February 24, 2022
Albany, NY

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

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

REGION

Monday, February 21, 2022

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Capital Region

20.17

18.72

17.59

Central New York

27.14

25.05

23.75

Finger Lakes

15.11

13.74

12.18

Long Island

11.28

11.05

10.07

Mid-Hudson

13.31

12.88

12.19

Mohawk Valley

24.37

22.61

21.17

New York City

12.56

12.32

12.21

North Country

32.90

30.45

27.45

Southern Tier

27.71

26.52

24.06

Western New York

15.62

15.27

14.47

Statewide

15.06

14.46

13.74

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

REGION

Monday, February 21, 2022

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Capital Region

3.73%

3.62%

3.47%

Central New York

5.19%

5.06%

5.02%

Finger Lakes

3.49%

3.33%

3.16%

Long Island

2.09%

2.12%

2.00%

Mid-Hudson

2.22%

1.98%

1.93%

Mohawk Valley

4.41%

4.18%

4.06%

New York City

1.30%

1.28%

1.34%

North Country

6.51%

6.13%

5.51%

Southern Tier

3.31%

3.42%

3.13%

Western New York

3.99%

3.85%

3.71%

Statewide

2.08%

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:

BOROUGH

Monday, February 21, 2022

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Bronx

1.20%

1.20%

1.44%

Kings

1.09%

1.06%

1.09%

New York

1.58%

1.59%

1.57%

Queens

1.30%

1.31%

1.38%

Richmond

1.55%

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:

County

Total Positive

New 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:

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

138

80

58.0%

58

42.0%

Central New York

89

50

56.2%

39

43.8%

Finger Lakes

294

129

43.9%

165

56.1%

Long Island

377

168

44.6%

209

55.4%

Mid-Hudson

191

78

40.8%

113

59.2%

Mohawk Valley

57

36

63.2%

21

36.8%

New York City

821

339

41.3%

482

58.7%

North Country

56

22

39.3%

34

60.7%

Southern Tier

80

52

65.0%

28

35.0%

Western New York

171

95

55.6%

76

44.4%

Statewide

2,274

1,049

46.1%

1,225

53.9%

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

County

New Deaths

Bronx

2

Cayuga

1

Chautauqua

1

Dutchess

1

Erie

3

Kings

5

Monroe

1

Montgomery

1

Nassau

3

New York

1

Niagara

1

Oneida

1

Oswego

1

Queens

2

Richmond

1

Schenectady

1

Suffolk

2

Westchester

3

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 dose

People with complete vaccine series

Region

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 24 hours

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 24 hours

Capital Region

964,564

180

882,003

211

Central New York

645,584

119

596,672

267

Finger Lakes

863,090

316

799,610

339

Long Island

2,179,389

1,088

1,933,244

1,004

Mid-Hudson

1,701,868

810

1,490,289

928

Mohawk Valley

324,757

98

301,867

131

New York City

7,972,671

196

7,040,699

159

North Country

303,444

34

274,591

126

Southern Tier

439,094

105

401,867

120

Western New York

953,195

291

875,044

470

Statewide

16,347,656

3,237

14,595,886

3,755

Booster/Additional Shots

Region

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 24 hours

Increase over past 7 days

Capital Region

454,072

620

5,618

Central New York

303,389

518

4,792

Finger Lakes

474,696

768

7,506

Long Island

1,095,634

2,306

20,658

Mid-Hudson

836,849

1,940

15,156

Mohawk Valley

161,630

268

2,523

New York City

2,747,779

341

21,300

North Country

142,441

261

2,405

Southern Tier

215,971

363

3,320

Western New York

515,643

729

7,571

Statewide

6,948,104

8,114

90,849

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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