January 24, 2022
Albany, NY

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

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

Total COVID-19 Hospitalizations Decreased by Nearly 2,000 Over Past Week

133 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"Our hard work to bring down the numbers during the winter surge is paying off, but we are not through this yet," Governor Hochul said. "Let's keep using the tools - the vaccine, booster and masks - that will help slow the spread of this virus, protect our families, and keep our schools and businesses open."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported – 143,388
  • Total Positive – 12,259
  • Percent Positive – 8.55%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 10.00%
  • Patient Hospitalization – 9,798 (-49)
  • Patients Newly Admitted – 927
  • Patients in ICU – 1479 (+22)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation – 838 (-7)
  • Total Discharges – 265,172 (+904)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 133
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 51,987

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 – 64,872

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 – 35,507,187
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 40,547
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 473,583
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 90.6%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 81.7%
  • 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) – 84.2%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 79.8%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 71.4%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 87.0%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 73.6%

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

Region

Friday, January 21, 2022

Saturday, January 22, 2022

Sunday, January 23, 2022

Capital Region

144.12

130.92

123.69

Central New York

178.55

165.08

156.61

Finger Lakes

119.99

107.86

103.97

Long Island

125.54

108.51

99.89

Mid-Hudson

136.89

112.10

103.88

Mohawk Valley

147.74

138.74

132.35

New York City

176.42

142.42

127.49

North Country

145.49

139.36

134.31

Southern Tier

135.70

124.21

120.82

Western New York

137.87

128.28

119.66

Statewide

153.73

130.28

119.67

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

REGION

Friday, January 21, 2022

Saturday, January 22, 2022

Sunday, January 23, 2022

Capital Region

14.06%

13.68%

13.21%

Central New York

17.72%

17.27%

16.84%

Finger Lakes

15.44%

14.71%

14.38%

Long Island

13.19%

12.27%

11.67%

Mid-Hudson

11.70%

10.60%

10.17%

Mohawk Valley

13.30%

13.42%

13.04%

New York City

9.60%

8.56%

8.01%

North Country

16.46%

16.03%

15.50%

Southern Tier

11.87%

11.35%

10.68%

Western New York

16.90%

16.22%

15.97%

Statewide

11.36%

10.50%

10.00%

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

BOROUGH

Friday, January 21, 2022

Saturday, January 22, 2022

Sunday, January 23, 2022

Bronx

9.63%

8.12%

7.35%

Kings

9.07%

8.05%

7.52%

New York

8.34%

7.63%

7.29%

Queens

11.32%

10.25%

9.61%

Richmond

10.41%

9.38%

8.89%

Yesterday, 12,259 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 4,697,818. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

54,213

165

Allegany

8,074

25

Broome

41,323

115

Cattaraugus

13,975

65

Cayuga

14,535

56

Chautauqua

21,760

94

Chemung

19,526

67

Chenango

8,328

43

Clinton

13,968

87

Columbia

9,097

18

Cortland

9,419

36

Delaware

6,955

26

Dutchess

60,300

215

Erie

194,842

709

Essex

4,889

17

Franklin

8,100

43

Fulton

11,210

40

Genesee

12,811

42

Greene

7,911

19

Hamilton

774

4

Herkimer

12,532

34

Jefferson

17,685

99

Lewis

5,695

13

Livingston

10,676

49

Madison

11,560

68

Monroe

142,401

450

Montgomery

10,724

51

Nassau

386,031

806

Niagara

44,689

187

NYC

2,198,440

5,032

Oneida

48,687

136

Onondaga

98,669

400

Ontario

17,979

79

Orange

101,198

247

Orleans

8,024

28

Oswego

22,409

82

Otsego

8,754

41

Putnam

22,447

74

Rensselaer

28,468

111

Rockland

88,325

165

Saratoga

41,787

217

Schenectady

30,207

79

Schoharie

4,479

16

Schuyler

3,107

9

Seneca

5,212

24

St. Lawrence

18,334

71

Steuben

17,840

82

Suffolk

409,795

788

Sullivan

17,172

47

Tioga

9,641

32

Tompkins

15,629

83

Ulster

28,933

119

Warren

12,191

52

Washington

10,856

40

Wayne

15,590

86

Westchester

238,825

430

Wyoming

7,783

16

Yates

3,034

30

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

405

287

70.9%

118

29.1%

Central New York

273

196

71.8%

77

28.2%

Finger Lakes

741

400

54.0%

341

46.0%

Long Island

1,626

929

57.1%

697

42.9%

Mid-Hudson

1,028

644

62.6%

384

37.4%

Mohawk Valley

165

114

69.1%

51

30.9%

New York City

4,651

2,365

50.8%

2,286

49.2%

North Country

105

52

49.5%

53

50.5%

Southern Tier

210

120

57.1%

90

42.9%

Western New York

594

354

59.6%

240

40.4%

Statewide

9,798

5,461

55.7%

4,337

44.3%

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, 133 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 51,987. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence

County

New Deaths

Albany

2

Bronx

6

Chautauqua

2

Chemung

3

Cortland

1

Dutchess

3

Erie

10

Greene

1

Kings

20

Livingston

1

Monroe

7

Nassau

13

New York

5

Niagara

4

Oneida

4

Onondaga

4

Orange

1

Orleans

1

Queens

18

Richmond

2

Rockland

3

Saratoga

1

Steuben

2

Suffolk

9

Sullivan

1

Ulster

2

Washington

1

Wayne

1

Westchester

4

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, 6,114 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 7,640 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

955,281

200

869,644

299

Central New York

638,412

173

588,322

122

Finger Lakes

852,731

236

785,773

166

Long Island

2,140,566

-52

1,885,047

826

Mid-Hudson

1,673,535

495

1,456,917

705

Mohawk Valley

321,458

91

297,039

88

New York City

7,855,338

4,406

6,884,555

5,031

North Country

299,005

90

269,211

26

Southern Tier

434,433

105

395,680

96

Western New York

942,730

370

859,629

281

Statewide

16,113,489

6,114

14,291,817

7,640

Booster/Additional Shots

Region

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 24 hours

Increase over past 7 days

Capital Region

420,696

1,163

13,922

Central New York

272,821

880

13,027

Finger Lakes

430,743

1,283

16,942

Long Island

852,553

3,967

48,645

Mid-Hudson

679,390

2,759

32,639

Mohawk Valley

146,129

564

5,739

New York City

2,101,328

9,946

98,959

North Country

127,383

303

5,719

Southern Tier

197,829

442

7,732

Western New York

469,576

1,724

16,568

Statewide

5,698,448

23,031

259,892

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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