Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Lowest Total COVID Hospitalizations Since December 27

7-Day Average of Cases Continues to Decline in All Regions

114 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"The steady decline in hospitalizations and cases should motivate all New Yorkers to continue to do the right thing and take the necessary precautions to keep our communities safe and healthy," Governor Hochul said. "Vaccines are safe, effective, and the best way to prevent serious illness from COVID-19. If you haven't yet, get vaccinated as soon as you can. Encourage your family members, friends, and especially your children to get the vaccine as well."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 191,908
• Total Positive - 9,418
• Percent Positive - 4.91%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 5.51%
• Patient Hospitalization - 6,177 (-451)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 689
• Patients in ICU - 995 (-99)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 563 (-78)
• Total Discharges - 274,754 (+958)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 114
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 53,345

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 - 66,683

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 - 36,040,611
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 52,933
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 344,379
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 91.0%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 82.1%
• 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) - 84.7%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 80.1%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 69.7%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 80.3%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 72.0%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 87.7%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 74.3%