March 5, 2022
Albany, NY

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

Hospital Admissions 7-Day Average Down 20% From Prior Week

Lowest Hospitalizations Since August 11

16 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"As we continue to make progress with the pandemic across New York State, it's critical that we follow the smart steps that put us in this position in the first place," Governor Hochul said. "Vaccines and boosters work, and are our most powerful tool in beating back this virus. We will continue to encourage every New Yorker to get the vaccine, get the booster dose, and stay home if you feel sick."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported - 154,544
  • Total Positive - 2,574
  • Percent Positive - 1.67%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 1.60%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 1,541 (-90)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 172
  • Patients in ICU - 282 (+7)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 150 (+9)
  • Total Discharges - 286,864 (+235)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 16
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,819

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 - 69,418

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 - 37,108,989
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 20,984
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 324,532
  • 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 - 83.1%
  • 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) - 85.7%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 81.8%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 71.8%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 81.2%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 73.3%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 89.1%
  • 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

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Thursday, March 3, 2022

Friday, March 4, 2022

Capital Region

12.43

12.59

11.39

Central New York

20.78

20.17

20.52

Finger Lakes

8.25

7.94

7.78

Long Island

8.10

7.57

7.41

Mid-Hudson

8.29

7.81

8.58

Mohawk Valley

13.63

13.16

11.86

New York City

8.08

7.91

8.81

North Country

19.33

19.16

18.58

Southern Tier

17.08

17.76

16.27

Western New York

9.74

9.54

9.06

Statewide

9.65

9.40

9.67

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

REGION

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Thursday, March 3, 2022

Friday, March 4, 2022

Capital Region

3.05%

3.09%

2.79%

Central New York

4.85%

4.59%

4.58%

Finger Lakes

2.70%

2.47%

2.32%

Long Island

1.79%

1.68%

1.66%

Mid-Hudson

1.70%

1.58%

1.59%

Mohawk Valley

2.70%

2.61%

2.43%

New York City

1.09%

1.04%

1.09%

North Country

4.77%

4.56%

4.15%

Southern Tier

2.83%

2.85%

2.69%

Western New York

2.99%

2.86%

2.66%

Statewide

1.71%

1.63%

1.60%

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

BOROUGH

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Thursday, March 3, 2022

Friday, March 4, 2022

Bronx

0.79%

0.71%

0.87%

Kings

0.96%

0.94%

1.00%

New York

1.30%

1.28%

1.33%

Queens

1.16%

1.07%

1.04%

Richmond

1.29%

1.26%

1.26%

Yesterday 2,574 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 4,912,822. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

58,101

44

Allegany

8,824

10

Broome

44,477

27

Cattaraugus

15,218

5

Cayuga

15,686

17

Chautauqua

23,372

6

Chemung

21,024

13

Chenango

9,162

5

Clinton

16,368

17

Columbia

9,902

8

Cortland

10,316

5

Delaware

7,573

-

Dutchess

63,297

21

Erie

206,126

65

Essex

5,477

6

Franklin

9,139

10

Fulton

12,300

7

Genesee

13,540

1

Greene

8,459

-

Hamilton

836

1

Herkimer

13,561

5

Jefferson

19,652

12

Lewis

6,099

2

Livingston

11,494

7

Madison

12,742

14

Monroe

149,523

59

Montgomery

11,687

9

Nassau

398,883

121

Niagara

47,299

16

NYC

2,275,963

1,299

Oneida

52,286

27

Onondaga

107,652

129

Ontario

19,535

12

Orange

105,547

118

Orleans

8,533

2

Oswego

25,098

16

Otsego

9,677

6

Putnam

23,336

7

Rensselaer

30,904

13

Rockland

91,290

53

Saratoga

45,250

28

Schenectady

32,419

19

Schoharie

4,914

2

Schuyler

3,389

1

Seneca

5,766

3

St. Lawrence

20,595

33

Steuben

19,572

13

Suffolk

423,073

79

Sullivan

18,210

6

Tioga

10,513

2

Tompkins

17,564

34

Ulster

30,909

13

Warren

13,318

9

Washington

11,875

5

Wayne

16,917

7

Westchester

247,036

121

Wyoming

8,232

2

Yates

3,312

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

106

61

57.5%

45

42.5%

Central New York

58

36

62.1%

22

37.9%

Finger Lakes

242

93

38.4%

149

61.6%

Long Island

230

93

40.4%

137

59.6%

Mid-Hudson

110

47

42.7%

63

57.3%

Mohawk Valley

36

20

55.6%

16

44.4%

New York City

539

214

39.7%

325

60.3%

North Country

47

15

31.9%

32

68.1%

Southern Tier

63

29

46.0%

34

54.0%

Western New York

110

56

50.9%

54

49.1%

Statewide

1,541

664

43.1%

877

56.9%

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, 16 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 54,819. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Dutchess

1

Erie

3

Greene

1

Kings

2

Nassau

2

New York

2

Onondaga

1

Ontario

1

Saratoga

1

Suffolk

1

Ulster

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, 4,828 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 5,996 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

966,014

184

883,546

207

Central New York

646,439

118

597,864

134

Finger Lakes

864,592

190

801,427

233

Long Island

2,184,641

649

1,940,523

910

Mid-Hudson

1,706,029

531

1,495,093

595

Mohawk Valley

325,262

88

302,510

77

New York City

8,014,918

2,691

7,098,432

3,360

North Country

304,138

114

275,365

92

Southern Tier

439,665

77

402,604

119

Western New York

954,954

186

877,354

269

Statewide

16,406,652

4,828

14,674,718

5,996

Booster/Additional Shots

Region

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 24 hours

Increase over past 7 days

Capital Region

457,925

454

3,034

Central New York

305,905

289

1,746

Finger Lakes

478,338

395

2,729

Long Island

1,117,231

1,269

17,772

Mid-Hudson

852,467

1,218

13,299

Mohawk Valley

163,217

188

1,177

New York City

2,906,985

5,320

158,378

North Country

143,914

166

1,000

Southern Tier

218,260

246

1,739

Western New York

520,314

470

3,422

Statewide

7,164,556

10,015

204,296

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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Albany: (518) 474 - 8418
New York City: (212) 681 - 4640

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