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

Press Release

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

"We are continuing to turn the corner against the winter surge thanks to New Yorkers getting vaccinated, boosted and masking up," Governor Hochul said. "But we can't let our guard down and undo all of the progress we've made. Please keep wearing your masks and make sure you get your vaccination or booster as soon as possible."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported -- 203,423
Total Positive -- 23,375
Percent Positive -- 11.49%
7-Day Average Percent Positive -- 14.27%
Patient Hospitalization -- 12,027 (+99)
Patients Newly Admitted -- 1,409
Patients in ICU -- 1,617 (+48)
Patients in ICU with Intubation -- 920 (+30)
Total Discharges -- 257,739 (+1,109)
New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 165
Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS -- 51,184
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.

Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC -- 63,980
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 -- 35,159,893
Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours -- 75,031
Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days -- 548,652
Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose -- 90.3%
Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series -- 81.4%
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) -- 83.8%
Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose -- 79.5%
Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series -- 71.0%
Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) -- 86.4%
Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) -- 73.1%

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