Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - JANUARY 16, 2022

 51,264 Positives Yesterday, Down from Peak 90,132 on January 7

12.9% Percent Positivity Yesterday, Down from Peak 23.17% on January 2

11,713 New Yorkers Hospitalized Yesterday, Down 456 Hospitalizations From Day Before

Statewide Hospitalizations Decline for Four Straight Days

Fourth Highest Day of Testing

154 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

“We're seeing the number of cases and hospitalizations continue to decline, but we are not out of the woods yet with this winter surge,” Governor Hochul said. “We need to remain vigilant and continue using the tools to protect ourselves and our loved ones. That means getting vaccinated, getting boosted, getting tested, and staying home, if you're not feeling well.”

Today's data is summarized briefly below:  

• Test Results Reported – 397,524
• Total Positive – 51,264
• Percent Positive – 12.90%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 16.37%
• Patient Hospitalization – 11,713 (-456)
• Patients Newly Admitted – 1,544
• Patients in ICU – 1,613 (-40)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation – 910 (+14)
• Total Discharges – 254,678 (+1,816)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 154
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 50,680

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 – 62,891

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 – 34,991,092
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 77,874
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 606,365
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 90.2%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 81.3%
• 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) – 83.7%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 79.3%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 70.8%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 86.1%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 73.0%