Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - MARCH 24, 2022

 

911 Hospitalizations - Under 1,000 for Seven Consecutive Days 

Highest Daily Test Results in Past Three Weeks

5 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

 Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19. Additionally, Governor Hochul today announced that Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Commissioner Jackie Bray was on-site for the delivery of 100,000 over-the-counter COVID tests at the Food Bank of Central New York in Syracuse today, as food banks across the state this week are receiving test kits from the State. Photos of the delivery are available here. These efforts are part of Governor Hochul’s previously announced plan to make 20 million over-the-counter tests available to various organizations, primarily schools and adult-care facilities, throughout the spring. DHSES and the New York National Guard will continue to work together to distribute millions of tests over the coming months to help keep New Yorkers safe.

“New Yorkers have shown time and time again that they are resilient in the face of crises, and the COVID-19 pandemic has been no different,” Governor Hochul said. “While hard work has led to enormous progress, we cannot afford to let our guard down. The vaccine and booster are key to moving forward safely through this pandemic, and I encourage all New Yorkers to take advantage of these tools so we can continue to keep ourselves and loved ones safe and healthy.

Today's data is summarized briefly below:  

• Test Results Reported – 162,273
• Total Positive – 3,450
• Percent Positive – 2.13%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 2.02%
• Patient Hospitalization – 911 (-22)
• Patients Newly Admitted – 120
• Patients in ICU – 150 (-11)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation – 68 (-2)
• Total Discharges – 289,824 (+150)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 5
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 55,070   

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 – 70,108 

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 – 37,362,271
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 14,129
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 92,009
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 92.0%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 83.4%
• 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) – 86.0%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 82.3%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 72.4%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 81.4%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 73.7%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 89.4% 
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 76.0%

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

BOROUGH	Monday, March 21, 2022	Tuesday, March 22, 2022	Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Bronx	0.66%	0.70%	0.74%
Brooklyn	1.16%	1.30%	1.37%
Manhattan	1.87%	2.04%	2.12%
Queens	1.04%	1.13%	1.19%
Staten Island	1.07%	1.16%	1.30%