Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - FEBRUARY 24, 2022

 

7-Day Average Positivity is 2%, Daily Positivity Rate Below 2.5% For Past Six Consecutive Days

Positive Cases Have Trended Down Over Past 47 Consecutive Days Since January 2 Peak

COVID-19 Hospitalizations Have Trended Down Over Past 42 Consecutive Days Since January 12 Peak

31 Covid-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

“Thanks to the diligence of New Yorkers stepping up to get vaccinated and boosted, we are on our way to beating back the pandemic,” Governor Hochul said. “The vaccine is our best tool to protect ourselves from COVID-19, and we need to keep vaccinating more younger New Yorkers. 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 - 129,059
• Total Positive - 2,704
• Percent Positive - 2.10%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.00%
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,274 (-130)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 265
• Patients in ICU - 377 (-8)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 198 (-14)
• Total Discharges - 284,667 (-326)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 31
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,596

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 - 69,055

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 - 36,762,970
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 14,992
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 141,904
• 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) - 85.5%  
• 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) - 71.3%  
• 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) - 88.8%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 75.4%