March 8, 2022
Albany, NY

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

Daily Positivity is 1.57% -- Under 2% Over Past 12 Consecutive Days

17 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"Thanks to New Yorkers stepping up, we continue to see numbers trending in the right direction," Governor Hochul said. "But we must remain vigilant in order to continue the progress we have made against COVID-19. Parents and guardians, please talk to your pediatrician or health care provider about getting your children vaccinated and boosted. The vaccine is safe, effective and the best way to keep our communities safe from this virus."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported - 67,714
  • Total Positive - 1,060
  • Percent Positive - 1.57%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 1.51%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 1,507 (-13)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 125
  • Patients in ICU - 251 (-7)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 138 (-1)
  • Total Discharges - 287,343 (+115)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 17
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,869

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 - 69,541

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 - 37,149,364
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 13,495
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 131,994
  • 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) - 71.9%
  • 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) - 89.2%
  • 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

Saturday, March 5, 2022

Sunday, March 6, 2022

Monday, March 7, 2022

Capital Region

11.60

11.65

11.40

Central New York

20.89

20.39

20.19

Finger Lakes

7.46

7.02

6.92

Long Island

7.17

7.10

6.69

Mid-Hudson

9.49

9.43

9.30

Mohawk Valley

11.42

11.27

11.04

New York City

8.51

8.55

8.50

North Country

18.41

18.38

18.11

Southern Tier

15.80

15.28

15.14

Western New York

9.05

8.68

8.36

Statewide

9.59

9.50

9.33

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

Region

Saturday, March 5, 2022

Sunday, March 6, 2022

Monday, March 7, 2022

Capital Region

2.77%

2.69%

2.66%

Central New York

4.56%

4.46%

4.39%

Finger Lakes

2.19%

2.06%

2.07%

Long Island

1.62%

1.62%

1.57%

Mid-Hudson

1.72%

1.73%

1.69%

Mohawk Valley

2.26%

2.22%

2.18%

New York City

1.03%

1.03%

1.02%

North Country

3.90%

3.79%

3.69%

Southern Tier

2.51%

2.41%

2.41%

Western New York

2.59%

2.39%

2.27%

Statewide

1.56%

1.54%

1.51%

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

Saturday, March 5, 2022

Sunday, March 6, 2022

Monday, March 7, 2022

Bronx

0.78%

0.79%

0.76%

Kings

0.96%

0.95%

0.93%

New York

1.29%

1.32%

1.33%

Queens

0.96%

0.94%

0.94%

Richmond

1.16%

1.19%

1.19%

Yesterday 1,060 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 4,916,461. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

58,162

19

Allegany

8,830

4

Broome

44,529

12

Cattaraugus

15,240

11

Cayuga

15,706

7

Chautauqua

23,390

7

Chemung

21,046

10

Chenango

9,173

4

Clinton

16,417

12

Columbia

9,910

1

Cortland

10,334

3

Delaware

7,580

2

Dutchess

63,340

11

Erie

206,287

52

Essex

5,484

2

Franklin

9,175

6

Fulton

12,318

10

Genesee

13,544

2

Greene

8,463

1

Hamilton

842

4

Herkimer

13,576

6

Jefferson

19,683

11

Lewis

6,101

1

Livingston

11,498

1

Madison

12,761

3

Monroe

149,607

24

Montgomery

11,705

4

Nassau

399,090

50

Niagara

47,342

16

NYC

2,277,244

393

Oneida

52,335

17

Onondaga

107,847

91

Ontario

19,554

4

Orange

105,605

16

Orleans

8,535

1

Oswego

25,155

20

Otsego

9,686

2

Putnam

23,351

3

Rensselaer

30,968

8

Rockland

91,337

16

Saratoga

45,322

24

Schenectady

32,440

5

Schoharie

4,919

-

Schuyler

3,390

-

Seneca

5,779

9

St. Lawrence

20,632

9

Steuben

19,601

9

Suffolk

423,258

34

Sullivan

18,218

2

Tioga

10,527

7

Tompkins

17,596

12

Ulster

30,959

10

Warren

13,337

12

Washington

11,893

3

Wayne

16,944

8

Westchester

247,344

46

Wyoming

8,233

1

Yates

3,319

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

103

64

62.1%

39

37.9%

Central New York

51

26

51.0%

25

49.0%

Finger Lakes

233

89

38.2%

144

61.8%

Long Island

220

85

38.6%

135

61.4%

Mid-Hudson

111

42

37.8%

69

62.2%

Mohawk Valley

41

24

58.5%

17

41.5%

New York City

514

204

39.7%

310

60.3%

North Country

57

23

40.4%

34

59.6%

Southern Tier

70

29

41.4%

41

58.6%

Western New York

107

55

51.4%

52

48.6%

Statewide

1,507

641

42.5%

866

57.5%

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 54,869. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Bronx

2

Chautauqua

1

Chenango

1

Erie

2

Greene

1

Jefferson

1

Kings

2

Nassau

1

New York

2

Onondaga

1

Queens

1

Saratoga

1

St. Lawrence

1

Grand Total

17

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, 3,403 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 3,600 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

966,468

241

884,005

224

Central New York

646,689

104

598,129

95

Finger Lakes

864,863

117

801,767

141

Long Island

2,185,965

467

1,942,226

609

Mid-Hudson

1,707,124

484

1,496,288

528

Mohawk Valley

325,374

44

302,678

56

New York City

8,018,358

1,524

7,106,375

1,545

North Country

304,397

204

275,578

130

Southern Tier

439,817

52

402,760

74

Western New York

955,382

166

877,887

198

Statewide

16,414,437

3,403

14,687,693

3,600

Booster/Additional Shots

Region

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 24 hours

Increase over past 7 days

Capital Region

458,857

353

3,016

Central New York

306,529

265

1,692

Finger Lakes

479,123

316

2,690

Long Island

1,120,136

880

12,735

Mid-Hudson

854,838

865

10,349

Mohawk Valley

163,569

152

1,139

New York City

2,917,172

2,914

36,495

North Country

144,237

159

966

Southern Tier

218,665

180

1,593

Western New York

521,355

366

3,124

Statewide

7,184,481

6,450

73,799

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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