February 24, 2022
Albany, NY

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

7-Day Average Positivity is 2%, Daily Positivity Rate Below 2.5% For Past Six Consecutive Days

Positive Cases Have Trended Down Over Past 47 Consecutive Days Since January 2 Peak

COVID-19 Hospitalizations Have Trended Down Over Past 42 Consecutive Days Since January 12 Peak

31 Covid-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

“Thanks to the diligence of New Yorkers stepping up to get vaccinated and boosted, we are on our way to beating back the pandemic,” Governor Hochul said. “The vaccine is our best tool to protect ourselves from COVID-19, and we need to keep vaccinating more younger New Yorkers. Parents and guardians, I encourage you to take advantage of the school midwinter break and consult with your child's pediatrician about getting them vaccinated and boosted as soon as possible."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported - 129,059
  • Total Positive - 2,704
  • Percent Positive - 2.10%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.00%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,274 (-130)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 265
  • Patients in ICU - 377 (-8)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 198 (-14)
  • Total Discharges - 284,667 (-326)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 31
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,596

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 - 69,055

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 - 36,762,970
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 14,992
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 141,904
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 91.5%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 82.8%
  • 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) - 85.5%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 81.3%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 71.3%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 80.9%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 72.9%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 88.8%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 75.4%

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

REGIONMonday, February 21, 2022Tuesday, February 22, 2022Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Capital Region 20.1718.7217.59
Central New York 27.1425.0523.75
Finger Lakes 15.1113.7412.18
Long Island 11.2811.0510.07
Mid-Hudson 13.3112.8812.19
Mohawk Valley 24.3722.6121.17
New York City 12.5612.3212.21
North Country 32.9030.4527.45
Southern Tier 27.7126.5224.06
Western New York 15.6215.2714.47
Statewide 15.0614.4613.74

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

REGIONMonday, February 21, 2022Tuesday, February 22, 2022Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Capital Region3.73%3.62%3.47%
Central New York5.19%5.06%5.02%
Finger Lakes3.49%3.33%3.16%
Long Island2.09%2.12%2.00%
Mid-Hudson2.22%1.98%1.93%
Mohawk Valley4.41%4.18%4.06%
New York City1.30%1.28%1.34%
North Country6.51%6.13%5.51%
Southern Tier3.31%3.42%3.13%
Western New York3.99%3.85%3.71%
Statewide2.08%2.02%2.00%

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

BOROUGHMonday, February 21, 2022Tuesday, February 22, 2022Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Bronx1.20%1.20%1.44%
Kings1.09%1.06%1.09%
New York1.58%1.59%1.57%
Queens1.30%1.31%1.38%
Richmond1.55%1.50%1.57%

Yesterday 2,704 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 4,895,063. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

CountyTotal PositiveNew Positive
Albany 57,817 40
Allegany 8,760 12
Broome 44,204 52
Cattaraugus 15,116 21
Cayuga 15,560 17
Chautauqua 23,271 13
Chemung 20,879 20
Chenango 9,105 15
Clinton 16,195 34
Columbia 9,850 6
Cortland 10,255 8
Delaware 7,534 4
Dutchess 63,072 31
Erie 205,386 106
Essex 5,426 28
Franklin 8,994 13
Fulton 12,233 17
Genesee 13,511 4
Greene 8,411 7
Hamilton 829 1
Herkimer 13,487 11
Jefferson 19,545 28
Lewis 6,074 7
Livingston 11,451 9
Madison 12,658 13
Monroe 149,037 94
Montgomery 11,634 8
Nassau 397,812 115
Niagara 47,102 36
NYC 2,269,215 1,106
Oneida 52,003 50
Onondaga 106,670 122
Ontario 19,394 11
Orange 105,201 39
Orleans 8,511 -
Oswego 24,863 26
Otsego 9,600 13
Putnam 23,268 9
Rensselaer 30,703 33
Rockland 91,078 26
Saratoga 44,947 45
Schenectady 32,240 38
Schoharie 4,886 -
Schuyler 3,371 2
Seneca 5,729 7
St. Lawrence 20,353 28
Steuben 19,426 23
Suffolk 422,158 119
Sullivan 18,144 19
Tioga 10,459 8
Tompkins 17,296 17
Ulster 30,718 34
Warren 13,227 22
Washington 11,801 13
Wayne 16,834 11
Westchester 246,263 105
Wyoming 8,212 6
Yates 3,285 2

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:

RegionCOVID-19 Patients currently hospitalizedAdmitted due to COVID or complications of COVID% Admitted due to COVID or complications of COVIDAdmitted 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 Region1388058.0%5842.0%
Central New York895056.2%3943.8%
Finger Lakes29412943.9%16556.1%
Long Island37716844.6%20955.4%
Mid-Hudson1917840.8%11359.2%
Mohawk Valley573663.2%2136.8%
New York City82133941.3%48258.7%
North Country562239.3%3460.7%
Southern Tier805265.0%2835.0%
Western New York1719555.6%7644.4%
Statewide2,2741,04946.1%1,22553.9%

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, 31 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 54,596. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

New Death Breakdown by county
CountyNew Deaths
Bronx2
Cayuga1
Chautauqua1
Dutchess1
Erie3
Kings5
Monroe1
Montgomery1
Nassau3
New York1
Niagara1
Oneida1
Oswego1
Queens2
Richmond1
Schenectady1
Suffolk2
Westchester3

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, 3,237 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 3,755 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 dosePeople with complete vaccine series
RegionCumulative
Total
Increase over past 24 hoursCumulative
Total
Increase over past 24 hours
Capital Region964,564180882,003211
Central New York645,584119596,672267
Finger Lakes863,090316799,610339
Long Island2,179,3891,0881,933,2441,004
Mid-Hudson1,701,8688101,490,289928
Mohawk Valley324,75798301,867131
New York City7,972,6711967,040,699159
North Country303,44434274,591126
Southern Tier439,094105401,867120
Western New York953,195291875,044470
Statewide16,347,6563,23714,595,8863,755

Booster/Additional Shots
RegionCumulative
Total
Increase over past 24 hoursIncrease over past 7 days
Capital Region454,0726205,618
Central New York303,3895184,792
Finger Lakes474,6967687,506
Long Island1,095,6342,30620,658
Mid-Hudson836,8491,94015,156
Mohawk Valley161,6302682,523
New York City2,747,77934121,300
North Country142,4412612,405
Southern Tier215,9713633,320
Western New York515,6437297,571
Statewide6,948,1048,11490,849

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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