Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - MARCH 17, 2022

Governor Hochul Announces More Than 20 Million COVID-19 Tests to Be Deployed Across State Through Spring to Bolster Ongoing Preparedness Efforts

7-Day Average Positivity Under 2% Over Past 13 Days

1,009 COVID-19 Hospitalizations Yesterday -- Nearly 60% Admitted for Non-COVID Reason

13 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday 

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

"I want to thank New Yorkers for stepping up and using the tools to help bring our cases and hospitalizations down since the winter surge," Governor Hochul said. "At the same time, it is critical that we remain vigilant to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe. If you haven't gotten fully vaccinated, or received a booster dose, do so as soon as possible. It's safe, effective, free, and readily available across the state."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:  

• Test Results Reported - 135,434
• Total Positive - 2,323
• Percent Positive - 1.72%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 1.71%
• Patient Hospitalization - 1,009 (-25)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 135
• Patients in ICU - 153 (-5)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 86 (-6)
• Total Discharges - 288,905 (+161)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 13
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 55,008

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 - 69,930

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 - 37,270,262
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 14,877
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 89,143
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 91.9%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 83.3%
• 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) - 85.9%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 82.2%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 72.2%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 81.4%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 73.6%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 89.3%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 75.9%   

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	Monday, March 14, 2022	Tuesday, March 15, 2022	Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Bronx	0.68%	0.70%	0.71%
Kings	1.28%	1.34%	1.35%
New York	1.67%	1.73%	1.72%
Queens	1.02%	1.05%	1.08%
Richmond	1.16%	1.18%	1.07%