January 28, 2022
Albany, NY

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

Cases Per 100k Continue to Decline Across All Regions

Statewide Hospitalizations Dropped by More Than 2,800 Over Past Week

171 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

“New Yorkers are doing what is necessary to combat the spread of COVID-19 and the progress is evident in our numbers,” Governor Hochul said. “We cannot let our guard down, though, and those who have yet to get their vaccine, their second dose, or their booster shot should do so as soon as possible. It’s safe, effective, free, and widely available throughout the state. Keep your loved ones safe and healthy by utilizing the best tools at our disposal.”

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported – 221,035
  • Total Positive – 13,592
  • Percent Positive – 6.15%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 7.91%
  • Patient Hospitalization – 8,181 (-560)
  • Patients Newly Admitted – 917
  • Patients in ICU – 1,249 (-69)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation – 741 (-30)
  • Total Discharges – 269,704 (+1,186)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 171
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 52,621

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 – 65,427

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 – 35,759,122
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 62,890
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 429,407
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 90.8%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 81.9%
  • 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) – 84.4%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 80.0%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 71.7%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 87.3%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 73.9%

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

REGION

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Thursday, January 27, 2022

Capital Region

116.99

106.60

96.62

Central New York

155.37

137.80

125.58

Finger Lakes

101.66

96.78

83.96

Long Island

90.51

82.05

72.73

Mid-Hudson

89.57

82.19

74.20

Mohawk Valley

130.43

120.72

112.48

New York City

108.12

96.08

83.76

North Country

133.46

131.34

122.41

Southern Tier

119.31

116.76

108.16

Western New York

117.81

110.52

101.35

Statewide

107.47

97.73

86.98

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

Region

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Thursday, January 27, 2022

Capital Region

12.20%

11.33%

10.53%

Central New York

15.49%

14.26%

13.71%

Finger Lakes

13.56%

13.13%

12.17%

Long Island

10.88%

9.95%

9.30%

Mid-Hudson

8.92%

8.50%

7.60%

Mohawk Valley

12.05%

11.79%

11.27%

New York City

7.03%

6.44%

5.95%

North Country

15.43%

15.28%

14.19%

Southern Tier

9.55%

9.16%

8.54%

Western New York

15.45%

14.81%

14.23%

Statewide

9.11%

8.50%

7.91%

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

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Thursday, January 27, 2022

Bronx

6.36%

5.67%

5.18%

Kings

6.58%

6.14%

5.69%

New York

6.42%

5.77%

5.35%

Queens

8.54%

7.83%

7.23%

Richmond

7.78%

7.36%

6.86%

Yesterday, 13,592 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 4,757,718. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

55,128

207

Allegany

8,249

36

Broome

41,979

182

Cattaraugus

14,300

93

Cayuga

14,847

75

Chautauqua

22,162

84

Chemung

19,928

106

Chenango

8,521

65

Clinton

14,543

205

Columbia

9,352

49

Cortland

9,651

67

Delaware

7,136

43

Dutchess

61,200

172

Erie

198,463

670

Essex

5,014

37

Franklin

8,283

52

Fulton

11,501

69

Genesee

13,046

54

Greene

8,074

31

Hamilton

781

2

Herkimer

12,852

68

Jefferson

18,197

127

Lewis

5,818

35

Livingston

10,884

42

Madison

11,882

52

Monroe

144,233

462

Montgomery

11,002

66

Nassau

389,697

817

Niagara

45,524

155

NYC

2,220,668

5,034

Oneida

49,607

235

Onondaga

100,975

379

Ontario

18,353

92

Orange

102,356

280

Orleans

8,218

36

Oswego

23,019

143

Otsego

8,990

68

Putnam

22,726

65

Rensselaer

29,089

123

Rockland

89,295

232

Saratoga

42,677

198

Schenectady

30,778

149

Schoharie

4,609

38

Schuyler

3,192

17

Seneca

5,346

38

St. Lawrence

18,831

135

Steuben

18,268

114

Suffolk

413,996

916

Sullivan

17,494

70

Tioga

9,865

57

Tompkins

16,081

100

Ulster

29,413

113

Warren

12,458

64

Washington

11,104

73

Wayne

15,955

83

Westchester

241,083

569

Wyoming

7,923

27

Yates

3,102

21

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

379

248

65.40%

131

34.60%

Central New York

267

201

75.30%

66

24.70%

Finger Lakes

654

360

55.00%

294

45.00%

Long Island

1,336

742

55.50%

594

44.50%

Mid-Hudson

862

507

58.80%

355

41.20%

Mohawk Valley

144

102

70.80%

42

29.20%

New York City

3,682

1,885

51.20%

1,797

48.80%

North Country

117

66

56.40%

51

43.60%

Southern Tier

186

99

53.20%

87

46.80%

Western New York

554

328

59.20%

226

40.80%

Statewide

8,181

4,538

55.50%

3,643

44.50%

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, 171 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 52,621. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence

County

New Deaths

Albany

2

Bronx

16

Broome

1

Chemung

2

Chenango

2

Dutchess

5

Erie

10

Fulton

3

Hamilton

1

Jefferson

1

Kings

26

Monroe

9

Montgomery

1

Nassau

6

New York

14

Niagara

1

Oneida

1

Onondaga

6

Ontario

1

Orange

5

Queens

28

Richmond

2

Rockland

4

Suffolk

13

Sullivan

1

Tompkins

1

Westchester

9

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, 12,380 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 14,613 completed their vaccine series. A geographic breakdown of New Yorkers who have been vaccinated by region is as follows:

Regional Vaccination Data by Provider Location

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

957,227

478

872,133

630

Central New York

639,917

419

589,613

376

Finger Lakes

854,901

536

788,137

610

Long Island

2,147,922

1,850

1,892,415

1,772

Mid-Hudson

1,679,451

1,442

1,463,032

1,426

Mohawk Valley

322,159

183

297,954

210

New York City

7,882,171

6,293

6,916,659

8,325

North Country

299,845

286

270,031

185

Southern Tier

435,397

214

396,822

322

Western New York

945,467

679

862,521

757

Statewide

16,164,457

12,380

14,349,317

14,613

Booster/Additional Shots

Region

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 24 hours

Increase over past 7 days

Capital Region

427,200

1,731

12,470

Central New York

279,411

1,706

11,248

Finger Lakes

439,548

2,199

15,240

Long Island

876,216

4,926

40,846

Mid-Hudson

696,930

3,821

28,864

Mohawk Valley

149,511

874

5,541

New York City

2,151,027

13,638

90,456

North Country

130,795

842

5,026

Southern Tier

201,274

904

6,487

Western New York

478,976

2,465

16,787

Statewide

5,830,888

33,106

232,965

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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