Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - MARCH 2, 2022

 

Lowest Hospitalizations Since November 10

Statewide 7-Day Average Positivity Under 2%

19 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"New York State has made great strides in our fight against COVID as hospitalizations and case rates continue to fall," Governor Hochul said. "However, we need to remain vigilant, and by doing the right thing we can keep our friends and families safe and healthy. Vaccines are our best defense against serious illness from COVID-19, and I encourage all New Yorkers to get vaccinated and boosted as soon as you can, and to get your children vaccinated if they are eligible."    

Today's data is summarized briefly below:  

• Test Results Reported - 129,162
• Total Positive - 2,124
• Percent Positive - 1.64%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 1.84%
• Patient Hospitalization - 1,832 (-26)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 229
• Patients in ICU - 310 (-13)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 166 (-10)
• Total Discharges - 286,132 (+227)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 19
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,760

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 - 69,347    

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.  

**The number of vaccinations and boosters administered in the last 24 hours reflects a database correction.

• Total vaccine doses administered - 37,045,391
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 28,021
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 297,413
• 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 - 83.0%  
• 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) - 85.6%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 81.7%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 71.6%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 81.2%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 73.2%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 89.0%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 75.6%