Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State’s Progress Combating COVID-19 - FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Statewide Positivity Rate is 2.5%

COVID-19 Hospitalizations Below 4,000 - Lowest Since December 19  

Hospitalizations Drop 69% Since January 11 Peak (12,671)

Nearly 30% Decline in Hospitalizations Over Past Week, Continue to Decline Across All Regions

60 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday 

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

"New Yorkers should be proud of our continued progress in bringing down the numbers since the Omicron peak in January, but this is no time to let up," Governor Hochul said. "The vaccine is our best defense, and it's safe, effective and doctor-recommended for all New Yorkers ages five and up. Parents and guardians, please talk to your child's pediatrician or health care provider about getting your child vaccinated if you haven't already."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 169,476
• Total Positive - 4,232
• Percent Positive - 2.50%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.37%
• Patient Hospitalization - 3,883 (-266)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 432
• Patients in ICU - 635 (-33)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 369 (-32)
• Total Discharges - 280,374 (+587)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 60
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,073 

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 - 67,779

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 - 36,436,580
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 47,847
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 294,688
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 91.3%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 82.5%
• 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) - 85.1%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 80.6%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 70.5%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 80.7%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 72.6%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 88.2%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 74.8%