Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - MARCH 5, 2022

 

Hospital Admissions 7-Day Average Down 20% From Prior Week

Lowest Hospitalizations Since August 11

16 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"As we continue to make progress with the pandemic across New York State, it's critical that we follow the smart steps that put us in this position in the first place," Governor Hochul said. "Vaccines and boosters work, and are our most powerful tool in beating back this virus. We will continue to encourage every New Yorker to get the vaccine, get the booster dose, and stay home if you feel sick."   

Today's data is summarized briefly below:  

• Test Results Reported - 154,544
• Total Positive - 2,574
• Percent Positive - 1.67%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 1.60%
• Patient Hospitalization - 1,541 (-90)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 172
• Patients in ICU - 282 (+7)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 150 (+9)
• Total Discharges - 286,864 (+235)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 16
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,819

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 - 37,108,989
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 20,984
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 324,532
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 91.8%  
• 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) - 71.8%  
• 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%   

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

BOROUGH	Wednesday, March 2, 2022	Thursday, March 3, 2022	Friday, March 4, 2022
Bronx	0.79%	0.71%	0.87%
Kings	0.96%	0.94%	1.00%
New York	1.30%	1.28%	1.33%
Queens	1.16%	1.07%	1.04%
Richmond	1.29%	1.26%	1.26%