NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York rose by more than 100 between Sunday and Monday, and the state reported 162 new virus-related deaths, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.
As of Monday night, 8,831 New Yorkers were hospitalized with the virus, up by 101 from Sunday night, Cuomo said in a press release.
A total of 1,544 of those 8,831 patients were in intensive care units, while 1,006 were on ventilators, he said.
Eight of the 162 New Yorkers who died lived in the Bronx; 17 lived in Brooklyn; five lived in Manhattan; 10 lived in Nassau County; one lived in Orange County; 19 lived in Queens; three lived on Staten Island; 15 lived in Suffolk County; three lived in Rockland County and seven lived in Westchester County.
Of the 162,938 COVID-19 test results that came back in the state on Monday, 11,604, or 6.79 percent, were positive, up from 5.47 percent on Sunday.
"We've seen good news lately in the form of declining positivity rates and hospitalizations, but we know that weekend numbers can be erratic, so we cannot become complacent," Cuomo said in a statement.
"We're charging ahead and making progress in the footrace between administering vaccinations and reducing the infection rate, but to ultimately be successful in winning this war, we need two things — greater supply of the vaccine and the continued buy-in of New Yorkers practicing safe behaviors," he added.
Breakdowns of COVID-19 statistics by region and New York City borough are below:
