Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - JANUARY 9, 2022

 

86,927 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours    

138 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday  

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

"We are not defenseless against this winter surge,” Governor Hochul said. “We have the tools to bring down the numbers and we need everyone to do their part. Please get your second dose and booster if eligible, get your children vaccinated if you haven't already, wear your mask, and stay home if you're feeling unwell.”

Today's data is summarized briefly below: 

• Test Results Reported – 401,466
• Total Positive – 79,777
• Percent Positive – 19.87%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 21.71%
• Patient Hospitalization – 11,747 (-96)
• Patients Newly Admitted – 1,768
• Patients in ICU – 1,519 (+36)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation – 765 (45)
• Total Discharges – 243,451 (+1,722)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 138
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 49,485

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 – 61,859

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 – 34,384,727
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 86,927
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 617,920
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 89.7%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 80.9%
• 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) – 83.3%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 78.7%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 70.3%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 85.2%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 72.4%