Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating Covid-19 - FEBRUARY 9, 2022

 

Statewide COVID-19 Cases Down 93% Since January 7 Peak

Statewide COVID-19 Hospitalizations Down 63% Since January 12 Peak 

67 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"Our priority has always been to keep New Yorkers safe. We will continue to do exactly that, and let the data and science guide our decision making," Governor Hochul said. "As we look forward to continued progress with downward trends in cases and hospitalizations, we need to remain vigilant and continue using the tools at our disposal to protect ourselves and our loved ones. That means getting vaccinated, getting the booster, getting tested, and staying home, if you're not feeling well." 

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 164,612
• Total Positive - 6,041
• Percent Positive - 3.67%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 4.11%
• Patient Hospitalization - 4,670 (-349)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 495
• Patients in ICU - 755 (-35)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 418 (-8)
• Total Discharges - 278,542 (+626)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 67
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 53,858

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 - 67,709

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 - 36,294,015
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 47,254
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 306,337
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 91.2%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 82.4%
• 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) - 84.9%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 80.5%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 70.2%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 80.5%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 72.4%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 88.0%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 74.6%