Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - JUNE 3, 2022

 

Statewide 7-Day Average Case Rate Has Dropped Approximately 58 Percent Since Recent High

COVID-19 Hospital Admissions Down Nearly 20 Percent Over Last Week Versus Prior Seven Days

25 Counties Now Considered "Low" per CDC Community Level Map, Previously Just 9; NYC Moved to "Medium", Previously was "High"

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

22 Statewide Deaths Reported Yesterday

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

"While we continue to see numbers head in the right direction, we aren't letting our guard down when it comes to boosting our preparedness for any potential surges later this year," Governor Hochul said. "I encourage New Yorkers to keep using the tools we have available to us to keep each other safe and healthy. Be sure to keep up to date with vaccinations and booster doses to protect yourself and your loved ones from serious illness and hospitalization. Test often, especially if you are experiencing symptoms, and if you test positive, talk to your doctor about available treatments."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:    

• Cases Per 100k - 40.31
• 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 29.84
• Test Results Reported - 128,887
• Total Positive - 7,877
• Percent Positive - 5.63%**
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 6.53%**  
• Patient Hospitalization -  2,332 (-77)  
• Patients Newly Admitted - 377 
• Patients in ICU - 221 (+2) 
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 85 (+5)   
• Total Discharges - 308,426 (+414)  
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 22 
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 56,151 

** 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 - 38,974,246  
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 17,279
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 100,522  
• 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 - 84.1%   
• 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) - 87.5%   
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 83.7%   
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 73.6%   
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 82.2%   
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 74.5%   
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 90.7%   
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 77.5%    

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, May 31, 2022	Wednesday, June 1, 2022	Thursday, June 2, 2022
Bronx	4.15%	4.07%	4.07%
Kings	5.80%	5.28%	5.00%
New York	6.49%	6.51%	6.44%
Queens	6.09%	6.20%	6.19%
Richmond	6.36%	6.11%	5.93%

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson's Pride Flag Raising at Borough Hall

It may have been pouring outside Thursday afternoon, but inside the Bronx Courthouse Rotunda, Bronx Pride was overflowing. Bronx Borough President Vanesa Gibson and Deputy Borough President Janet Peguero honored LGBTQIA+ community leaders for their work and service to the LGBTQIA+ community.

Honorees included Emcee and Pharmaceutical Sales Rep and AIDS advocate Jomil Luna, Executive Director of the ChocoBar Cortes Brand Carlos Cortes, CEO for the New York Transgender Bodybuilding Federation Lailani Muniz,  Entrepreneur - Social Activist - and Model Mx. B Hawk Snipes, Youth Recognition with Destination Tomorrow Prevention Services and Outreach Specialist Jaisen Garcia-Castillo, and the John Wade Memorial Award to the Executive Director of the Sunnyside Shines BID and former Director of External Affairs for Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Dirk McCall. Bronx Borough President Vanesa Gibson also proclaimed June Pride Month. 

After the award presentation inside, the rain let up enough for all to go outside, and raise the rain soaked Pride Flag above Bronx Borough Hall.

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson welcomes everyone to the Borough President's Pride celebration and Pride Flag raising. The banner which had said Ruben Diaz Jr. for over twelve years now says Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson.

On hand to celebrate with Bronx Borough President Vanesa Gibson were (L - R) Bharati Kemraj, BP Gibson, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, New York City Commissioner on Human Rights Annabel Palma, and Deputy Bronx BP Janet Peguero behind the BP and DA. 

Bronx BP Gibson and Deputy BP Peguero with honoree and Emcee Jomil Luna.

New York City Commissioner on Human Rights Annabel Palma, Bronx BP Vanesa Gibson, John Wade Memorial Award Honoree Dirk McCall. Bronx DA Darcel Clark, and Deputy Bronx BP Janet Peguero.

Sean Coleman, the founder and Executive Director of Destination Tomorrow holds the proclamation for Pride Month from Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson. also in the photo is Deputy Bronx BP Janet Peguero.  

(L - R) Honorees Jomil Luna, Carlos Cortes, and Mx. B Hawk Snipes, Deputy BP Janet Peguero, Bronx BP Vanessa Gibson, Honorees Jaisen Garcia-Castillo, Lailani Muniz, Dirk McCall, and Sean Coleman, with Rev. Dr. Vanessa Brown.

A moment of silence for all who have died fighting for the cause.

Everyone prepares to go outside to raise the pride flag.

The rain soaked Pride Flag (seen between the lights) is being raised, as Bronx BP Gibson and Deputy BP Peguero turn the crank to raise the flag. 

STATEMENT FROM MAYOR ADAMS ON END OF ALBANY’S LEGISLATIVE SESSION

 

New York City Mayor Eric Adams today released the following statement regarding the end of Albany’s legislative session:

 

“After months of advocacy, New Yorkers achieved major victories in Albany.

 

“The creation of a NYCHA Trust will funnel billions of dollars to residents for critical repairs. Legislation facilitating the conversion of vacant hotels to housing will deliver much needed relief to our homelessness crisis. And keeping pedestrians on our streets safe and allowing life-saving 24/7 speed cameras is a victory for us all.

 

“While there is more work to do to deliver on the priorities New Yorkers are asking for, we are optimistic that there is a way forward on key elements, including ensuring we achieve the shared goal of smaller class sizes without forcing the city into a fiscal crisis and impacting programs for our most vulnerable students. I want to thank the Governor and my colleagues in Albany for their partnership through this session.

 

“We’ve delivered for New Yorkers over and over again, but we will continue to fight to remove guns from our streets, protect our communities, and create a safe, prosperous, and just city for all New Yorkers.”

Governor Hochul Announces New Online Resource Center for New York's Continued Expansion of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

 

New Website Shows How National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program Funding Can Be Used Across New York State

Website Survey Will Help State Department of Transportation Develop New York's National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan 

National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program Funding Supports Fast Charging Along Designated EV Alternative Fuel Corridors

 Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the launch of New York's National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program website. The newly launched website provides additional background on the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure funding program, and includes a short survey to collect user feedback in order to assist the State in the development of its National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan that will advance New York's nation-leading climate agenda. The website also allows visitors to sign up for alerts as more information on the development of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program becomes available. The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program provides dedicated funding to states to support the strategic deployment of electric vehicle Level 3 Direct Current Fast Charging infrastructure and establish an interconnected network for reliable charging.

"We cannot sufficiently reduce our carbon footprint unless we keep expanding our electric vehicle infrastructure, but thanks to the efforts of President Biden, Senator Schumer, Senator Gillibrand and our Congressional Delegation, who fought for the creation of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program, we have additional resources to help us reach our climate goals," Governor Hochul said. "Expanding our electrical vehicle capabilities is a key part of my administration's ongoing efforts to reduce the impact of climate change across New York State. This new online tool will not only help educate the public on the future of electric vehicle charging, but will give us additional data to plan the next phase of New York's transportation electric charging network development."

New York's National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan will be developed by the New York State Department of Transportation in collaboration with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. A public meeting on New York's National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan development will be announced by NYSDOT. More information is available here.

State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez said, "A strategic plan for the continued development of EV infrastructure is paramount to achieving an environmentally sound and reliable transportation system across New York State. The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program gives us a great framework to collect data which we can use to inform where we need to increase the number of fast-charging stations along our roads, so we can continue to invest in GHG reduction and build our way towards a greener economy."

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority President and CEO Doreen M. Harris said, "New Yorkers across the State can play an important role in providing input on where EV chargers should be located as we continue building out infrastructure that makes it easier for more clean vehicles to hit the roads in our communities. This new resource will facilitate the flow of information and provide important data for our National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program to ensure we continue to reduce emissions and transition to a healthier, low carbon, clean energy future."

National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure is a federal fund source newly created under the Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that became law in November 2021. The initial emphasis of the program is on making available publicly accessible Direct Current Fast Charging for passenger EVs at intervals of no more than 50 miles apart within 1 travel mile of the designated corridors, with an emphasis on locations near Interstate highway exits.

New York is expected to receive $175 million over five years. Before funding can be spent, the New York State Department of Transportation must submit a National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Infrastructure Deployment Plan that describes how the funding will be used to the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation by August 1.

In early 2022, Governor Hochul announced more than $12 million was added to the State's Drive Clean Rebate program to help consumers save up to $2,000 on the purchase of an electric vehicle and $2.7 million awarded to local governments to purchase electric vehicles and install zero-emission charging/fueling stations for public use to address climate change and build healthier communities. Together, the consumer rebate program and the grants awarded to 49 community-based projects total $14.7 million to advance the State's efforts to achieve New York's ambitious Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 85 percent by 2050.

State Senator Gustavo Rivera - Meet me at Poe Park tomorrow!

 

Meet me at Poe Park tomorrow at 11AM for free COVID-19 tests and smoke alarms thanks to the Red Cross of Greater New York. Acompáñame mañana en Poe Park a las 11 a.m. para recibir pruebas de COVID-19 e inscribirse para un detector de humo gratuito, gracias a la Cruz Roja.