Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - MARCH 6, 2022

 

Lowest Daily Statewide Positivity Since July 18 

 

Under 2% Positivity for Ten Consecutive Days 

 

12 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"Time and time again, New Yorkers have shown that in the face of hardship they will always do what's necessary to keep themselves and their communities safe and well," Governor Hochul said. "While we have made incredible progress against COVID-19, it is vital that those who have yet to take advantage of the vaccine do so as soon as possible. It's free, effective, and readily available. To maintain the progress we've made, get your vaccine today." 

      

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 115,466 
• Total Positive - 1,566 
• Percent Positive - 1.36%   
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 1.56% 
• Patient Hospitalization - 1,507 (-34) 
• Patients Newly Admitted - 184 
• Patients in ICU - 269 (-13) 
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 139 (-11) 
• Total Discharges - 287,076 (+212) 
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 12 
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,832  

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 - 37,125,459 
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 16,470 
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 333,941 
• 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) - 81.9% 
• 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 - 73.4% 
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 89.1% 
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 75.7% 

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

Borough in NYC	Thursday, March 3, 2022	Friday, March 4, 2022	Saturday, March 5, 2022
Bronx	0.71%	0.87%	0.78%
Kings	0.94%	1.00%	0.96%
New York	1.28%	1.33%	1.29%
Queens	1.07%	1.04%	0.96%
Richmond	1.26%	1.26%	1.16%