Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating Covid-19 - FEBRUARY 28, 2022

 

1,144 Cases Yesterday - 99 Percent Drop from January 7 Peak (90,132)

Lowest Hospitalizations Since November 12

19 Covid-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"As we move on to a new phase in the fight against this virus, it is important that we do not let up on the hard work that got us here," Governor Hochul said. "We must stay vigilant and double down on the tools we know are effective. Get your vaccine if you haven't yet, your booster if you have, and make sure your children and loved ones get theirs as well."   

Today's data is summarized briefly below:  

• Test Results Reported - 69,522
• Total Positive - 1,144
• Percent Positive - 1.65%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 1.91%
• Patient Hospitalization - 1,874 (-37)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 156
• Patients in ICU - 336 (-6)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 187 (-4)
• Total Discharges - 285,754 (+182)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 19
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,705

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 - 69,231

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 - 36,797,501
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 5,983
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 77,171
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 91.6%  
• 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) - 85.6%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 81.6%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 71.5%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 81.0%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 73.0%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 88.9%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 75.5%