Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - FEBRUARY 23, 2022

 

Yesterday Daily Statewide Positivity Below 2 Percent, Under 2.5 Percent for Past Five Consecutive Days 

38 Covid-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

“Thanks to New Yorkers stepping up and getting vaccinated and boosted, our state is leading the way in beating back this virus and moving forward in the pandemic in a new way,” Governor Hochul said. “The vaccine is a critical tool to stay in front of COVID-19, but we still have more work to do to vaccinate our children. Parents and guardians, I encourage you to take advantage of the school midwinter break and consult with your child's pediatrician about getting them vaccinated and boosted as soon as possible."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:    

• Test Results Reported - 129,088
• Total Positive - 2,456
• Percent Positive - 1.90%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.02%
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,404 (-57)
• Patients Newly Admitted – 249
• Patients in ICU - 385 (-41)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 212 (-27)
• Total Discharges - 284,341 (+272)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 38
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,564

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 – 69,054

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 - 36,747,978
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 13,543
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 173,426
• 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 - 82.8%  
• 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) - 85.4%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 81.3%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 71.2%  
• 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) - 88.7%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 75.3%