Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers On State’s Progress Combating COVID-19

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

“We are turning the corner on the winter surge, but we’re not through this yet,” Governor Hochul said. “Please keep getting vaccinated, getting the booster dose, getting our children vaccinated, and wearing non-cloth masks. Let’s not undo all the hard work we’ve put in to bring the numbers down.”

 Today’s data is summarized briefly below: 

·         Test Results Reported – 327,427

·         Total Positive – 47,870

·         Percent Positive – 14.62%

·         7-Day Average Percent Positive – 17.59%

·         Patient Hospitalization – 12,169 (-38)

·         Patients Newly Admitted – 1,843

·         Patients in ICU – 1653 (+34)

·         Patients in ICU with Intubation – 896 (+32)

·         Total Discharges – 252,862 (+1,736)

·         New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 187

·         Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 50,522

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 – 62,891

This daily COVID-19 provisional death certificate data reported by New York State Department of Health and New York City to the Center for Disease 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 – 34,913,218

·         Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 101,571

·         Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 615,418

·         Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 90.2% 

·         Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 81.2% 

·         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) – 83.7%

·         Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 79.2%

·         Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 70.8% 

·         Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 86.0% 

·         Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 72.9%

 Each region’s 7-day average of cases per 100 thousand population is as follows

 

Region	Wednesday, January 12, 2022	Thursday,  January 13, 2022	Friday, January 14, 2022
Capital Region	242.23	237.95	222.79
Central New York	279.87	260.16	251.06
Finger Lakes	203.39	200.99	187.04
Long Island	345.17	320.18	285.50
Mid-Hudson	318.01	300.19	269.54
Mohawk Valley	206.18	203.50	190.72
New York City	437.76	398.92	357.18
North Country	191.97	190.71	186.10
Southern Tier	214.93	209.17	198.68
Western New York	248.70	244.71	224.04
Statewide	346.93	322.76	291.86

 Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:   

Region	Wednesday, January 12, 2022	Thursday,  January 13, 2022	Friday, January 14, 2022
Capital Region	18.88%	18.95%	18.21%
Central New York	21.87%	20.98%	20.83%
Finger Lakes	19.15%	18.99%	18.60%
Long Island	23.29%	22.17%	20.86%
Mid-Hudson	20.08%	19.20%	17.47%
Mohawk Valley	17.39%	17.84%	17.62%
New York City	18.45%	17.55%	16.44%
North Country	17.28%	17.11%	17.08%
Southern Tier	15.33%	15.01%	14.98%
Western New York	22.70%	22.58%	21.88%
Statewide	19.42%	18.65%	17.59%

 

Each New York City borough’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:   

  

Borough in NYC	Wednesday, January 12, 2022	Thursday,  January 13, 2022	Friday, January 14, 2022
Bronx	20.34%	19.32%	17.84%
Kings	17.05%	16.28%	15.19%
New York	15.03%	14.16%	13.42%
Queens	21.39%	20.41%	19.20%
Richmond	19.15%	17.81%	16.69%

 Yesterday, 47,870 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 4,456,080. A geographic breakdown is as follows:  

 

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	50,940	730
Allegany	7,669	37
Broome	39,317	299
Cattaraugus	12,956	98
Cayuga	13,689	154
Chautauqua	20,341	202
Chemung	18,314	239
Chenango	7,798	81
Clinton	12,662	230
Columbia	8,464	72
Cortland	8,731	112
Delaware	6,548	61
Dutchess	57,058	637
Erie	184,143	1,890
Essex	4,547	64
Franklin	7,533	89
Fulton	10,473	117
Genesee	12,030	147
Greene	7,466	70
Hamilton	734	2
Herkimer	11,860	136
Jefferson	16,135	215
Lewis	5,430	50
Livingston	9,947	116
Madison	10,797	120
Monroe	135,739	1,308
Montgomery	10,027	120
Nassau	371,873	3,154
Niagara	42,282	438
NYC	2,081,128	23,054
Oneida	45,927	436
Onondaga	91,347	1,659
Ontario	16,805	161
Orange	96,264	1,064
Orleans	7,563	113
Oswego	20,814	263
Otsego	8,146	92
Putnam	21,431	234
Rensselaer	26,560	354
Rockland	83,819	824
Saratoga	38,907	468
Schenectady	28,087	398
Schoharie	4,111	57
Schuyler	2,907	29
Seneca	4,775	70
St. Lawrence	17,267	214
Steuben	16,747	151
Suffolk	395,134	3,563
Sullivan	16,101	218
Tioga	9,049	93
Tompkins	14,460	237
Ulster	27,133	354
Warren	11,407	150
Washington	10,141	143
Wayne	14,502	143
Westchester	229,897	2,230
Wyoming	7,336	75
Yates	2,812	35

 Below is data that shows how many hospitalized individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 were admitted for COVID-19/COVID-19 complications and how many were admitted for non-COVID-19 conditions:

 

Region	COVID-19 Patients currently hospitalized	Admitted due to COVID or complications of COVID	% Admitted due to COVID or complications of COVID	Admitted where COVID was not included as one of the reasons for admission	% Admitted where COVID was not included as one of the reasons for admission
Capital Region	412	303	74%	109	26%
Central New York	333	244	73%	89	27%
Finger Lakes	746	421	56%	325	44%
Long Island	2,161	1,296	60%	865	40%
Mid-Hudson	1,317	826	63%	491	37%
Mohawk Valley	154	109	71%	45	29%
New York City	6,086	3,187	52%	2,899	48%
North Country	98	53	54%	45	46%
Southern Tier	209	134	64%	75	36%
Western New York	653	422	65%	231	35%
Statewide	12,169	6,995	57%	5,174	43%

 The Omicron variant now represents more than 95% of the viruses in circulation. For more information on variant tracking, please visit here: (COVID-19 Variant Data | Department of Health (ny.gov).

 Yesterday, 187 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 50,522. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:   

 

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Bronx	20
Broome	2
Cayuga	1
Chautauqua	2
Chemung	2
Chenango	1
Clinton	1
Dutchess	7
Erie	6
Essex	2
Franklin	1
Greene	1
Herkimer	1
Kings	25
Manhattan	17
Monroe	5
Montgomery	1
Nassau	14
Niagara	2
Onondaga	3
Ontario	2
Orange	3
Orleans	1
Oswego	1
Putnam	1
Queens	26
Rensselaer	1
Richmond	5
Rockland	3
Saratoga	2
Seneca	1
Suffolk	16
Sullivan	1
Ulster	3
Washington	1
Westchester	6

  All New York State mass vaccination sites are open to eligible New Yorkers aged 5 and older, with walk-in vaccination available at all sites on a first-come, first-serve basis for people aged 12 and older.

Information on which sites require appointments for children in the 5-11 age group is available on our website. People who prefer to make an  appointment at a state-run mass vaccination site can do so on the Am I Eligible App or by calling 1-833-NYS-4-VAX. People may also contact their local health department, pharmacy, doctor or hospital to schedule appointments where vaccines are available, or visit vaccines.gov to find information on vaccine appointments near them. 

 New Yorkers looking to schedule vaccine appointments for 5-11-year-old children are encouraged to contact their child’s pediatrician, family physician, county health departments, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), rural health centers, or pharmacies that may be administering the vaccine for this age group. 

Parents and guardians can visit vaccines.gov, text their ZIP code to 438829, or call 1-800-232-0233 to find nearby locations. Make sure that the provider offers the Pfizer-BioNTechCOVID-19 vaccine, as the other COVID-19 vaccines are not yet authorized for this age group. 

 Visit our website for parents and guardians for new information, frequently asked questions and answers, and resources specifically designed for parents and guardians of this age group. 

 Yesterday, 20,578 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 15,140 completed their vaccine series. A geographic breakdown of New Yorkers who have been vaccinated by region is as follows: 

 

	People with at least one vaccine dose		People with complete vaccine series
Region	Cumulative Total	Increase over past 24 hours	Cumulative Total	Increase over past 24 hours
Capital Region	950,683	763	865,184	386
Central New York	635,408	639	586,019	280
Finger Lakes	848,478	-1,520	782,278	-1,654
Long Island	2,125,850	3,530	1,870,978	1,987
Mid-Hudson	1,662,597	2,760	1,446,508	1,676
Mohawk Valley	319,947	244	295,735	130
New York City	7,785,998	10,060	6,801,544	9,218
North Country	297,549	225	268,109	127
Southern Tier	431,998	2,847	393,735	2,430
Western New York	936,926	1,030	854,455	560
Statewide	15,995,434	20,578	14,164,545	15,140

 

Booster/Additional Shots
Region	Cumulative Total	Increase over past 24 hours	Increase over past 7  days
Capital Region	402,570	3,597	23,081
Central New York	257,031	2,910	16,894
Finger Lakes	410,025	3,921	24,556
Long Island	793,642	9,626	57,615
Mid-Hudson	640,203	8,390	45,016
Mohawk Valley	138,915	1,273	7,426
New York City	1,968,895	22,738	131,048
North Country	120,875	1,144	8,377
Southern Tier	187,798	2,007	11,727
Western New York	448,261	3,440	23,724
Statewide	5,368,215	59,046	349,464

 The COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker Dashboard is available to update New Yorkers on the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. The New York State Department of Health requires vaccinating facilities to report all COVID-19 vaccine administration data within 24 hours; the vaccine administration data on the dashboard is updated daily to reflect the most up-to-date metrics in the state’s vaccination effort.

New York State Department of Health-reported data from NYSIIS and CIR differs slightly from federally-reported data, which is inclusive of federally-administered doses and other minor differences. Both numbers are included in the release above. 

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