NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Rising COVID-19 numbers have put New York on an "unsustainable trajectory," Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned Tuesday, as the state reported 128 new virus-related deaths and nearly 6,000 hospitalizations.
As of Monday, hospitals across the state were treating 5,982 New Yorkers for complications related to COVID-19, 1,065 of whom were in intensive care and 580 of whom were on ventilators, Cuomo said in a release.
The state last reported more than 5,900 COVID-19 hospitalizations on May 15, when 6,220 New Yorkers were hospitalized, health department data shows. Its daily death toll, meanwhile, has not surpassed 120 since May 16, when officials reported 139 new COVID-19-related fatalities.
Of the 194,188 COVID-19 test results that came back in New York on Monday, 10,353, or 5.33 percent, were positive, the governor said.
Six of the 128 people who died of complications related to COVID-19 lived in the Bronx; four lived in Brooklyn; six lived in Manhattan; four lived in Nassau County; two lived in Orange County; five lived on Staten Island; eight lived in Queens; five lived in Rockland County; and 14 lived in Suffolk County.
"We are on an unsustainable trajectory, and if we don't act now, hospitals could become overwhelmed come January," Cuomo said in a statement. "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," he added. "The goal is to avoid another shutdown, and we will only be able to do that if we all do our part."
Cuomo's grim prognosis came a day after he warned that the state could see another shutdown — as well as thousands of additional deaths — if its surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations continues.
Breakdowns of COVID-19 statistics by region and New York City borough are below:
