Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - APRIL 13, 2022

 Clinical specimen testing for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) at Wadsworth Laboratory

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 Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19. 

Important Note: Effective Monday, April 4, the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is no longer requiring testing facilities that use COVID-19 rapid antigen tests to report negative results. As a result, New York State's percent positive metric will be computed using only lab-reported PCR results. Positive antigen tests will still be reported to New York State and reporting of new daily cases and cases per 100k will continue to include both PCR and antigen tests. Due to this change and other factors, including changes in testing practices, the most reliable metric to measure virus impact on a community is the case per 100,000 data -- not percent positivity.

"As we inch closer to the Easter and Passover holidays and many New Yorkers prepare to travel and gather with their loved ones, it is critical that we continue to utilize the tools at our disposal to prevent COVID spread and protect those around us," Governor Hochul said. "Those who are traveling should get tested before they leave home, and those who test positive should stay home and discuss possible treatment options with their doctor. Vaccination remains the key to preventing serious illness from COVID and keeping people out of the hospital. We continue to encourage all New Yorkers to get vaccinated, and for those 55 and up to get their second booster shot."

Today's data is summarized briefly below: 

  • Cases Per 100k - 33.50
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 27.22
  • Test Results Reported - 123,079
  • Total Positive - 6,546
  • Percent Positive - 5.32%**
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 4.35%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 1,164 (+36) 
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 250
  • Patients in ICU - 144 (+6)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 60 (-3)
  • Total Discharges - 292,692 (+209) 
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 10
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 55,250

* These figures include at-home tests which Onondaga County, unlike other counties, has provided in their daily reporting to the New York State Department of Health. Future reporting from Onondaga County will not include home test data to ensure alignment and consistency with other counties.   

** Due to the test reporting policy change by the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and several other factors, the most reliable metric to measure virus impact on a community is the case per 100,000 data -- not percent positivity.

The Health Electronic Response Data System is a NYS DOH data source that collects confirmed daily death data as reported by hospitals, nursing homes and adult care facilities only.  

  • Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC - 70,464

This daily COVID-19 provisional death certificate data reported by NYS DOH and NYC to the CDC includes those who died in any location, including hospitals, nursing homes, adult care facilities, at home, in hospice and other settings.    

  • Total vaccine doses administered - 37,860,421
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 37,390
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 234,311
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 92.2%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 83.5%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 95.0%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 86.4%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 82.7%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 72.8%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 81.7%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 73.9%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 89.8%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 76.5%
Each New York City borough's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows **:    

Borough 

Sunday, April 10, 2022 

Monday, April 11, 2022 

Tuesday, April 12, 2022 

Bronx 

1.41% 

1.39% 

1.42% 

Kings 

2.79% 

2.60% 

2.84% 

New York 

4.19% 

4.25% 

4.50% 

Queens 

2.36% 

2.39% 

2.44% 

Richmond 

2.64% 

2.79% 

2.91% 

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