Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - AUGUST 26, 2022

 

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

19 Statewide Deaths Reported Yesterday

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

"With school season approaching, it is vital that New Yorkers remain vigilant in keeping themselves and their loved ones safe and healthy," Governor Hochul said. "Take advantage of the vaccine by staying up to date on doses. Test before gatherings or travel and if you test positive, talk to your doctor about potential treatment options."

Earlier this week, Governor Hochul announced updated COVID-19 guidance and frequently asked questions for schools and childcare facilities that aligns with the new CDC recommendations. Among other things, this guidance specifies that asymptomatic children exposed to COVID-19 no longer need to quarantine and that isolation is now only advised for individuals that have tested positive for the virus. Read the updated guidance and frequently asked questions here. 

Last week, Governor Hochul announced the first phase of this year's of #VaxtoSchool initiative, the multi-faceted statewide campaign aimed at increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates among school-aged New Yorkers. The campaign include more than three dozen pop-up vaccination sites throughout the state in the coming weeks, with more being added in the near future.   

Today's data is summarized briefly below:   

• Cases Per 100k - 24.06
• 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 22.42 
• Test Results Reported - 61,546
• Total Positive - 4,702
• Percent Positive - 7.21%**
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 6.51%**   
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,368 (-26)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 365
• Patients in ICU - 240 (-12)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 92 (-10)
• Total Discharges - 335,450 (+365)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 19
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 57,656

** 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 - 73,552

   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- 40,040,937 
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days- 65,392
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose- 93.2% 
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series- 84.6% 
• 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)- 88.3% 
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC)- 85.2% 
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC)- 74.8% 
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose- 83.2% 
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series- 75.2% 
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC)- 91.9% 
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC)- 78.4% 

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

Borough	Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022	Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022	Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022
Bronx	7.29%	7.23%	7.19%
Kings	3.58%	3.52%	3.90%
New York	5.58%	5.35%	5.39%
Queens	7.78%	7.48%	7.35%
Richmond	6.74%	6.48%	6.38%