Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - MAY 18, 2022

 

7-Day Average Case Rates in Central New York, Finger Lakes, Mohawk Valley — First Regions in New York State to See Spring Uptick — Continue Downward Decline

North Country, Southern Tier, and Western New York Case Rates Continue to Plateau

19 Statewide Deaths Reported Yesterday

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

"As we continue to monitor the numbers, I encourage New Yorkers to keep using the tools that protect against and treat COVID-19," Governor Hochul said. "The best way to prevent serious illness and hospitalization from COVID-19 is by getting fully vaccinated and staying up to date on your booster doses. I know first-hand how tests can help stop the spread to our vulnerable loved ones, so let's keep using this critical tool. If you test positive, talk to your doctor about treatments. Let's continue to look out for each as we work to move forward safely through this pandemic."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:   

• Cases Per 100k - 52.81
• 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 50.67
• Test Results Reported - 117,484
• Total Positive - 10,320
• Percent Positive - 8.27%**  
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 7.57%**
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,705 (+56)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 535
• Patients in ICU - 247 (+2)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 96 (+1)
• Total Discharges - 302,496 (+430)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 19
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 55,835

** Due to the test reporting policy change by the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and several other factors, the most reliable metric to measure virus impact on a community is the case per 100,000 data -- not percent positivity.  

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.    

Important Note: Effective Monday, April 4, the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is no longer requiring testing facilities that use COVID-19 rapid antigen tests to report negative results. As a result, New York State's percent positive metric will be computed using only lab-reported PCR results. Positive antigen tests will still be reported to New York State and reporting of new daily cases and cases per 100k will continue to include both PCR and antigen tests. Due to this change and other factors, including changes in testing practices, the most reliable metric to measure virus impact on a community is the case per 100,000 data -- not percent positivity.    

• Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC - 71,292

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 - 38,711,416
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 22,201
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 147,922
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 92.6%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 83.9%  
• 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) - 87.2%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 83.4%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 73.3%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 82.1%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 74.3%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 90.4%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 77.2%  

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

Borough	Sunday, May 15, 2022	Monday, May 16, 2022	Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Bronx	3.76%	3.75%	3.73%
Kings	4.01%	5.00%	5.07%
New York	5.62%	5.94%	6.02%
Queens	5.16%	5.26%	5.15%
Richmond	6.02%	6.50%	6.71%