Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State’s Progress Combating COVID-19 - FEBRUARY 14, 2022

 

2,348 Positive Cases Yesterday - Lowest Since October 25

3,524 COVID-19 Hospitalizations Yesterday - Declined by 1,545 Over Past Week - Lowest Since December 6

Statewide One-Day Positivity is 2.96% - 7-Day Average Positivity 3.08% - 7-Day Average Has Declined for Past 39 Days

Cases and Hospitalizations Continue to Decline Across All Regions

48 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday 

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

"We are seeing drastic improvements in the data and it is because of the hard work New Yorkers have been putting in to keep each other safe," Governor Hochul said. "It's critically important that everyone eligible get their booster or vaccination as soon as possible, so we can continue our progress and enjoy a happy, healthy spring."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:  

• Test Results Reported - 79,207
• Total Positive - 2,348
• Percent Positive - 2.96%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.08%
• Patient Hospitalization - 3,524 (-64)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 290 
• Patients in ICU - 585 (-23)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 329 (-23)  
• Total Discharges - 281,307 (+324)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 48
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,174 

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 - 68,254

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 - 36,507,254
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 27,417
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 294,049
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 91.4%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 82.6%  
• 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) - 85.2%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 80.8%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 70.7%  
• 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) - 88.3%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 74.9%