Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - MARCH 25, 2022

869 Hospitalizations - Under 1,000 for More Than a Week

5 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"The best way to keep the numbers down is by using the tools we know work," Governor Hochul said. "If you feel sick, get tested and limit your exposure to others. If you test positive, talk to a doctor right away about treatments. The booster dose improve your protection against severe illness and hospitalization, so don't delay in getting one once you are eligible. Together we will continue to move forward safely through this pandemic."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:  

• Test Results Reported – 138,666
• Total Positive – 3,327
• Percent Positive – 2.40%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 2.14%
• Patient Hospitalization – 869 (-42)
• Patients Newly Admitted – 132
• Patients in ICU – 139 (-11)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation – 65 (-3)
• Total Discharges – 289,970 (+146)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 5
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 55,075   

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 – 70,107 *This was corrected by the CDC from 70,108 yesterday.

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 – 37,376,867
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 14,596
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 91,714
• 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) – 82.4%
• 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 – 81.5%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 73.7%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 89.5% 
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 76.1%

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

BOROUGH	Tuesday, March 22, 2022	Wednesday, March 23, 2022	Thursday, March 24, 2022
Bronx	0.70%	0.74%	0.79%
Brooklyn	1.30%	1.37%	1.49%
Manhattan	2.04%	2.12%	2.27%
Queens	1.13%	1.19%	1.27%
Staten Island	1.16%	1.30%	1.42%