February 1, 2022
Albany, NY

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

92% Drop in Covid-19 Cases from January 7 Peak

43% Drop in Statewide COVID-19 Hospitalization from January 12 Peak

122 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"I'm so proud of the hard work New Yorkers have put in to fight this winter surge,"Governor Kathy Hochul said. "Just like the snow is melting, hopefully these numbers continue to melt away as well, but we can't get complacent. If you haven't, go get vaccinated or boosted as soon as possible and wear your mask indoors to ensure we can continue this declining trend."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported - 120,322
  • Total Positive - 7,119
  • Percent Positive - 5.92%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 6.27%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 7,131 (-60)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 580
  • Patients in ICU - 1140 (-21)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 667 (-34)
  • Total Discharges - 272,871 (+476)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 122
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 53,088

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 - 66,319

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 - 35,934,978
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 40,603
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 371,768
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 90.9%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 82.0%
  • 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) - 84.6%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 80.2%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 71.9%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 87.6%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 74.1%

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

REGION

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Sunday, January 30, 2022

Monday, January 31, 2022

Capital Region

81.22

77.28

72.02

Central New York

108.49

104.60

94.74

Finger Lakes

70.87

66.09

63.18

Long Island

59.31

53.24

52.09

Mid-Hudson

60.56

56.53

52.82

Mohawk Valley

96.35

94.87

88.05

New York City

59.04

52.94

49.91

North Country

108.39

105.16

99.12

Southern Tier

95.53

92.23

88.39

Western New York

85.01

79.92

69.61

Statewide

68.18

62.96

59.04

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

REGION

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Sunday, January 30, 2022

Monday, January 31, 2022

Capital Region

9.79%

9.67%

9.41%

Central New York

12.83%

12.79%

12.17%

Finger Lakes

10.86%

10.32%

9.90%

Long Island

8.24%

7.87%

7.58%

Mid-Hudson

6.60%

6.23%

5.82%

Mohawk Valley

10.32%

10.43%

9.96%

New York City

4.83%

4.52%

4.26%

North Country

13.27%

13.40%

13.00%

Southern Tier

7.88%

7.99%

8.07%

Western New York

12.92%

12.36%

11.25%

Statewide

6.92%

6.64%

6.27%

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

BOROUGH

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Sunday, January 30, 2022

Monday, January 31, 2022

Bronx

4.16%

3.88%

3.67%

Kings

4.89%

4.58%

4.30%

New York

3.91%

3.67%

3.53%

Queens

5.79%

5.47%

5.12%

Richmond

6.00%

5.70%

5.41%

Yesterday, 7,119 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 4,791,065. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

55,698

92

Allegany

8,337

18

Broome

42,441

80

Cattaraugus

14,517

46

Cayuga

15,043

38

Chautauqua

22,476

53

Chemung

20,183

48

Chenango

8,644

18

Clinton

14,918

65

Columbia

9,460

29

Cortland

9,821

23

Delaware

7,223

15

Dutchess

61,735

89

Erie

200,464

483

Essex

5,125

18

Franklin

8,426

21

Fulton

11,689

27

Genesee

13,179

16

Greene

8,147

22

Hamilton

787

0

Herkimer

13,010

40

Jefferson

18,526

63

Lewis

5,869

7

Livingston

11,030

15

Madison

12,058

26

Monroe

145,575

209

Montgomery

11,151

24

Nassau

391,526

470

Niagara

45,951

77

NYC

2,232,202

2,639

Oneida

50,172

84

Onondaga

102,348

240

Ontario

18,622

48

Orange

103,141

182

Orleans

8,291

14

Oswego

23,423

96

Otsego

9,131

25

Putnam

22,846

18

Rensselaer

29,456

57

Rockland

89,702

71

Saratoga

43,203

84

Schenectady

31,146

56

Schoharie

4,671

15

Schuyler

3,232

5

Seneca

5,426

18

St. Lawrence

19,120

68

Steuben

18,574

50

Suffolk

416,036

684

Sullivan

17,635

36

Tioga

10,026

20

Tompkins

16,383

34

Ulster

29,754

55

Warren

12,635

39

Washington

11,269

36

Wayne

16,191

41

Westchester

242,284

257

Wyoming

7,998

12

Yates

3,139

3

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

341

226

66.30%

115

33.70%

Central New York

222

163

73.40%

59

26.60%

Finger Lakes

640

326

50.90%

314

49.10%

Long Island

1,139

597

52.40%

542

47.60%

Mid-Hudson

726

407

56.10%

319

43.90%

Mohawk Valley

145

99

68.30%

46

31.70%

New York City

3,072

1,560

50.80%

1,512

49.20%

North Country

129

79

61.20%

50

38.80%

Southern Tier

192

94

49.00%

98

51.00%

Western New York

525

293

55.80%

232

44.20%

Statewide

7,131

3,844

53.90%

3,287

46.10%

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, 122 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 53,088. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Allegany

1

Bronx

10

Broome

1

Chenango

1

Dutchess

5

Erie

7

Franklin

1

Fulton

2

Kings

18

Monroe

6

Montgomery

1

Nassau

4

New York

9

Niagara

3

Oneida

4

Onondaga

1

Orange

2

Otsego

2

Queens

16

Richmond

6

Rockland

2

Saratoga

3

Suffolk

9

Warren

1

Wayne

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, 8,823 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 10,673 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

958,429

346

873,891

468

Central New York

640,916

281

590,817

347

Finger Lakes

856,553

444

790,112

503

Long Island

2,152,776

1,872

1,898,246

2,254

Mid-Hudson

1,683,134

1,527

1,467,079

1,502

Mohawk Valley

322,652

160

298,541

183

New York City

7,897,845

3,335

6,939,038

4,351

North Country

300,375

206

270,677

167

Southern Tier

436,206

188

397,640

200

Western New York

947,534

464

864,840

698

Statewide

16,196,420

8,823

14,390,881

10,673

Booster/Additional Shots

Region

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 24 hours

Increase over past 7 days

Capital Region

431,836

945

9,521

Central New York

284,072

1,134

9,735

Finger Lakes

446,023

1,572

13,074

Long Island

891,353

3,826

31,969

Mid-Hudson

708,836

3,197

24,834

Mohawk Valley

151,560

531

4,657

New York City

2,186,947

5,967

76,914

North Country

132,737

589

4,190

Southern Tier

204,025

590

5,368

Western New York

486,532

1,685

14,559

Statewide

5,923,921

20,036

194,821

The COVID-19 VaccineTracker 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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