March 9, 2022
Albany, NY

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

Lowest 7-Day Average Statewide Positivity Since July 20

Daily Positivity is 1.35 Percent – Under 2 Percent Over Past 13 Consecutive Days, Lowest Since July 15

21 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 and getting vaccinated and boosted, our state is leading the way in beating back this virus and moving forward in the pandemic in a new way,” Governor Hochul said. “We must stay vigilant and double down on the tools we know are effective. Get your vaccine if you haven’t yet, your booster if you have, and make sure your children and loved ones get theirs as well.”

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported – 132,590
  • Total Positive - 1,795
  • Percent Positive - 1.35%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 1.46%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 1,394 (-113)
  • Patients Newly Admitted – 153
  • Patients in ICU - 234 (-17)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 133 (-5)
  • Total Discharges - 287,563 (+220)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 21
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,890

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 – 69,674

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 - 37,165,481
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 16,117
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 120,090
  • 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 – 83.2%
  • 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) - 85.8%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) 82.0%
  • 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 – 81.3%
  • 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

REGIONSunday, March 6, 2022Monday, March 7, 2022Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Capital Region11.6511.4010.77
Central New York20.3920.1919.55
Finger Lakes7.026.926.50
Long Island7.106.696.79
Mid-Hudson9.439.309.54
Mohawk Valley11.2711.0410.66
New York City8.558.508.23
North Country18.3818.1117.53
Southern Tier15.2815.1414.51
Western New York8.688.367.76
Statewide9.509.339.09

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

REGIONSunday, March 6, 2022Monday, March 7, 2022Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Capital Region2.69%2.66%2.53%
Central New York4.46%4.39%4.34%
Finger Lakes2.06%2.07%1.96%
Long Island1.62%1.57%1.57%
Mid-Hudson1.73%1.69%1.68%
Mohawk Valley2.22%2.18%2.13%
New York City1.03%1.02%0.99%
North Country3.79%3.69%3.54%
Southern Tier2.41%2.41%2.33%
Western New York2.39%2.27%2.11%
Statewide1.54%1.51%1.46%

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

BOROUGHSunday, March 6, 2022Monday, March 7, 2022Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Bronx0.79%0.76%0.73%
Kings0.95%0.93%0.89%
New York1.32%1.33%1.31%
Queens0.94%0.94%0.90%
Richmond1.19%1.19%1.16%

Yesterday 1,795 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 4,918,256. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

CountyTotal PositiveNew Positive
Albany58,19937
Allegany8,8344
Broome44,55728
Cattaraugus15,25212
Cayuga15,7115
Chautauqua23,3988
Chemung21,0526
Chenango9,1785
Clinton16,4225
Columbia9,9144
Cortland10,3384
Delaware7,5844
Dutchess63,35717
Erie206,34861
Essex5,4895
Franklin9,1816
Fulton12,3246
Genesee13,5484
Greene8,4663
Hamilton842-
Herkimer13,5826
Jefferson19,69411
Lewis6,1043
Livingston11,4991
Madison12,7654
Monroe149,66053
Montgomery11,7105
Nassau399,215125
Niagara47,35513
NYC2,277,878634
Oneida52,36732
Onondaga108,013166
Ontario19,56410
Orange105,62924
Orleans8,5394
Oswego25,18126
Otsego9,6926
Putnam23,3609
Rensselaer30,9779
Rockland91,36528
Saratoga45,34624
Schenectady32,4499
Schoharie4,9212
Schuyler3,3944
Seneca5,7856
St. Lawrence20,65927
Steuben19,61110
Suffolk423,368110
Sullivan18,22810
Tioga10,5347
Tompkins17,63438
Ulster30,97314
Warren13,34811
Washington11,90310
Wayne16,9528
Westchester247,452108
Wyoming8,2341
Yates3,3223

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:

RegionCOVID-19 Patients currently hospitalizedAdmitted due to COVID or complications of COVID% Admitted due to COVID or complications of COVIDAdmitted 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 Region995757.6%4242.4%
Central New York533056.6%2343.4%
Finger Lakes2127635.8%13664.2%
Long Island2078139.1%12660.9%
Mid-Hudson1073734.6%7065.4%
Mohawk Valley372259.5%1540.5%
New York City46618539.7%28160.3%
North Country492244.9%2755.1%
Southern Tier622540.3%3759.7%
Western New York1025150.0%5150.0%
Statewide1,39458642.0%80858.0%

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, 21 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 54,890. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

CountyNew Deaths
Albany1
Bronx1
Chautauqua1
Kings2
Nassau2
Niagara1
Oneida2
Onondaga2
Orange1
Schuyler1
Steuben1
Suffolk3
Sullivan1
Warren1
Westchester1

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, 3,472 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 4,729 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 dosePeople with complete vaccine series
RegionCumulative
Total
Increase over past 24 hoursCumulative
Total
Increase over past 24 hours
Capital Region966,634166884,210205
Central New York646,76071598,232103
Finger Lakes865,054191802,012245
Long Island2,186,1461811,942,853627
Mid-Hudson1,707,4142901,496,861573
Mohawk Valley325,41541302,76789
New York City8,020,5692,2117,108,8202,445
North Country304,538141275,696118
Southern Tier439,84730402,83777
Western New York955,532150878,134247
Statewide16,417,9093,47214,692,4224,729

Booster/Additional Shots
RegionCumulative
Total
Increase over past 24 hoursIncrease over past 7 days
Capital Region459,1863292,828
Central New York306,7562271,674
Finger Lakes479,4202972,619
Long Island1,121,1421,00611,979
Mid-Hudson855,7479099,759
Mohawk Valley163,7051361,073
New York City2,921,3584,18630,483
North Country144,411174958
Southern Tier218,8171521,460
Western New York521,7243692,962
Statewide7,192,2667,78565,795

The COVIDCOVID-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.

3/8/2022Hospital Nursing Home ACF LHCSA Hospice CHHA Total
Total employee terminations due to being unvaccinated 6,0681.16%2,5361.68%3441.11%8,2782.86%931.58%1631.21%17,4821.72%
Total employee resignations and retirements due to being unvaccinated 2,4680.47%570.04%70.02%3,9141.35%761.29%1441.07%6,6660.66%
Total on furlough/unpaid leave due to being unvaccinated and unwilling to get vaccinated 1,0090.19%3800.25%410.13%6,6672.30%50.08%740.55%8,1760.81%
Total on furlough/unpaid leave due to being unvaccinated BUT now awaiting first dose 790.02%1,6351.08%5211.68%2,4460.85%00.00%130.10%4,6940.46%
Total INACTIVE employees from categories above9,624 4,608 913 21,305 174 394 37,018
Total ACTIVE employees515,129 146,203 30,069 268,051 5,719 13,084 978,255
Grand Total524,753 150,811 30,982 289,356 5,893 13,478 1,015,273

Percentages are estimates. They are based on self-reported data for 03/08/2022. The denominators are active employees reported for 03/08/2022 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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