January 25, 2022
Albany, NY

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

New COVID-19 Hospital Admissions Down 25% Statewide Over Previous Week

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

158 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"The winter surge is not over yet, but cases continue to head in the right direction and we are in a far better position to deal with it than we were at this time last year," Governor Hochul said. "We have the tools and we know what works to keep our loved ones safe and our schools and economy open. Get vaccinated if you haven't yet, get boosted if you have, and please wear your mask and exercise caution in indoor public spaces.

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported - 129,534
  • Total Positive - 12,484
  • Percent Positive - 9.64%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 9.69%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 9,854 (+56)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 894
  • Patients in ICU - 1433 (-46)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 805 (-33)
  • Total Discharges - 265,839 (+667)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 158
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 52,146

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 - 65,193

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 - 35,563,210
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 56,023
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 478,348
  • 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 - 79.9%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 71.5%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 87.1%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 73.7%

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

RegionSaturday, January 22, 2022Sunday, January 23, 2022Monday, January 24, 2022
Capital Region130.92123.69118.90
Central New York165.08156.61155.08
Finger Lakes107.86103.97101.65
Long Island108.5199.8993.70
Mid-Hudson112.10103.8895.18
Mohawk Valley138.74132.35129.79
New York City142.42127.49116.48
North Country139.36134.31135.16
Southern Tier124.21120.82119.60
Western New York128.28119.66120.14
Statewide130.28119.67112.48

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

REGIONSaturday, January 22, 2022Sunday, January 23, 2022Monday, January 24, 2022
Capital Region13.68%13.21%12.48%
Central New York17.27%16.84%16.33%
Finger Lakes14.71%14.38%14.18%
Long Island12.27%11.67%11.32%
Mid-Hudson10.60%10.17%9.62%
Mohawk Valley13.42%13.04%12.74%
New York City8.56%8.01%7.68%
North Country16.03%15.50%15.37%
Southern Tier11.35%10.68%9.96%
Western New York16.22%15.97%16.03%
Statewide10.50%10.00%9.69%

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

BOROUGHSaturday, January 22, 2022Sunday, January 23, 2022Monday, January 24, 2022
Bronx8.12%7.35%6.94%
Kings8.05%7.52%7.36%
New York7.63%7.29%6.96%
Queens10.25%9.61%9.12%
Richmond9.38%8.89%8.39%

Yesterday, 12,484 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 4,710,302. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

CountyTotal PositiveNew Positive
Albany54,406193
Allegany8,11743
Broome41,41996
Cattaraugus14,02449
Cayuga14,59762
Chautauqua21,83272
Chemung19,61387
Chenango8,36234
Clinton14,094126
Columbia9,13740
Cortland9,46142
Delaware6,98732
Dutchess60,535235
Erie196,1011,259
Essex4,90314
Franklin8,14646
Fulton11,26959
Genesee12,84534
Greene7,93625
Hamilton7762
Herkimer12,59967
Jefferson17,794109
Lewis5,70813
Livingston10,71640
Madison11,62565
Monroe142,732331
Montgomery10,79874
Nassau386,676645
Niagara44,940251
NYC2,202,8574,417
Oneida48,857170
Onondaga99,337668
Ontario18,03051
Orange101,414216
Orleans8,05834
Oswego22,530121
Otsego8,79743
Putnam22,52982
Rensselaer28,589121
Rockland88,469144
Saratoga41,996209
Schenectady30,336129
Schoharie4,51334
Schuyler3,12215
Seneca5,24129
St. Lawrence18,443109
Steuben17,91272
Suffolk410,532737
Sullivan17,23563
Tioga9,65918
Tompkins15,71586
Ulster29,054121
Warren12,24958
Washington10,89539
Wayne15,65969
Westchester239,276451
Wyoming7,80219
Yates3,04814

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 Region42429970.5%12529.5%
Central New York28320371.7%8028.3%
Finger Lakes73839153.0%34747.0%
Long Island1,63091656.2%71443.8%
Mid-Hudson1,03664262.0%39438.0%
Mohawk Valley16411771.3%4728.7%
New York City4,6512,37251.0%2,27949.0%
North Country1136254.9%5145.1%
Southern Tier22112757.5%9442.5%
Western New York59435559.8%23940.2%
Statewide9,8545,48455.7%4,37044.3%

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, 158 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 52,146. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
CountyNew Deaths
Bronx16
Chautauqua1
Chemung1
Clinton1
Dutchess4
Erie10
Franklin2
Fulton2
Herkimer2
Kings24
Livingston1
Monroe4
Nassau13
New York10
Niagara3
Oneida2
Onondaga3
Ontario1
Queens13
Rensselaer1
Richmond4
Rockland4
Schenectady2
Steuben1
Suffolk19
Sullivan1
Ulster2
Wayne3
Westchester8

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, 11,942 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 11,045 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 Region955,953672870,233589
Central New York638,794382588,500178
Finger Lakes853,365634786,234461
Long Island2,142,4531,8871,886,8691,822
Mid-Hudson1,675,1971,6621,458,3511,434
Mohawk Valley321,664206297,198159
New York City7,860,5335,1956,889,8965,341
North Country299,293288269,477266
Southern Tier434,742309395,887207
Western New York943,437707860,217588
Statewide16,125,43111,94214,302,86211,045

Booster/Additional Shots
RegionCumulative
Total
Increase over past 24 hoursIncrease over past 7 days
Capital Region422,3151,61914,061
Central New York274,3371,51612,910
Finger Lakes432,9492,20617,408
Long Island859,3846,83147,940
Mid-Hudson684,0024,61233,041
Mohawk Valley146,9037745,832
New York City2,110,0338,70598,934
North Country128,5471,1646,200
Southern Tier198,6578287,702
Western New York471,9732,39717,434
Statewide5,729,10030,652261,462

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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