Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - JANUARY 25, 2022

 

New COVID-19 Hospital Admissions Down 25% Statewide Over Previous Week

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

158 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"The winter surge is not over yet, but cases continue to head in the right direction and we are in a far better position to deal with it than we were at this time last year," Governor Hochul said. "We have the tools and we know what works to keep our loved ones safe and our schools and economy open. Get vaccinated if you haven't yet, get boosted if you have, and please wear your mask and exercise caution in indoor public spaces.

Today's data is summarized briefly below:   

• Test Results Reported - 129,534
• Total Positive - 12,484
• Percent Positive - 9.64%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 9.69%
• Patient Hospitalization - 9,854 (+56)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 894
• Patients in ICU - 1433 (-46)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 805 (-33)
• Total Discharges - 265,839 (+667)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 158
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 52,146

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 - 65,193

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 - 35,563,210
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 56,023
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 478,348
• 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 - 79.9%   
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 71.5%   
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 87.1%   
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 73.7%