Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating Covid-19 - MARCH 28, 2022

 

Lowest Number of Hospitalizations Since August 1st

8 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"The best way to protect ourselves and others from this virus 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 improves your protection against severe illness and hospitalization, so don't delay in getting one once you are eligible. Let's continue to safely move forward through this pandemic."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:   

• Test Results Reported - 70,156
• Total Positive - 2,010
• Percent Positive - 2.87%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.36%
• Patient Hospitalization - 821 (-2)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 103
• Patients in ICU - 127 (-8)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 56 (-1)
• Total Discharges - 290,377 (+95)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 8
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 55,104   

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 - 70,159

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 - 37,409,995

Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 8,246

Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 87,959

• 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) - 72.5%
• 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	Friday, March 25, 2022	Saturday, March 26, 2022	Sunday, March 27, 2022
Bronx	0.79%	0.88%	0.91%
Brooklyn	1.54%	1.66%	1.70%
Manhattan	2.34%	2.42%	2.46%
Queens	1.36%	1.43%	1.48%
Staten Island	1.56%	1.66%	1.71%