February 16, 2022
Albany, NY

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

Yesterday Statewide Positivity is 2.37%, 7-Day Average Positivity Remains Below 3%

Statewide COVID-19 Hospitalizations Fall Below 3,500 - Lowest Since December 5

37 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"I want to thank New Yorkers for doing their part to bring cases and hospitalizations down during the recent Omicron wave,” Governor Hochul said. “However, this is no time to let our guard down. Let's continue to be vigilant, including getting your second dose and booster shot if you haven't already. Parents and guardians, please consult your child's pediatrician or health care provider about getting them vaccinated if you haven't already."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported - 138,125
  • Total Positive - 3,274
  • Percent Positive - 2.37%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.78%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 3,265 (-239)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 334
  • Patients in ICU - 530 (-43)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 304 (-13)
  • Total Discharges - 281,970 (+427)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 37
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,280

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 – 68,439

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 – 36,574,552
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 39,412
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 280,537
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 91.4%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 82.6%
  • 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) – 85.2%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 80.9%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 70.8%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 80.8%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 72.7%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 88.4%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 75.0%

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

REGION

Sunday, February 13, 2022

Monday, February 14, 2022

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Capital Region

30.76

30.31

27.20

Central New York

43.86

39.68

37.32

Finger Lakes

24.07

23.05

21.55

Long Island

19.08

18.34

16.64

Mid-Hudson

21.12

19.66

16.65

Mohawk Valley

37.50

34.47

31.64

New York City

20.04

18.46

16.82

North Country

52.07

48.96

46.78

Southern Tier

39.88

38.68

37.01

Western New York

24.43

23.85

21.22

Statewide

23.89

22.45

20.43

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

REGION

Sunday, February 13, 2022

Monday, February 14, 2022

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Capital Region

5.32%

5.27%

4.89%

Central New York

7.41%

6.80%

6.58%

Finger Lakes

5.24%

5.08%

4.89%

Long Island

3.43%

3.33%

3.06%

Mid-Hudson

2.97%

2.95%

2.83%

Mohawk Valley

5.77%

5.42%

5.07%

New York City

1.97%

1.87%

1.73%

North Country

7.93%

7.65%

7.51%

Southern Tier

4.52%

4.41%

3.89%

Western New York

5.88%

5.79%

5.37%

Statewide

3.08%

2.98%

2.78%

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

BOROUGH

Sunday, February 13, 2022

Monday, February 14, 2022

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Bronx

1.46%

1.37%

1.28%

Kings

1.72%

1.64%

1.52%

New York

1.75%

1.63%

1.48%

Queens

2.86%

2.70%

2.53%

Richmond

2.18%

2.10%

2.06%

Yesterday 3,274 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 4,872,577. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

57,454

73

Allegany

8,670

16

Broome

43,739

73

Cattaraugus

14,980

17

Cayuga

15,439

16

Chautauqua

23,106

33

Chemung

20,725

14

Chenango

9,011

19

Clinton

15,914

32

Columbia

9,767

21

Cortland

10,164

15

Delaware

7,480

13

Dutchess

62,804

28

Erie

204,352

133

Essex

5,335

6

Franklin

8,863

20

Fulton

12,120

16

Genesee

13,453

13

Greene

8,363

9

Hamilton

822

2

Herkimer

13,378

17

Jefferson

19,348

45

Lewis

6,035

7

Livingston

11,379

39

Madison

12,545

24

Monroe

148,316

98

Montgomery

11,532

16

Nassau

396,617

199

Niagara

46,862

22

NYC

2,260,868

1,044

Oneida

51,610

112

Onondaga

105,776

187

Ontario

19,220

32

Orange

104,810

57

Orleans

8,481

5

Oswego

24,536

57

Otsego

9,493

12

Putnam

23,154

14

Rensselaer

30,439

33

Rockland

90,841

39

Saratoga

44,577

51

Schenectady

32,005

32

Schoharie

4,843

4

Schuyler

3,336

7

Seneca

5,678

9

St. Lawrence

20,067

63

Steuben

19,238

33

Suffolk

420,923

171

Sullivan

18,032

19

Tioga

10,367

12

Tompkins

17,062

28

Ulster

30,457

31

Warren

13,078

18

Washington

11,687

14

Wayne

16,711

22

Westchester

245,290

117

Wyoming

8,176

10

Yates

3,249

5

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

187

119

63.60%

68

36.40%

Central New York

118

81

68.60%

37

31.40%

Finger Lakes

400

183

45.80%

217

54.30%

Long Island

515

254

49.30%

261

50.70%

Mid-Hudson

295

136

46.10%

159

53.90%

Mohawk Valley

71

44

62.00%

27

38.00%

New York City

1,215

528

43.50%

687

56.50%

North Country

69

38

55.10%

31

44.90%

Southern Tier

112

60

53.60%

52

46.40%

Western New York

283

150

53.00%

133

47.00%

Statewide

3,265

1,593

48.80%

1,672

51.20%

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, 37 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 54,280. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Bronx

3

Chenango

1

Columbia

1

Dutchess

1

Erie

4

Fulton

1

Kings

8

Madison

1

Nassau

1

New York

2

Niagara

2

Oneida

3

Orleans

1

Otsego

1

Queens

2

Rensselaer

1

Richmond

1

Rockland

1

Suffolk

1

Tompkins

1

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, 6,439 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 9,829 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

962,830

261

879,984

316

Central New York

644,233

224

594,986

225

Finger Lakes

860,980

237

796,574

379

Long Island

2,171,016

1,054

1,923,293

1,570

Mid-Hudson

1,696,810

903

1,484,005

1,030

Mohawk Valley

324,117

107

300,871

140

New York City

7,965,006

3,007

7,030,260

5,296

North Country

302,498

218

273,362

231

Southern Tier

438,072

99

400,543

151

Western New York

952,729

329

873,207

491

Statewide

16,318,291

6,439

14,557,085

9,829

Booster/Additional Shots

Region

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 24 hours

Increase over past 7 days

Capital Region

447,433

917

6,704

Central New York

297,624

794

5,548

Finger Lakes

465,662

1,048

8,222

Long Island

1,069,201

3,341

26,246

Mid-Hudson

818,273

2,714

19,247

Mohawk Valley

158,609

458

3,066

New York City

2,712,835

11,407

77,276

North Country

139,594

478

2,900

Southern Tier

212,080

400

3,360

Western New York

506,395

1,375

8,132

Statewide

6,827,706

22,932

160,701

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.

2/15/2022

Hospital

Nursing Home

ACF

LHCSA

Hospice

CHHA

Total

Total employee terminations due to being unvaccinated

6,075

1.16%

2,552

1.69%

330

1.07%

8,309

2.79%

76

1.21%

168

1.21%

17,510

1.71%

Total employee resignations and retirements due to being unvaccinated

2,411

0.46%

63

0.04%

8

0.03%

7,344

2.47%

102

1.63%

142

1.02%

10,070

0.98%

Total on furlough/unpaid leave due to being unvaccinated and unwilling to get vaccinated

1,039

0.20%

414

0.27%

50

0.16%

7,684

2.58%

6

0.10%

64

0.46%

9,257

0.90%

Total on furlough/unpaid leave due to being unvaccinated BUT now awaiting first dose

83

0.02%

1,542

1.02%

548

1.77%

2,194

0.74%

2

0.03%

12

0.09%

4,381

0.43%

Total INACTIVE employees from categories above

9,608

4,571

936

25,531

186

386

41,218

Total ACTIVE employees

514,437

146,421

30,027

272,076

6,089

13,493

982,543

Grand Total

524,045

150,992

30,963

297,607

6,275

13,879

1,023,761

Percentages are estimates. They are based on self-reported data for 2/15/2022. The denominators are active employees reported for 2/15/2022 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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Albany: (518) 474-8418
New York City: (212) 681-4640

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