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.
"Even as the rate of new infections continues to move in a promising direction, too many New Yorkers are getting sick, being hospitalized or tragically losing their lives -- we must remain vigilant in our fight against the virus," Governor Hochul said. "We can't afford to reverse the progress we've made fighting this winter surge. Let's continue to use the tools at our disposal to stop the spread and keep our loves ones safe and healthy: Vaccines, boosters, masks and best practices like washing your hands and staying home if you're sick."
Today's data is summarized briefly below:
Test Results Reported - 356,699
Total Positive - 60,374
Percent Positive - 16.93%
7-Day Average Percent Positive -- 19.42%
Patient Hospitalization - 12,452 (-219)
Patients Newly Admitted -- 1,848
Patients in ICU - 1615 (+22)
Patients in ICU with Intubation - 845 (+15)
Total Discharges - 249,248 (+1,894)
New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 195
Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 50,154
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 -- 62,849
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 - 34,712,435
Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 101,194
Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 629,690
Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose -- 90.0%
Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 81.1%
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) -- 83.5%
Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose -- 79.0%
Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 70.6%
Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 85.7%
Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 72.7%
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