Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19

 

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

In Alignment with May 11 Expiration of Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, New York State COVID-19/Vaccine Update News Releases Will No Longer Be Issued After Today, May 12

Latest Data Remains Available Online 24/7

All COVID-19 Public Information and Resources Available at Coronavirus.Health.NY.Gov

 Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the state's latest information regarding COVID-19 and outlined basic steps they can take to protect against the spread of viral respiratory infections.

"Even though the federal public health emergency has ended, I encourage every New Yorker to remain vigilant against COVID-19 and use all available tools to keep themselves, their loved ones and their communities safe and healthy," Governor Hochul said. "Stay up to date on vaccine doses and be sure to test before gatherings or travel. If you test positive, talk to your doctor about potential treatment options."

In alignment with the federal government's expiration of the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11, the New York State COVID-19/vaccine news release will no longer be issued after today, May 12, until further notice. The latest COVID-19 and vaccine data will continue to be available 24/7 on the New York State Department of Health's online tracker. All COVID-19 public information and resources are available at coronavirus.health.ny.gov.

Additionally, the State Department of Health is assessing changes to COVID-19 data collection and reporting, in collaboration with local health departments and health care providers. As of next week, the following data dashboards will go offline: COVID-19 Breakthrough Data, Regional Vaccination Data, and NYS Pop-up Vaccination Data. The agency remains committed to responding to COVID-19 and continues to encourage New Yorkers to use the tools to protect against and treat COVID-19: vaccines, testing and treatment.

Governor Hochul is urging New Yorkers to take common sense prevention measures — like staying up to date on vaccines and practicing proper hygiene — to protect from the flu and COVID-19. The Governor also continues to urge New Yorkers to get their additional COVID-19 vaccines, as recommended by the CDC.

To schedule an appointment for an additional COVID-19 vaccine, New Yorkers should contact their local pharmacy, county health department, or health care provider; visit vaccines.gov; text their ZIP code to 438829; or call 1-800-232-0233 to find nearby vaccine locations. To find treatment options, New Yorkers can use this tool to find a location that is right for them.

The weekly COVID-19 data is summarized below:

• 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 2.59
• Total Positive Cases Over Last 7 Days - 3,537
• Test Results Reported Over Last 7 Days - 164,944
• Total Positives to-date - 6,678,930
• 7- Day Average Patient Hospitalization - 576
• 7- Day Average Patients Newly Admitted - 83
• 7-Day Average Patients in ICU - 61
• 7-Day Average Patients in ICU with Intubation - 28
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS over last 7 days - 32
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 62,520

The Health Electronic Response Data System is a New York State Department of Health data source that collects confirmed data as reported by hospitals, nursing homes and adult care facilities only.

• Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC - 79,569

This daily COVID-19 provisional death certificate data reported by the Department of Health and New York City 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 - 44,069,867
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 34,987
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed primary vaccine series - 85.6%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed primary vaccine series (CDC) - 90.8%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older who are up to date - 16.9%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed primary vaccine series - 74.7%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed primary vaccine series (CDC) - 76.5%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 who are up to date - 6.8%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 5-11 with completed primary vaccine series - 40.3%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 5-11 with completed primary vaccine series (CDC) - 41.2%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 5-11 who are up to date - 4.2%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 0-4 with completed primary vaccine series - 8.2%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 0-4 who are up to date - 8.2%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed primary vaccine series - 76.6%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed primary vaccine series (CDC) - 81.0%
• Percent of all New Yorkers who are up to date - 14.7%

Each region's 7-day average of cases per 100,000 population as of Thursday, May 10:

Region	7-day average, cases per 100k
Capital Region	1.54
Central New York	1.57
Finger Lakes	2.22
Long Island	3.19
Mid-Hudson	2.74
Mohawk Valley	1.62
New York City	2.94
North Country	2.11
Southern Tier	1.42
Western New York	1.65
Statewide	2.59

Bronx Chamber of Commerce - Bronx Business News You Can Use

(Friday) Extra, Extra Click here for this week's video: M/WBE Advocacy Day Bronx Week Kick-Off 425 Grand Concourse w. MBD Housing & Trinity Financial Panda Express, White Plains Road Grand Opening NYC BEST & Avenue NYC Supports 138th Street Corridor Legislative & Advocacy Updates Department of Consumer Affairs Updates Upcoming Events Community Day of Action - Mott Haven, 5/13/2023 at 9am - 134th St & Alexander Ave. Exploring Makers & Breweries, 5/23/2023 at 6pm - The Bronx Brewery Joseph P. Kelleher Memorial Golf Tournament, 6/20/2023 - Trump Links at Ferry Point Member Spotlight

Ask a Mentor: Virtual Panel, hosted by iMentor, on Tuesday, May 23 at 6:00pm From our member & community partner, iMentor, Ask a Mentor: Virtual Panel is an opportunity to hear stories, ask questions, and gain insight from panelists who have each come from where you are on your journey towards becoming a mentor! Register

NYS M/WBE ADVOCACY DAY MOCS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

From City Hall to the NYS Capital we are fighting for Bronx M/WBE Businesses. The Bronx Chamber leadership team joined Senator Sanders, Assemblymember Septimo, and Assemblymember Bichotte Hermelyne for M/WBE Advocacy Day - working to get additional resources, contracts, and services to the Bronx Minority / Women Business Enterprises. Did you know the Bronx Chamber leads the way on City and State M/WBE business certification and partners with the public and private sector on procurement opportunities for Bronx businesses? Want to learn more of become certified? Email: programs@bronxchamber.org Learn more about NYC Contracting, join the Bronx Chamber of Commerce and the Mayor's Office of Contract Service for MOCS in Your Neighborhood, Wednesday, May 17 at 10:30am. Want to make New York City your customer? You'll need to use the City's digital procurement platform, Procurement and Sourcing Solutions Portal (PASSPort). In an ongoing effort to provide businesses with the critical support needed to do business with the City, the Mayor's Office of Contract Services (MOCS) offers this in-person workshop series.

BRONX WEEK KICKS OFF AT THE BRONX CHILDREN'S MUSEUM

Celebrating Our Borough - Bronx Week 2023! ⁦ The Bronx Chamber of Commerce is excited to partner with the Office of the Bronx Borough President and officially launch Bronx Week 2023 - a celebration of everything Bronx! Today, the Bronx Chamber leadership team was delighted to join leaders from throughout the borough to kick off Bronx Week at the Bronx Children's Museum and we are thrilled to partner on a slew of events celebrating the Bronx business community. This partnership is underscored by our strong commitment to our Bronx Chamber members and the broader Bronx business community as well as our collaboration with the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation and the Bronx Tourism Council.  For more info visit: www.ilovethebronx.com Photo: Bronx BP Vanessa Gibson, 1010 Wins Reporter and Bronx Chamber supporter Juliet Pappa, Bronx Chamber Board Member John Calvelli (Wildlife Conservation Society), and Marcos Crespo of Montefiore Medical Center.

425 GRAND CONCOURSE MBD HOUSING & TRINITY FINANCIAL SET NEW HOUSING STANDARD

The Bronx is building...smartly. The Bronx Chamber's leadership team joined MBD Housing, Trinity Financial and M/WBE contractors from throughout NYC to tour 425 Grand Concourse - a new construction, mixed use building on the Grand Concourse. Built at the Bronx's first passive house, the building boasts sustainability, affordability and what will become the Fall 2023 home of the new Hostos Community College Student Life Center. Grateful to Derrick Lovett, CEO of MBD Housing for his leadership in bringing quality and smart housing to the South Bronx.

GRAND OPENING OF CHAMBER MEMBER PANDA EXPRESS

Celebrating new Bronx businesses! The Bronx Chamber of Commerce welcomes our new member Panda Express and congratulates them on the Grand Opening of their new location on White Plains Road.  Photo: Ribbon Cutting of the new location led by Small Business Resource Network Director Darry Saldana and local business and community leaders on White Plains Road. For more info on becoming a member: membership@bronxchamber.org

NYC BEST PROGRAM & AVENUE NYC - MOTT HAVEN SUPPORT 138TH STREET BUSINESSES

Putting Small Businesses First The Bronx Chamber of Commerce Avenue NYC Program Manager, Tony Billups, accompanied NYC Department of Small Business Services' NYC BEST team along the 138th Street Corridor in the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx. The program educates business owners on free services available through their program. This program and tour was provided as part of the Bronx Chamber's NYC BID Day celebration - acknowledging the importance of our City's commercial corridors. During NYC BID Day, Chamber team members visited every business improvement district and emerging district to offer Bronx Chamber services and promote the Small Business Resource Network and Avenue NYC Program. Services include: ️  Getting Licenses & Permits Faster  ️   Avoiding Fines & Violations  ️ Understanding City Requirements  ️  Preparing for Inspections For a list of services, visit NYC.GOV/NYCBEST

LEGISLATIVE & ADVOCACY UPDATES

NYC Department of Consumer Affairs Update - The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) enforces NYC’s Third-Party Food Delivery Service Laws, which cap the fees that third-party delivery apps can charge restaurants. The laws require DCWP to issue a report on the fee caps and DCWP would like to hear from you to inform our recommendations.   Please find attached a flyer on how you can provide feedback on the City’s fee caps and email RuleComments@dcwp.nyc.gov by Friday, May 26, 2023 with your comments.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Volunteer Day of Action - Alexander Avenue May 13 at 9:00am Join the Bronx Chamber of Commerce & community leaders for a Day of Action and Community Clean Streets Day on Saturday, May 13th from 9am - 1pm.  The program is hosted by the Bronx Chamber of Commerce, Mott Haven Merchant Association, NYC agencies, the Avenue NYC - Mott Haven program, and local community leaders. Reserve Your Spot

Volunteer Day of Action - Graham Triangle at 138th St May 20 at 9:00am Join the Bronx Chamber of Commerce & community leaders for a Day of Action and Community Clean Streets Day on Saturday, May 20th from 9am - 1pm.  The program is hosted by the Bronx Chamber of Commerce, Mott Haven Merchant Association, NYC agencies, the Avenue NYC - Mott Haven program, and local community leaders. Reserve Your Spot

Exploring Makers & Breweries Networking Reception May 23 at 6:00pm Join the Bronx Chamber of Commerce, New York City Department of Small Business Services, maker businesses, brewers, and distillers for an evening of networking, conversation, happy hour cocktails, and bites in the Port Morris Industrial Business Zone at Bronx Brewery with food by Empanology. Reserve Your Spot

Joseph P. Kelleher Memorial Golf Tournament June 20 at 7:30am Trump Links at Ferry Point, 500 Hutchinson River Parkway Bronx, NY.  Over 200 notable thought partners, colleagues in business, and influential New Yorkers will tee off for the 2023 Joseph P. Kelleher Memorial Golf Tournament at Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point. The 2023 Tournament features two (2) tee times, breakfast, lunch, cocktails, and the 2023 Awards Dinner honoring NYC Housing, Preservation, and Development Commissioner Adolfo Carrion, Jr.

 For the complete Bronx Chamber Events Calendar, featuring educational workshops, networking events and other opportunities hosted by the Chamber, its members, & partners, please visit and bookmark our website events calendar link in your browser - new events are added weekly