Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - JUNE 16, 2022

 

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Governor Encourages New Yorkers to Keep Using the Tools to Protect Against and Treat COVID-19: Vaccines, Boosters, Testing, and Treatment

8 Statewide Deaths Reported Yesterday

 NOTE: Updates to the CDC's cumulative death data files were paused starting June 6, 2022, while the CDC upgrades its system. Reporting is expected to resume on June 21, 2022. Any questions about this should be directed to the CDC. During this time, total deaths and new daily deaths reported through HERDS will continue as normal.

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

"We must remain vigilant and I urge New Yorkers to continue taking advantage of the tools we have available to fight this virus - including staying up to date on your vaccine and booster doses," Governor Hochul said. "It is encouraging that the vaccine may soon be authorized for children under five years old, and - once approved - I encourage parents and guardians to reach out to their pediatricians about getting their young children vaccinated over the summer and in time for school this fall."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:    

• Cases Per 100k - 30.26
• 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 25.34
• Test Results Reported - 103,722
• Total Positive - 5,913
• Percent Positive - 5.23%**
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 5.47%**
• Patient Hospitalization - 1,884 (-23)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 324
• Patients in ICU - 211 (+4)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 79 (+5)
• Total Discharges - 312,242 (+329)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 8
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 56,360

** 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 - 71,670   

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 - 39,170,972
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 17,295
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 126,998
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 92.7%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 84.2%
• 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) - 87.6%   
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 84.0%   
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 73.8%   
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 82.3%   
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 74.6%   
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 90.8%   
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 77.6%                                                                                                                                

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

Borough	Monday, June 13, 2022	Tuesday, June 14, 2022	Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Bronx	3.83%	3.85%	3.81%
Kings	4.50%	4.58%	4.89%
New York	6.06%	5.39%	5.38%
Queens	5.86%	5.82%	5.63%
Richmond	5.48%	6.02%	5.67%