Thursday, March 3, 2022

Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - MARCH 3, 2022

 Clinical research for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) at Wadsworth Laboratory

Statewide Daily Positivity Under 2 Percent for Seven Consecutive Days

26 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday


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

"As we move forward in our fight against the pandemic, it is important that we continue the hard work that got us here," Governor Hochul said. "Vaccines and boosters work, and are our most powerful tool in beating back this virus. The shot is free, convenient, and most importantly safe for children and adults - get vaccinated if you haven't yet and make sure your friends and family do as well."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:  

  • Test Results Reported - 169,270
  • Total Positive - 2,444
  • Percent Positive - 1.44%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 1.71%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 1,719 (-113)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 207
  • Patients in ICU - 298 (-12)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 154 (-12)
  • Total Discharges - 286,394 (+262)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 26
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,786

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 - 69,391

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 - 37,068,632
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 23,241
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 305,662
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 91.7%  
  • 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) - 81.8%  
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 71.7%  
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 81.2%  
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 73.3%  
  • 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%   

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