Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - FEBRUARY 22, 2022

 

COVID-19 Hospitalizations Now Under 2,500, Declined by Over 1,000 In Past Week

Daily Statewide Positivity Under 2.5% for Past Four Consecutive Days

32 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"While students are off for midwinter break, I encourage parents and guardians to take advantage of this time to consult with their pediatricians and make a plan to get their kids vaccinated and boosted," Governor Hochul said. "More than 1.6 million children in New York State have already received the vaccine. The vaccine is doctor-approved and our best tool to stop the spread of COVID-19, so there's no reason to delay any further."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 72,884
• Total Positive - 1,619
• Percent Positive - 2.22%  
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.08% 
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,461 (-61)  
• Patients Newly Admitted - 213  
• Patients in ICU - 426 (-14)  
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 239 (0)  
• Total Discharges - 284,069 (+192) 
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 32
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,525  

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 - 68,895

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 - 36,734,435
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 14,105  
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 199,295
• 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) - 81.1%    
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 71.1%    
• 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) - 88.6%    
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 75.2%