NEW YORK (WBEN) -- New York reported 197 new COVID-19-related fatalities on Thursday, marking the highest daily death toll the state has recorded since the beginning of May, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
Twelve of the 197 New Yorkers who passed away lived in the Bronx; 18 lived in Brooklyn; six lived in Manhattan; seven lived in Nassau County; seven lived in Orange County; 14 lived in Queens; five lived on Staten Island; 22 lived in Suffolk County; and 14 lived in Westchester County, Cuomo said in a press release.
The state has not reported a higher daily death toll since May 9, when the health department recorded 207 virus-related fatalities, data shows. New York's overall death toll currently stands at 31,164.
Of the 238,550 COVID-19 test results that came back in New York on Wednesday, 17,636, or 7.39 percent, were positive, Cuomo said.
As of Wednesday, 8,548 New Yorkers were hospitalized with COVID-19, down by 117 from Tuesday, he said. A total of 1,424 COVID-19 patients were in intensive care units, 859 of whom were on ventilators.
"The holiday COVID hangover is here, which is problematic enough, but with the introduction of the U.K. strain and the federal government's refusal to help contain it with common-sense testing requirements for international travelers, our work has become that much more complicated," Cuomo said in a statement.
"Despite this new challenge, New York is staying tough, and working with the healthcare community to ensure hospitals do not become overwhelmed," he added.
In Erie County the daily positivity rate was 7.6% while the 7-day rolling average was 7.5%.
COVID-19 cases for Jan. 6: 852 new cases were confirmed by @ECDOH out of 11,268 diagnostic reports received for a daily positivity rate of 7.6%. The 7-day positivity rate average is 7.5%. Total cases through Jan. 6 are now 45,032. pic.twitter.com/MZoJaItTY8
— Erie County Department of Health 😷 (@ECDOH) January 7, 2021
Breakdowns of COVID-19 statistics by region are below:
