Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - FEBRUARY 16, 2022

 

Yesterday Statewide Positivity is 2.37%, 7-Day Average Positivity Remains Below 3%

Statewide COVID-19 Hospitalizations Fall Below 3,500 - Lowest Since December 5

37 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

 "I want to thank New Yorkers for doing their part to bring cases and hospitalizations down during the recent Omicron wave,” Governor Hochul said. “However, this is no time to let our guard down. Let's continue to be vigilant, including getting your second dose and booster shot if you haven't already. Parents and guardians, please consult your child's pediatrician or health care provider about getting them vaccinated if you haven't already."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:  

• Test Results Reported - 138,125
• Total Positive - 3,274
• Percent Positive - 2.37%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.78%
• Patient Hospitalization - 3,265 (-239)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 334 
• Patients in ICU - 530 (-43)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 304 (-13)  
• Total Discharges - 281,970 (+427)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 37
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,280

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 – 68,439

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 – 36,574,552
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 39,412
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 280,537
• 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) - 80.9%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 70.8%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 80.8%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 72.7%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 88.4%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 75.0%