Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - FEBRUARY 20, 2022

 

Statewide Hospitalizations Below 2,600 - Lowest Since Before Thanksgiving

Statewide 7-Day Average Positivity Is Below 2.5%

38 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"The vaccine is a key tool to beat back this virus and keep our families safe," Governor Hochul said. "Parents and guardians, please talk to your pediatrician or health care provider about getting your children vaccinated, and boosted if eligible, if you haven't already."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:      

• Test Results Reported - 170,969
• Total Positive - 2,640
• Percent Positive - 1.54%  
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.23%     
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,574 (-171)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 270
• Patients in ICU - 443 (-17)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 245 (-13)
• Total Discharges - 283,641 (+403)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 38 
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,451   

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 - 68,628   

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 - 36,710,674
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 11,621
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 230,837
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 91.5%
• 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) - 85.3% 
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 81.0%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 71.0%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 80.9% 
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 72.9%      
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 88.5%    
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 75.2%