Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - FEBRUARY 17, 2022

 

Yesterday Statewide Positivity is 2.19% - Lowest Since October 30

7-Day Average Statewide Positivity is 2.5%

3,065 COVID-19 Hospitalizations Yesterday - Lowest Since November 30

Cases and Hospitalizations Continue to Decline Across All Regions

46 Covid-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

“The days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer, and COVID cases are trending downward – but we cannot give up on our hard-won progress.” Governor Hochul said. “It is essential that we continue to take advantage of the tools we have at our disposal to fight this virus. Get vaccinated if you haven’t yet, get boosted if you have, and make sure you are encouraging your friends and family to do the same.”

Today's data is summarized briefly below:  

• Test Results Reported - 168,667
• Total Positive - 3,687
• Percent Positive - 2.19%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.50%
• Patient Hospitalization - 3,065 (-200)
• Patients Newly Admitted – 344
• Patients in ICU - 497 (-33)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 290 (-14)
• Total Discharges - 282,410 (+440)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 46
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,330

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 - 68,567

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 - 36,621,066
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 46,514
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 279,075
• 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 - 82.7%  
• 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) - 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) - 70.9%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 80.8%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 72.8%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 88.4%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 75.1%