March 2, 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

Lowest Hospitalizations Since November 10

Statewide 7-Day Average Positivity Under 2%

19 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"New York State has made great strides in our fight against COVID as hospitalizations and case rates continue to fall," Governor Hochul said. "However, we need to remain vigilant, and by doing the right thing we can keep our friends and families safe and healthy. Vaccines are our best defense against serious illness from COVID-19, and I encourage all New Yorkers to get vaccinated and boosted as soon as you can, and to get your children vaccinated if they are eligible."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported - 129,162
  • Total Positive - 2,124
  • Percent Positive - 1.64%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 1.84%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 1,832 (-26)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 229
  • Patients in ICU - 310 (-13)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 166 (-10)
  • Total Discharges - 286,132 (+227)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 19
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,760

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 - 69,347

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.

**The number of vaccinations and boosters administered in the last 24 hours reflects a database correction.

  • Total vaccine doses administered - 37,045,391
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 28,021
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 297,413
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 91.8%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 83.0%
  • 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) - 85.6%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 81.7%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 71.6%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 81.2%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 73.2%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 89.0%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 75.6%

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

REGION

Sunday, February 27, 2022

Monday, February 28, 2022

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Capital Region

13.58

12.88

13.06

Central New York

19.79

19.77

20.76

Finger Lakes

8.75

8.65

8.74

Long Island

8.24

8.08

7.53

Mid-Hudson

8.89

8.59

8.20

Mohawk Valley

16.04

15.81

14.42

New York City

8.77

8.57

8.38

North Country

21.69

21.45

20.46

Southern Tier

18.62

17.69

17.33

Western New York

10.79

10.57

10.24

Statewide

10.33

10.08

9.84

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

REGION

Sunday, February 27, 2022

Monday, February 28, 2022

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Capital Region

3.42%

3.30%

3.23%

Central New York

5.08%

5.16%

5.13%

Finger Lakes

2.99%

2.96%

2.91%

Long Island

1.94%

1.90%

1.75%

Mid-Hudson

1.60%

1.62%

1.73%

Mohawk Valley

3.38%

3.33%

2.99%

New York City

1.28%

1.26%

1.21%

North Country

5.57%

5.47%

5.20%

Southern Tier

3.13%

2.94%

2.90%

Western New York

3.32%

3.23%

3.18%

Statewide

1.91%

1.88%

1.84%

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 27, 2022

Monday, February 28, 2022

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Bronx

1.31%

1.28%

1.18%

Kings

1.09%

1.10%

1.05%

New York

1.35%

1.30%

1.31%

Queens

1.46%

1.41%

1.31%

Richmond

1.55%

1.48%

1.46%

Yesterday 2,124 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 4,905,819. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

57,983

31

Allegany

8,804

4

Broome

44,381

43

Cattaraugus

15,183

14

Cayuga

15,637

8

Chautauqua

23,348

14

Chemung

20,967

16

Chenango

9,143

5

Clinton

16,305

16

Columbia

9,888

13

Cortland

10,301

13

Delaware

7,556

4

Dutchess

63,209

20

Erie

205,863

97

Essex

5,461

4

Franklin

9,071

7

Fulton

12,275

16

Genesee

13,530

2

Greene

8,449

13

Hamilton

834

-

Herkimer

13,540

8

Jefferson

19,614

14

Lewis

6,092

5

Livingston

11,475

8

Madison

12,713

13

Monroe

149,362

76

Montgomery

11,669

8

Nassau

398,487

111

Niagara

47,239

27

NYC

2,273,037

788

Oneida

52,197

28

Onondaga

107,268

168

Ontario

19,489

22

Orange

105,374

22

Orleans

8,528

1

Oswego

25,028

38

Otsego

9,651

7

Putnam

23,315

8

Rensselaer

30,851

29

Rockland

91,196

16

Saratoga

45,140

39

Schenectady

32,347

14

Schoharie

4,902

3

Schuyler

3,379

2

Seneca

5,753

3

St. Lawrence

20,500

28

Steuben

19,529

22

Suffolk

422,746

104

Sullivan

18,183

5

Tioga

10,500

10

Tompkins

17,446

28

Ulster

30,839

13

Warren

13,275

8

Washington

11,851

8

Wayne

16,894

7

Westchester

246,697

86

Wyoming

8,222

-

Yates

3,303

7

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

130

72

55.4%

58

44.6%

Central New York

66

34

51.5%

32

48.5%

Finger Lakes

268

110

41.0%

158

59.0%

Long Island

267

112

41.9%

155

58.1%

Mid-Hudson

136

50

36.8%

86

63.2%

Mohawk Valley

51

35

68.6%

16

31.4%

New York City

670

274

40.9%

396

59.1%

North Country

44

17

38.6%

27

61.4%

Southern Tier

65

30

46.2%

35

53.8%

Western New York

135

76

56.3%

59

43.7%

Statewide

1,832

810

44.2%

1,022

55.8%

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, 19 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 54,760. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Cayuga

1

Chautauqua

1

Dutchess

1

Genesee

1

Kings

3

Monroe

1

Nassau

1

New York

1

Oneida

3

Orange

1

Queens

1

Suffolk

1

Wayne

1

Westchester

2

Grand Total

19

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, 6,402 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 5,916 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

965,450

164

882,951

210

Central New York

646,107

85

597,467

162

Finger Lakes

863,940

142

800,695

189

Long Island

2,182,987

592

1,938,061

872

Mid-Hudson

1,704,414

585

1,493,286

594

Mohawk Valley

325,048

78

302,267

113

New York City

8,015,130

4,470

7,087,074

3,336

North Country

303,883

-28

275,123

109

Southern Tier

439,454

108

402,321

99

Western New York

954,317

206

876,450

232

Statewide

16,400,730

6,402

14,655,695

5,916

Booster/Additional Shots

Region

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 24 hours

Increase over past 7 days

Capital Region

456,358

517

2,906

Central New York

305,082

245

2,211

Finger Lakes

476,801

368

2,873

Long Island

1,109,163

1,762

15,835

Mid-Hudson

845,988

1,499

11,079

Mohawk Valley

162,632

202

1,270

New York City

2,890,875

10,198

143,437

North Country

143,453

182

1,273

Southern Tier

217,357

285

1,749

Western New York

518,762

531

3,848

Statewide

7,126,471

15,789

186,481

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.

3/1/2022

Hospital

Nursing Home

ACF

LHCSA

Hospice

CHHA

Total

Total employee terminations due to being unvaccinated

6,068

63.05%

2,568

56.35%

343

37.20%

8,798

42.06%

97

52.15%

165

43.31%

18,039

49.31%

Total employee resignations and retirements due to being unvaccinated

2,468

25.64%

54

1.18%

4

0.43%

2,925

13.98%

84

45.16%

138

36.22%

5,673

15.51%

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

1,009

10.48%

378

8.29%

71

7.70%

6,750

32.27%

5

2.69%

65

17.06%

8,278

22.63%

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

79

0.82%

1,557

34.17%

504

54.66%

2,443

11.68%

0

0.00%

13

3.41%

4,596

12.56%

Total INACTIVE employees from categories above

9,624

4,557

922

20,916

186

381

36,586

Total ACTIVE employees

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Grand Total

9,624

4,557

922

20,916

186

381

36,586

Percentages are estimates. They are based on self-reported data for 03/01/2022. The denominators are active employees reported for 03/01/2022 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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