March 6, 2022
Albany, NY

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

Lowest Daily Statewide Positivity Since July 18



Under 2% Positivity for Ten Consecutive Days



12 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"Time and time again, New Yorkers have shown that in the face of hardship they will always do what's necessary to keep themselves and their communities safe and well," Governor Hochul said. "While we have made incredible progress against COVID-19, it is vital that those who have yet to take advantage of the vaccine do so as soon as possible. It's free, effective, and readily available. To maintain the progress we've made, get your vaccine today."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported - 115,466
  • Total Positive - 1,566
  • Percent Positive - 1.36%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 1.56%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 1,507 (-34)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 184
  • Patients in ICU - 269 (-13)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 139 (-11)
  • Total Discharges - 287,076 (+212)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 12
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,832

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 - 37,125,459
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 16,470
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 333,941
  • 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) - 81.9%
  • 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 - 73.4%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 89.1%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 75.7%

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

Region

Thursday, March 3, 2022

Friday, March 4, 2022

Saturday, March 5, 2022

Capital Region

12.59

11.39

11.60

Central New York

20.17

20.52

20.89

Finger Lakes

7.94

7.78

7.46

Long Island

7.57

7.41

7.17

Mid-Hudson

7.81

8.58

9.49

Mohawk Valley

13.16

11.86

11.42

New York City

7.91

8.81

8.51

North Country

19.16

18.58

18.41

Southern Tier

17.76

16.27

15.80

Western New York

9.54

9.06

9.05

Statewide

9.40

9.67

9.59

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

Region

Thursday, March 3, 2022

Friday, March 4, 2022

Saturday, March 5, 2022

Capital Region

3.09%

2.79%

2.77%

Central New York

4.59%

4.58%

4.56%

Finger Lakes

2.47%

2.32%

2.19%

Long Island

1.68%

1.66%

1.62%

Mid-Hudson

1.58%

1.59%

1.72%

Mohawk Valley

2.61%

2.43%

2.26%

New York City

1.04%

1.09%

1.03%

North Country

4.56%

4.15%

3.90%

Southern Tier

2.85%

2.69%

2.51%

Western New York

2.86%

2.66%

2.59%

Statewide

1.63%

1.60%

1.56%


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

Borough in NYC

Thursday, March 3, 2022

Friday, March 4, 2022

Saturday, March 5, 2022

Bronx

0.71%

0.87%

0.78%

Kings

0.94%

1.00%

0.96%

New York

1.28%

1.33%

1.29%

Queens

1.07%

1.04%

0.96%

Richmond

1.26%

1.26%

1.16%

Yesterday 1,566 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 4,914,388. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

58,130

29

Allegany

8,826

2

Broome

44,512

35

Cattaraugus

15,225

7

Cayuga

15,696

10

Chautauqua

23,379

7

Chemung

21,034

10

Chenango

9,166

4

Clinton

16,389

21

Columbia

9,904

2

Cortland

10,326

10

Delaware

7,576

3

Dutchess

63,317

20

Erie

206,187

61

Essex

5,480

3

Franklin

9,155

16

Fulton

12,305

5

Genesee

13,541

1

Greene

8,460

1

Hamilton

837

1

Herkimer

13,564

3

Jefferson

19,663

11

Lewis

6,100

1

Livingston

11,496

2

Madison

12,752

10

Monroe

149,560

37

Montgomery

11,695

8

Nassau

398,962

79

Niagara

47,313

14

NYC

2,276,470

507

Oneida

52,304

18

Onondaga

107,706

54

Ontario

19,540

5

Orange

105,566

19

Orleans

8,534

1

Oswego

25,123

25

Otsego

9,679

2

Putnam

23,343

7

Rensselaer

30,946

42

Rockland

91,307

17

Saratoga

45,276

26

Schenectady

32,427

8

Schoharie

4,916

2

Schuyler

3,390

1

Seneca

5,770

4

St. Lawrence

20,612

17

Steuben

19,586

14

Suffolk

423,166

93

Sullivan

18,213

3

Tioga

10,519

6

Tompkins

17,580

16

Ulster

30,935

26

Warren

13,322

4

Washington

11,882

7

Wayne

16,930

13

Westchester

247,250

214

Wyoming

8,232

0

Yates

3,314

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

105

61

58.1%

44

41.9%

Central New York

58

31

53.4%

27

46.6%

Finger Lakes

233

85

36.5%

148

63.5%

Long Island

222

91

41.0%

131

59.0%

Mid-Hudson

106

42

39.6%

64

60.4%

Mohawk Valley

40

23

57.5%

17

42.5%

New York City

512

214

41.8%

298

58.2%

North Country

52

18

34.6%

34

65.4%

Southern Tier

68

30

44.1%

38

55.9%

Western New York

111

53

47.7%

58

52.3%

Statewide

1,507

648

43.0%

859

57.0%

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, 12 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 54,832. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Allegany

1

Bronx

2

Cattaraugus

1

Erie

2

Oneida

1

Queens

2

Rensselaer

1

Richmond

1

Suffolk

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, 3,500 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 5,253 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

966,135

121

883,689

143

Central New York

646,529

90

597,969

105

Finger Lakes

864,688

96

801,539

112

Long Island

2,185,154

513

1,941,177

654

Mid-Hudson

1,706,417

388

1,495,549

456

Mohawk Valley

325,309

47

302,576

66

New York City

8,016,934

2,016

7,101,845

3,413

North Country

304,146

8

275,429

64

Southern Tier

439,736

71

402,642

38

Western New York

955,104

150

877,556

202

Statewide

16,410,152

3,500

14,679,971

5,253

Booster/Additional Shots

Region

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 24 hours

Increase over past 7 days

Capital Region

458,285

360

3,137

Central New York

306,146

241

1,805

Finger Lakes

478,631

293

2,789

Long Island

1,118,423

1,192

17,235

Mid-Hudson

853,412

945

13,206

Mohawk Valley

163,353

136

1,236

New York City

2,911,094

4,109

161,773

North Country

144,026

112

1,033

Southern Tier

218,408

148

1,748

Western New York

520,704

390

3,399

Statewide

7,172,482

7,926

207,361

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.

Contact the Governor's Press Office

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

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