection Rate of Covid Lowest Since November 18 — 606 TOTAL HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID IN MID-HUDSON REGION IN WESTCHESTER, DUTCHESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND, SULLIVAN ULSTER COUNTIES. HOSP CAPACITY 40% IN I.C.U UNITS FREE.
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WPCNR GOVERNOR CUOMO CORONAVIRUS REPORT. FEBRUARY 21, 2021:
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The statewide positivity rate, now at 2.99 percent, dropped below 3 percent for the first time since November 23.
(Editor’s Note: The Mid-Hudson Region, including Westchester County, Rockland, Dutchess, ORANGE, Putnam, ULSTER, SULLIVAN Counties has a total of 606 Hospitalizations–according to the Hospitalization Chart below, 3% of the population, 40% ICU BEDS AVAILABLE WITHIN 7 DAYS. Westchester County yesterday was reported by the state to have 410 tested positive on Thursday of 9,754 tested for a 4.2% infection rate.
According to WPCNR analysis reported on White Plains Week Friday evening, of Westchester County positive results from Wednesday February 11 through Wednesday, February 17, Westchester County had a daily percentage average 4.1% testing positive each day, the lowest average infection week since November 18, 2020.
Westchester experienced an average of 369 new positive cases a day for a total of 2,585 new covid positives a week. according to the New York State Workbook Covid Tracker reporting positive tests. End Editor’s note. )
The Governor also said the first case of the South African variant has been identified in a resident of New York State. The sequencing, involving a Nassau County resident, was conducted at Opentrons Labworks Inc’s Pandemic Response Lab, a New York City based commercial lab, and verified at the Wadsworth Center in Albany. Last week, a Connecticut resident who had been hospitalized in New York City was found to have the South African variant.
“We continue to see a reduction in positivity and hospitalizations throughout the state, which is good news, and this progress is allowing us to reopen the valve on our economy even further,” Governor Cuomo said. “But with the discovery of a case of the South African variant in the state, it’s more important than ever for New Yorkers to stay vigilant, wear masks, wash hands and stay socially distanced. We are in a race right now — between our ability to vaccinate and these variants which are actively trying to proliferate — and we will only win that race if we stay smart and disciplined.”
Today’s data is summarized briefly below:
- Test Results Reported – 221,157
- Total Positive – 6,610
- Percent Positive – 2.99%
- 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 3.44%
- Patient Hospitalization – 5,764 (-213)
- Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week – -829
- Patients Newly Admitted – 602
- Hospital Counties – 55
- Number ICU – 1,162 (+0)
- Number ICU with Intubation – 794 (-7)
- Total Discharges – 142,307 (+715)
- Deaths – 75
- Total Deaths – 37,851
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 | 168 | 0.02% | 35% |
| Central New York | 95 | 0.01% | 32% |
| Finger Lakes | 213 | 0.02% | 40% |
| Long Island | 983 | 0.03% | 34% |
| Mid-Hudson | 606 | 0.03% | 43% |
| Mohawk Valley | 109 | 0.02% | 36% |
| New York City | 3,130 | 0.04% | 31% |
| North Country | 74 | 0.02% | 57% |
| Southern Tier | 134 | 0.02% | 47% |
| Western New York | 252 | 0.02% | 38% |
| Statewide | 5,764 | 0.03% | 35% |
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 | 236 | 174 | 27% |
| Central New York | 262 | 170 | 32% |
| Finger Lakes | 397 | 246 | 37% |
| Long Island | 857 | 662 | 22% |
| Mid-Hudson | 678 | 394 | 40% |
| Mohawk Valley | 127 | 93 | 29% |
| New York City | 2,609 | 2,032 | 21% |
| North Country | 60 | 29 | 45% |
| Southern Tier | 126 | 74 | 44% |
| Western New York | 545 | 344 | 38% |
| Statewide | 5,897 | 4,218 | 28% |
Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
| REGION | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| Capital Region | 2.09% | 2.00% | 1.90% |
| Central New York | 1.41% | 1.33% | 1.24% |
| Finger Lakes | 2.33% | 2.37% | 2.32% |
| Long Island | 4.36% | 4.31% | 4.27% |
| Mid-Hudson | 4.43% | 4.14% | 4.18% |
| Mohawk Valley | 2.11% | 2.11% | 2.02% |
| New York City | 4.40% | 4.40% | 4.41% |
| North Country | 3.91% | 3.95% | 3.82% |
| Southern Tier | 0.78% | 0.76% | 0.76% |
| Western New York | 3.01% | 2.87% | 2.28% |
| Statewide | 3.60% | 3.53% | 3.44% |
Each New York City borough’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
| BOROUGH | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| Bronx | 6.20% | 6.00% | 5.67% |
| Brooklyn | 4.57% | 4.56% | 4.48% |
| Manhattan | 3.01% | 2.98% | 2.91% |
| Queens | 4.96% | 4.95% | 4.88% |
| Staten Island | 4.57% | 4.47% | 4.23% |
Of the 1,578,785 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:
| County | Total Positive | New Positive |
| Albany | 20,392 | 56 |
| Allegany | 2,839 | 7 |
| Broome | 14,228 | 83 |
| Cattaraugus | 4,281 | 12 |
| Cayuga | 5,289 | 47 |
| Chautauqua | 7,185 | 33 |
| Chemung | 6,362 | 12 |
| Chenango | 2,376 | 17 |
| Clinton | 3,390 | 21 |
| Columbia | 3,318 | 6 |
| Cortland | 3,078 | 4 |
| Delaware | 1,448 | 10 |
| Dutchess | 21,565 | 113 |
| Erie | 63,468 | 220 |
| Essex | 1,298 | 7 |
| Franklin | 1,954 | 19 |
| Fulton | 3,202 | 32 |
| Genesee | 4,293 | 21 |
| Greene | 2,582 | 9 |
| Hamilton | 276 | 0 |
| Herkimer | 4,505 | 6 |
| Jefferson | 4,622 | 40 |
| Lewis | 2,005 | 9 |
| Livingston | 3,452 | 18 |
| Madison | 3,765 | 10 |
| Monroe | 51,564 | 141 |
| Montgomery | 3,095 | 16 |
| Nassau | 143,615 | 546 |
| Niagara | 14,984 | 27 |
| NYC | 684,185 | 3,384 |
| Oneida | 19,393 | 42 |
| Onondaga | 31,909 | 61 |
| Ontario | 5,646 | 20 |
| Orange | 35,648 | 152 |
| Orleans | 2,398 | 4 |
| Oswego | 5,894 | 19 |
| Otsego | 2,247 | 9 |
| Putnam | 8,116 | 31 |
| Rensselaer | 8,788 | 28 |
| Rockland | 37,579 | 101 |
| Saratoga | 11,604 | 44 |
| Schenectady | 10,624 | 31 |
| Schoharie | 1,168 | 8 |
| Schuyler | 850 | 3 |
| Seneca | 1,544 | 12 |
| St. Lawrence | 5,233 | 39 |
| Steuben | 5,426 | 11 |
| Suffolk | 158,029 | 513 |
| Sullivan | 4,616 | 22 |
| Tioga | 2,752 | 12 |
| Tompkins | 3,389 | 13 |
| Ulster | 9,754 | 56 |
| Warren | 2,769 | 6 |
| Washington | 2,248 | 16 |
| Wayne | 4,382 | 12 |
| Westchester | 104,400 | 410 |
| Wyoming | 2,756 | 8 |
| Yates | 1,007 | 1 |
Yesterday, 75 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 37,851. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:
| Deaths by County of Residence | |
| County | New Deaths |
| Albany | 1 |
| Bronx | 5 |
| Broome | 1 |
| Delaware | 1 |
| Dutchess | 1 |
| Erie | 1 |
| Kings | 13 |
| Lewis | 1 |
| Manhattan | 6 |
| Monroe | 3 |
| Nassau | 4 |
| Niagara | 1 |
| Oneida | 1 |
| Onondaga | 1 |
| Orange | 2 |
| Queens | 14 |
| Rensselaer | 1 |
| Rockland | 2 |
| Saratoga | 2 |
| Schenectady | 1 |
| Suffolk | 9 |
| Sullivan | 1 |
| Westchester | 3 |
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WHITE PLAINS WEEK THE FRIDAY PROGRAM ON RIGHT NOW. RIGHT HERE. RIGHT ON.
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INTERVIEWS CRYSTAL HAWKINS-SYSKA
OF KELLER WILLIAMS IN WHITE PLAINS
ON REAL ESTATE IN WHITE PLAINS NEW YORK USA.
PLUS THE EXIT OF JOHN KIRKPATRICK FROM THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET
STEADILY DECLINE OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS CONTINUES
PREMATURE BUDGET FORUMS WHEN THERE IS NO STATE BUDGET. (CLICK WHITE ARROW TO THE ACTION
WHITE PLAINS WEEK OF FEB 19 on Worldwide now on WWW.WPCOMMUNITYMEDIA.ORG WORLDWIDE
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THE NEWS IN WHITE PLAINS NEW YORK USA
20 YEARS OF TRUTH, JUSTICE AND THE AMERICAN WAY
NOT RENOMINATED FOR THIRD TERM
THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD
ON WHITE PLAINS REAL ESTATE
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW!
THROUGH THE MIRACLE OF ZOOM
PRESIDENT OF HUDSON GATEWAY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
BROKER WITH KELLER WILLIAMS IN WHITE PLAINS NEW YORK USA
ON
REALTY REALITY IN WHITE PLAINS NY TODAY
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY
THE MARKET IS ON FIRE
LOWEST INFECTION RATE SINCE MID NOVEMBER
PLUS THE WESTCHESTER STATE SENATORS AND ASSEMBLYPERSONS BUDGET HEARINGS
TEXAS ON ICE — COULD IT HAPPEN HERE? NO. MIKE WELCH OF WESTCHESTER POWER TELLS YOU WHY
NOW THE STATE HOUSE WANTS TO TAKE AWAY GOVERNOR CUOMO’S SUPER POWERS. AFTER 12 MONTHS?
A WHITE PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT MUST SEE TV FOR 20 YEARS
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YOU HEAR HERE
Democratic City Committee Taps Mayor Roach to run for a Third Term in Fall. Selects New Candidate for Common Council, Richard Payne to Join Incumbents John Martin and Justin Brasch to run for Common Council in Fall. Incumbent John Kirkpatrick Denied renomination. Latimer endorsed for County Executive, Benjamin Boykin for County Legislator.
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with NY Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul to the Mayor’s left.
The Mayor will run for his Third Term as Mayor Heading the WP Democratic Ticket
nominated for reelection to Common Council
Nominated for first time to White Plains Common Council
Two-term incumbent Democrat Councilman failed in his bid for renomination
WPCNR CAMPAIGN 2021. By John F. Bailey. February 18, 2021.
At a virtual meeting of the White Plains Democratic City Committee this evening, committee District Leaders nominated George Latimer for County Executive, Benjamin Boykin for County Legislator and nominated Mayor Thomas Roach to run for a third term as Mayor. Incumbents John Martin, Councilman since 2011 was nominated to run for another full term as Councilman, and Justin Brasch to run for reelection to the White Plains Common Council for a second term
A first-time candidate for Common Council, Richard Payne, Organization Chairman of the City Committee was nominated to run instead of John Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick, an incumbent Councilman who has served for two full terms.
The vote officially nominating Mr. Payne took place because Kirkpatrick contested the nomination.
BRITTANY BRANDWEIN TONIGHT AT 8 of WHITE PLAINS BID on HOW WHITE PLAINS STREET BUSINESS IS RECOVERYING ON “PEOPLE TO BE HEARD” AT 8. CH 45 FIOS COUNTYWIDE CH 76 OPTIMUM WHITE PLAINS & www.wpcommunitymedia.org
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Executive Director of the White Plains Downtown Business Improvement District
discusses with John Bailey how BID promotions have revitalized business in the WP Down in January and February, talks about “March Into Self-Care” beauty and personal care promotion in March and tells of the summer promotions coming up. PROMOTIONS ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!
BRITTANY BRANDWEIN ON
HOW RESTAURANT MONTH LIFTED UP WHITE PLAINS TO A BETTER JANUARY THAN DECEMBER
HOW FITNESS FEBRUARY IS INTRODUCING NEW CUSTOMERS TO 17 FITNESS BUSINESSES –AND THERE IS STILL 10 DAYS TO GO TO GET READY FOR THE BEACH
HOW RESTAURANTS ARE DOING-RESPONDING-KEEPING IN BUSINESS
THE KEY TO ADJUSTING TO THE MARKET: TAKE OUT, DELIVERY, ONLINE PRESENCE
COME ON DOWN, DOWNTOWN
COVID VACCINATIONS KEEPING PACE WITH VACCINE ALLOCATIONS. INDOOR RECREATION SITES, OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT PARKS MAY OPEN IN APRIL AT 33% CAPACITY. SUMMER DAY CAMPS MAY PLAN FOR REOPENING.
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| WPCNR GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO CORONAVIRUS REPORT. February 18, 2021: All of our decisions are guided by science and data and we adjust as the virus adjusts. With continued decreases in the infection and hospitalization rates, we are able to take steps in our post-COVID recovery and we are now in a place where we can bring back our recreational industries with the proper safety protocols in place. Indoor family entertainment centers will be able to reopen with 25 percent capacity and health protocols starting Friday, March 26th. Outdoor amusement parks can open with a 33 percent capacity starting Friday, April 9th. As we’ve said time and time again, our success will be determined by our actions and as long as we stay united and keep carrying this progress forward we will be able to see more and more sectors of our economy reopen. 1. Four major vaccination sites will open in Buffalo, Rochester, Albany and Yonkers in partnership with FEMA. These four vaccination sites outside of New York City will vaccinate approximately 1,000 New Yorkers each day beginning the first week of March, and appointments will be initially reserved for members of the community in which the sites are located. These sites will help us in our goal of ensuring vaccine access in socially vulnerable communities, and we thank the federal government for their partnership. More details will come soon. 2. COVID hospitalizations dropped to 6,574. Of the 169,963 tests reported yesterday, 6,092, or 3.58 percent, were positive. There were 1,273 patients in ICU yesterday, up two from the previous day. Of them, 854 are intubated. Sadly, we lost 109 New Yorkers to the virus. 3. As of 11am Wednesday morning, 91 percent of first doses allocated to the state have been administered. This represents 2,068,561 first doses administered of the 2,263,960 first dose allocations received from the federal government. So far, 942,833 second doses have been administered out of the 1,231,325 second doses received. To date, NYS distribution sites have administered 94 percent of first doses received for weeks 1-9. See data by region on the State’s Vaccine Tracker: ny.gov/vaccinetracker. 4. There are now a total of 82 known cases of the UK COVID variant in New York State. Twelve additional cases of the UK variant were identified: Eleven in New York City and one in Broome County. 5. Day and overnight summer camps in New York State can begin to plan for reopening. The Department of Health will issue specific reopening guidance, including details on timing, in the coming weeks. Ever Upward, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo |
WEATHER WHITE PLAINS NY USA
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Today
Snow, mainly after 10am. High near 28. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow. Low around 26. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Friday
Snow, mainly before 3pm. High near 33. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph.
2nd Group of 12 Biotech Venturers announced by Westchester County Biosciences Accelerator
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WPCNR Westchester County Clarion-Ledger. From the Westchester County Department of Communications. February 18, 2021:
Westchester County Sciences Accelerator, WCBA Wednesday announced the second cohort of emerging biosciences ventures invited to participate in the annual program.
County Executive George Latimer said: “This is what Westchester County’s economic plan is about – merging great ideas in the private sector with support from County government to cultivate them. These entrepreneurs have proven already to show they have the dedication required and I look forward to watching their future successes.”
Twelve ventures will participate in the 6 month-long program that features entrepreneurship education, coaching and mentoring, to develop fundable business plans and expand the Biosciences community in Westchester. Ventures are supported by an experienced entrepreneur coach and receive customized business networking introductions to business professionals to help advance their early stage ventures.
The 2021 WCBA cohort participants and ventures include:
- Antonio Frasca (Columbia): AGEless a modification of medical device biomaterials conferring resistance to glycation & associated degeneration.
- Chandra Karunakaran (Albert Einstein College of Medicine) an ultrasound-based cancer therapy device, which primes patients’ immune systems to identify and kill the primary and metastatic tumor, improving patient outcomes.
- Cyril Eleftheriou (Cornell/ Burke Neurological Institute): an artificial dopaminergic neuron for treating light-adaptation deficits in the retinas of patients with dystrophic retinal conditions, including night-blindness.
- David Fung (New York R&D Center for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, Inc./BioInc@NYMC) a novel microRNA-based therapeutic for tendinopathy uniquely positioned in the market to offer mitigation of disease progression while also providing pain relief.
- Eugene Dinescu (SUNY Downstate Medical) a preclinical-stage vascular therapeutics company with the world’s first peptide to directly treat neointimal disease and atherosclerosis.
- Eugene Major (Columbia) a drug delivery platform that hunts down glioblastoma (GBM) tumor cells and delivers anti-tumor drugs.
- Irina Tanenbaum (NYU Stern) a light system designed to help rejuvenate brain health and improve mental acuity.
- Kistein Monkhouse (Long Island University): a B2C digital health startup helping chronically ill underserved patients document their problems to address mistrust among underrepresented people and healthcare professionals.
- Mason Lucich (University of Houston): a personal, portable biomedicine cooler to better protect biomedicines than a refrigerator, whether at home, traveling, or preparing for a natural disaster.
- Regina Druz (Cornell): AI and behavioral economics to drive a sustainable lifestyle change to lower costs and improve outcomes in patients with non-communicable chronic diseases (NCD), starting with diabetes.
- Victor Bustos (The Rockefeller University) an accessible, accurate and affordable blood test for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.
- Will Alston (Columbia) a care companion for chronic disease patients which supports symptom monitoring with clinically validated PROs, medication tracking, and patient education.
WCBA Program Director Mary Howard, said: “We are excited to launch the 2021 cohort and continue to support emerging Westchester bioscience ventures fundraising and implementing life-saving technologies.”
Graduating in June, 2020, WCBA alums have achieved important milestones including Farzenah Ahmadi, Laronix, starting clinical trials for their bionic voice box after closing an angel round matched by the Australian government; Bina Basinath and Jacob Nye, Colon.ai, funded by Health Wildcatters in Dallas; and Parsa Mirhaji Cognome implementing AI analytics software at Montefiore to develop the hospital’s COVID treatment protocol.
For more information on these ventures and their successes, visit Westchester County Biosciences Accelerator.
The WCBA is supported by Wilson Sonsini, and by Target Health.
Jules Mitchel, MBA, PhD, CEO Target Health, LLC, a dMed Company, stated that “he was very pleased for Target Health to be a Corporate Sponsor of the Westchester County Biosciences Accelerator.”
About Target Health and dMed: Target Health LLC, a New York City based dMed Company, is a full-service CRO and Clinical Trials Software company committed, through creative collaboration, to serve the pharmaceutical community with knowledge, experience, technology and connectivity. Target Health’s staff are dedicated to all aspects of Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Research, Biostatistics, Data Management, Internet-Based Clinical Trials (EDC, electronic data capture), Software Development, Strategic Planning and Drug and Device Development supporting the pharmaceutical industry. Target Health LLC was acquired by dMed Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. (“dMed Global”) in September 2019. dMed is the leading next generation global clinical development partner uniquely and strongly positioned in China and the US, the world’s two largest markets, and is committed to enable customers to accelerate the delivery of innovative solutions to patients worldwide.
Craig Kenesky, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati said “Wilson Sonsini is excited to be a part of the life science expansion in Westchester County. Westchester has all the right ingredients: some prominent, local medical institutions, early-stage lab space, capital, a few success stories, government support, and it is a great place to live. Westchester will have a great synergy with New York City, and is poised to grow up even faster based on the advances in this region over the past ten years. We will really enjoy being a part of this vibrant and promising community. “
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s legacy closely traces the birth and evolution of Silicon Valley. For nearly six decades, the firm has represented the technology pioneers associated with virtually every milestone innovation. Today, Wilson Sonsini is synonymous with ushering promising, innovative companies through their business life cycle.
Vaccinations Continue to Keep up with Supply. Subways expand night hours.
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WPCNR GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO CORONAVIRUS REPORT. February 17, 2021:
On Sunday, we expanded eligibility to include New Yorkers with qualifying comorbidities and underlying conditions.
And on Sunday we saw the largest single-day registration total since vaccinations began: 250,924 New Yorkers made appointments at a rate of nearly 10,000 per hour.
While we wait for supply to increase, we’re doing everything we can to roll out the vaccine to as many eligible New Yorkers as possible with what vaccine supply we currently have.
I ask New Yorkers to remain patient when trying to schedule appointments. And to wear masks and keep socially distant as we continue to battle this deadly virus.
Photo of the Day: On Saturday, Niagara Falls was illuminated in red, black and green to celebrate Black History Month (Photo courtesy NY State Parks) Here’s what else you need to know tonight:
1. The MTA will expand overnight service on the Subway. Effective Monday, February 22nd, the MTA will extend late-night subway service by two hours, moving to a 2 a.m. – 4 a.m. closure daily. The changes will lengthen the subway’s operations by two hours while enabling the MTA to continue the most aggressive deep cleaning and disinfecting regimen in its history.
2. COVID hospitalizations dropped to 6,620. Of the 136,392 tests reported yesterday, 6,753, or 4.95 percent, were positive. There were 1,271 patients in ICU yesterday, up one from the previous day. Of them, 878 are intubated. Sadly, we lost 107 New Yorkers to the virus.
3. As of 11am Tuesday morning, 92 percent of first doses allocated to the state have been administered. This represents 2,024,225 first doses administered of the 2,192,675 first dose allocations received from the federal government.
So far, 900,303 second doses have been administered out of the 1,178,350 second doses received. See data by region on the State’s Vaccine Tracker: ny.gov/vaccinetracker.
4. A case of the South African COVID-19 virus variant has been found in New York. A Connecticut resident who is a patient in a New York City hospital has tested positive for the South African variant. There is no evidence of any spread in New York State to date, but regardless, all New Yorkers should continue to exercise vigilance in the face of COVID and its variants.
Ever Upward, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo