Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - JANUARY 23, 2022

 

New COVID-19 Cases Down Over 50% Compared to Prior 7 Days

New COVID-19 Hospitalization Admissions Down Over 25% Compared to Prior 7 Days

Cases Per 100k Continue to Decline in All Regions

134 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday 

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

"Our hard work to confront the winter surge is paying off, but this is no time to let up," Governor Hochul said. "Let's keep using the tools that will help stop the spread, protect our vulnerable loved ones, and keep our schools and businesses open. Please get your second vaccine dose if you haven't already, get the booster, and continue to wear a mask. Parents and guardians, please get your children vaccinated and boosted if they're eligible."    

Today's data is summarized briefly below: 

• Test Results Reported - 244,679
• Total Positive - 19,186
• Percent Positive - 7.84%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 10.50%
• Patient Hospitalization - 9,847 (-630)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 1,153
• Patients in ICU - 1,457 (-47)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 845 (-39) 
• Total Discharges - 264,268 (+1,614)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 134
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 51,854

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 - 64,120  

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 - 35,466,640
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 56,737
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 475,548
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 90.6%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 81.7%
• 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) - 84.2%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 79.8%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 71.4%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 86.9%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 73.6%