Governor Encourages New Yorkers to Keep Using the Tools to Protect Against and Treat COVID-19: Vaccines, Boosters, Testing, and Treatment
16 Statewide Deaths Reported Yesterday
Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19.
"With the fall season rapidly approaching, I remind all New Yorkers to remain vigilant in order to keep themselves and their loved ones healthy," Governor Hochul said. "Take advantage of the vaccine and booster 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."
This week, the Food and Drug Administration issued emergency use authorization for both the Moderna and Pfizer updated COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, designed to target Omicron subvariants and provide even more protection against COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) could approve these new boosters as early as Friday.
Today's data is summarized briefly below:
- Cases Per 100k - 25.28
- 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 20.65
- Test Results Reported - 70,806
- Total Positive - 4,941
- Percent Positive - 6.70%**
- 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 5.83%**
- Patient Hospitalization - 2,309 (-23)
- Patients Newly Admitted - 395
- Patients in ICU - 254 (+13)
- Patients in ICU with Intubation - 85 (-4)
- Total Discharges - 337,325 (+402)
- New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 16
- Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 57,658
** 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 - 73,689
** 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.
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, Aug 29, 2022 | Tuesday, Aug 30, 2022 | Wednesday, Aug 31, 2022 |
Bronx | 6.86% | 6.74% | 6.60% |
Kings | 3.85% | 3.21% | 3.15% |
New York | 4.98% | 4.85% | 4.84% |
Queens | 6.87% | 6.70% | 6.86% |
Richmond | 5.66% | 5.67% | 5.81% |
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