Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - Albany, NY

 New Hospital Admissions (7-Day Average) Down 18.4% From Prior 7 days

New Cases (7-Day Average) Down 43.6% From Prior 7 Days

Cases Per 100k (7-Day Average) Declining in All Regions

165 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday 

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

"We are continuing to turn the corner against the winter surge thanks to New Yorkers getting vaccinated, boosted and masking up,” Governor Hochul said. "But we can't let our guard down and undo all of the progress we've made. Please keep wearing your masks and make sure you get your vaccination or booster as soon as possible.”

Today's data is summarized briefly below: 

• Test Results Reported – 203,423
• Total Positive – 23,375
• Percent Positive – 11.49%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 14.27%
• Patient Hospitalization – 12,027 (+99)
• Patients Newly Admitted – 1,409
• Patients in ICU – 1,617 (+48)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation – 920 (+30)
• Total Discharges – 257,739 (+1,109)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 165
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 51,184

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 – 63,980

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 – 35,159,893
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 75,031
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 548,652
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 90.3%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 81.4%
• 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) – 83.8%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 79.5%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 71.0%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 86.4%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 73.1%