1 out of 3 COVID-positive patients in the Finger Lakes not admitted for COVID

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — One out of three COVID-positive patients in Finger Lakes hospitals was not admitted for COVID-19, according to state data released Friday.

The data shows that of the 603 COVID-positive patients in the region’s hospitals, 401, or 67%, were admitted for COVID or complications of COVID, whereas 202, or 33% were admitted for non-COVID conditions.

Gov. Kathy Hochul this week asked local governments to start breaking the numbers up into the two data sets, rather than only presenting the single value as localities had been.

Statewide, 43% of COVID-positive hospital patients were not admitted for COVID or COVID complications.

The statewide data is below:

Region	COVID-19 Patients currently hospitalized	Admitted due to COVID or complications of COVID	% Admitted due to COVID or complications of COVID	Admitted where COVID was not included as one of the reasons for admission	% Admitted where COVID was not included as one of the reasons for admission
Capital Region	361	277	77%	84	23%
Central New York	262	210	80%	52	20%
Finger Lakes	603	401	67%	202	33%
Long Island	2,060	1,273	62%	787	38%
Mid-Hudson	1,231	793	64%	438	36%
Mohawk Valley	133	88	66%	45	34%
New York City	6,052	2,992	49%	3,060	51%
North Country	95	64	67%	31	33%
Southern Tier	214	131	61%	83	39%
Western New York	537	391	73%	146	27%
Statewide	11,548	6,620	57%	4,928	43%