Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - MARCH 12, 2022

 

Lowest 7-day Average Positivity Since July 20

Daily Statewide Positivity Has Been Under 2% for More Than Two Consecutive Weeks

18 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

“We are seeing astounding progress each day in our fight against COVID-19,” Governor Hochul said. “While this pandemic has been unpredictable at times, I’m proud of New Yorkers for continuously putting the work in to keep themselves and their communities safe. Our best weapon against this pandemic is the vaccine, and thousands of New Yorkers are continuing to get vaccinated each day. If you’re a parent and haven’t signed your child up for their shot yet, talk to your pediatrician and get them an appointment today.”

Today's data is summarized briefly below:  

• Test Results Reported – 130,990
• Total Positive – 1,799
• Percent Positive – 1.37%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 1.39%
• Patient Hospitalization – 1,165 (-80)
• Patients Newly Admitted – 135
• Patients in ICU – 189 (-10)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation – 117 (-5)
• Total Discharges – 288,142 (+185)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 18
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 54,938  

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 – 69,689   

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 – 37,211,448
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 13,966
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 102,459
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 91.8%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 83.2%
• 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) – 85.8%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 82.1%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 72.0%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 81.3% 
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 73.5%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 89.2% 
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 75.8%

Each New York City borough's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:  

Borough in NYC	Wednesday, March 9, 2022	Thursday, March 10, 2022	Friday, March 11, 2022
Bronx	0.75%	0.72%	0.48%
Kings	0.93%	0.95%	0.92%
New York	1.37%	1.35%	1.31%
Queens	0.89%	0.84%	0.76%
Richmond	1.21%	1.13%	1.00%