Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - MARCH 4, 2022

 

Daily Statewide Positivity Under 2% for Past Eight Consecutive Days 

17 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"We have made incredible progress in combatting the spread of COVID-19 and to help ensure we maintain this progress, we must utilize the tools we have at hand to keep ourselves safe and healthy," Governor Hochul said. "If you haven't already taken advantage of the protection the vaccine offers, you should do so immediately. Whether it's your first dose, your second, or your booster, the vaccine is widely available, free, and effective."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:    

• Test Results Reported - 137,734
• Total Positive - 1,985
• Percent Positive - 1.44%  
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 1.63%  
• Patient Hospitalization - 1,631 (-88)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 193
• Patients in ICU - 275 (-23)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 141 (-13) 
• Total Discharges - 286,629 (+235)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 17
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,803  

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 - 69,418   

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 - 37,088,005
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 19,373  
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 313,179
• 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 - 83.1%   
• 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) - 85.7%  
• 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) - 89.1%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 75.6%