January 19, 2022
Albany, NY

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

New Hospital Admissions (7-Day Average) Down 18.4% From Prior 7 days

New Cases (7-Day Average) Down 43.6% From Prior 7 Days

Cases Per 100k (7-Day Average) Declining in All Regions

165 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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%

Each region's 7-day average of cases per 100K population is as follows:

RegionSunday, January 16, 2022Monday, January 17, 2022Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Capital Region201.60194.92179.25
Central New York225.61216.62200.54
Finger Lakes174.55165.98147.73
Long Island227.38207.64183.67
Mid-Hudson234.09221.01198.77
Mohawk Valley180.77177.53162.08
New York City301.87272.92239.10
North Country172.19166.87160.12
Southern Tier188.37183.38166.16
Western New York209.44198.07176.90
Statewide250.57231.29205.41

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

REGIONSunday, January 16, 2022Monday, January 17, 2022Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Capital Region17.10%17.10%16.54%
Central New York20.09%19.77%19.31%
Finger Lakes18.21%17.83%17.44%
Long Island18.47%17.60%16.68%
Mid-Hudson15.49%15.16%14.07%
Mohawk Valley16.71%16.72%15.98%
New York City14.28%13.48%12.70%
North Country16.77%16.51%16.49%
Southern Tier14.24%14.13%13.98%
Western New York20.92%20.28%19.47%
Statewide15.68%15.04%14.27%

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

BOROUGHSunday, January 16, 2022Monday, January 17, 2022Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Bronx15.23%14.44%13.60%
Kings13.30%12.48%11.83%
New York11.81%11.21%10.46%
Queens16.65%15.76%14.90%
Richmond14.44%13.72%13.01%

Yesterday, 23,375 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 4,579,803. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

CountyTotal PositiveNew Positive
Albany52,444298
Allegany7,84355
Broome40,141169
Cattaraugus13,445185
Cayuga14,02971
Chautauqua21,031260
Chemung18,856118
Chenango7,99438
Clinton13,227111
Columbia8,77238
Cortland9,05254
Delaware6,71245
Dutchess58,736318
Erie189,318929
Essex4,66938
Franklin7,77397
Fulton10,77146
Genesee12,33861
Greene7,60921
Hamilton7526
Herkimer12,14059
Jefferson16,766147
Lewis5,53822
Livingston10,22721
Madison11,09281
Monroe138,581507
Montgomery10,30756
Nassau379,0901,605
Niagara43,351162
NYC2,145,67611,301
Oneida47,078297
Onondaga94,516740
Ontario17,28487
Orange98,785538
Orleans7,75849
Oswego21,509120
Otsego8,39546
Putnam21,931104
Rensselaer27,378147
Rockland86,822462
Saratoga40,217297
Schenectady29,044204
Schoharie4,26932
Schuyler2,98516
Seneca4,94836
St. Lawrence17,69599
Steuben17,16983
Suffolk402,6581,559
Sullivan16,60392
Tioga9,29457
Tompkins14,92359
Ulster27,979167
Warren11,72758
Washington10,44660
Wayne14,92877
Westchester234,789922
Wyoming7,50933
Yates2,88415

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:

RegionCOVID-19 Patients currently hospitalizedAdmitted due to COVID or complications of COVID% Admitted due to COVID or complications of COVIDAdmitted 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 Region43230069.4%13230.6%
Central New York34625573.7%9126.3%
Finger Lakes75644158.3%31541.7%
Long Island2,0331,19658.8%83741.2%
Mid-Hudson1,25580364.0%45236.0%
Mohawk Valley16011270.0%4830.0%
New York City5,9943,14352.4%2,85147.6%
North Country1256451.2%6148.8%
Southern Tier22513459.6%9140.4%
Western New York70144663.6%25536.4%
Statewide12,0276,89457.3%5,13342.7%

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, 165 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 51,184. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
CountyNew Deaths
Albany2
Bronx19
Chautauqua1
Chemung2
Clinton2
Dutchess9
Erie7
Fulton1
Genesee1
Greene1
Herkimer2
Kings28
Lewis1
Livingston1
Manhattan8
Monroe2
Nassau9
Niagara2
Onondaga4
Ontario1
Orange2
Queens25
Richmond5
Saratoga2
Schenectady2
Steuben1
Suffolk15
Tompkins1
Washington1
Wayne1
Westchester7

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, 15,448 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 16,572 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 dosePeople with complete vaccine series
RegionCumulative
Total
Increase over past 24 hoursCumulative
Total
Increase over past 24 hours
Capital Region952,662629867,009852
Central New York636,580356586,977407
Finger Lakes850,226597783,518606
Long Island2,132,4332,7121,876,8342,496
Mid-Hudson1,667,4011,7691,451,0041,977
Mohawk Valley320,533208296,238247
New York City7,814,6078,0216,828,9278,704
North Country298,056141268,541190
Southern Tier432,991298394,487324
Western New York939,433717856,508769
Statewide16,044,92215,44814,210,04316,572

Booster/Additional Shots
RegionCumulative
Total
Increase over past 24 hoursIncrease over past 7 days
Capital Region410,5732,31918,528
Central New York263,6152,18814,655
Finger Lakes418,1192,57820,354
Long Island819,4948,05055,012
Mid-Hudson656,3475,38639,033
Mohawk Valley142,0559846,946
New York City2,025,12814,029119,316
North Country123,3409937,136
Southern Tier192,2711,3169,922
Western New York456,9142,37520,079
Statewide5,507,85640,218310,981

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.

As of 1/18HospitalNursing HomeACFLHCSAHospiceCHHATotal
Total employee terminations due to being unvaccinated6,0451.17%2,4951.66%3301.07%7,5722.72%901.46%1371.00%16,6691.68%
Total employee resignations and retirements due to being unvaccinated2,3640.46%690.05%110.04%3,3511.20%811.31%1280.94%6,0040.60%
Total on furlough/unpaid leave due to being unvaccinated and unwilling to get vaccinated1,1410.22%5810.39%720.23%8,1472.93%80.13%940.69%10,0431.01%
Total on furlough/unpaid leave due to being unvaccinated BUT now awaiting first dose1040.02%1,5391.02%5171.68%1,9970.72%80.13%50.04%4,1700.42%
Total INACTIVE employees from categories above9,6544,68493021,06718736436,886
Total ACTIVE employees505,662146,03529,857257,1935,97413,283958,004
Grand Total515,316150,71930,787278,2606,16113,647994,890

Percentages are estimates. They are based on self-reported data for 1/18/22. The denominators are active employees reported for 1/18/22 plus the inactive categories above; they do not include workforce fluctuations that may have occurred in addition to these categories above.

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