Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - MARCH 29, 2022

 9 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"As we continue to closely monitor an uptick in cases, particularly in Central New York, I want to remind New Yorkers that the vaccine and booster are our best tools to move forward safely through this pandemic," Governor Hochul said. "This is the time to remain vigilant, so please get fully vaccinated and boosted as soon as you can. If you feel sick, get tested and limit your exposure to others. If you test positive, talk to a doctor right away about treatments."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:  

• Test Results Reported - 76,157  
• Total Positive - 2,400
• Percent Positive - 3.15%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.43%
• Patient Hospitalization - 845 (+24)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 102
• Patients in ICU - 127 (0)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 59 (+3)
• Total Discharges - 290,457 (+80)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 9
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 55,113    

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 - 70,226

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 - 37,419,582
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 9,587
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 86,307
• 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) - 86.1%
• 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	Saturday, March 26, 2022	Sunday, March 27, 2022	Monday, March 28, 2022
Bronx	0.88%	0.91%	0.96%
Brooklyn	1.66%	1.70%	1.76%
Manhattan	2.42%	2.46%	2.51%
Queens	1.43%	1.48%	1.54%
Staten Island	1.66%	1.71%	1.86%