March 16, 2022
Albany, NY

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

7-Day Average Positivity Under 2% Over Past 12 Days

18 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"We continue to see low numbers of cases and hospitalizations thanks to New Yorkers getting fully vaccinated and boosted," Governor Hochul said. "Let's continue to use these tools so we can continue to move forward through this pandemic safely.”

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported – 133,109
  • Total Positive - 2,072
  • Percent Positive – 1.56%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 1.65%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 1,034 (-36)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 141
  • Patients in ICU - 158 (-14)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 92 (-3)
  • Total Discharges - 288,744 (+165)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 18
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 54,994

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 - 69,910

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 - 37,255,385
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 14,049
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 89,904
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 91.9%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 83.3%
  • 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) - 85.9%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 82.1%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 72.2%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 81.3%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 73.5%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 89.3%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 75.9%

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

REGIONSunday, March 13, 2022Monday, March 14, 2022Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Capital Region8.818.698.97
Central New York19.9022.0922.00
Finger Lakes6.786.736.99
Long Island6.647.317.17
Mid-Hudson7.258.008.03
Mohawk Valley11.1611.3611.60
New York City7.579.7710.18
North Country14.3914.7615.48
Southern Tier13.1313.1312.75
Western New York6.576.756.82
Statewide8.259.499.69

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

REGIONSunday, March 13, 2022Monday, March 14, 2022Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Capital Region2.23%2.20%2.27%
Central New York4.70%5.20%5.21%
Finger Lakes2.06%2.05%2.09%
Long Island1.55%1.67%1.69%
Mid-Hudson1.48%1.63%1.64%
Mohawk Valley2.37%2.43%2.70%
New York City0.96%1.23%1.28%
North Country3.10%3.24%3.34%
Southern Tier2.33%2.34%2.32%
Western New York1.81%1.86%1.79%
Statewide1.42%1.62%1.65%

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 13, 2022Monday, March 14, 2022Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Bronx0.49%0.68%0.70%
Kings0.99%1.28%1.34%
New York1.33%1.67%1.73%
Queens0.79%1.02%1.05%
Richmond0.99%1.16%1.18%

Yesterday 2,072 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 4,931,509. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

CountyTotal PositiveNew Positive
Albany 58,357 33
Allegany 8,864 4
Broome 44,694 14
Cattaraugus 15,314 8
Cayuga 15,801 29
Chautauqua 23,430 7
Chemung 21,118 6
Chenango 9,200 1
Clinton 16,501 12
Columbia 9,952 3
Cortland 10,375 6
Delaware 7,608 3
Dutchess 63,478 13
Erie 206,779 72
Essex 5,525 16
Franklin 9,261 10
Fulton 12,410 16
Genesee 13,574 6
Greene 8,498 11
Hamilton 850 1
Herkimer 13,617 7
Jefferson 19,799 23
Lewis 6,115 1
Livingston 11,532 3
Madison 12,823 15
Monroe 149,978 61
Montgomery 11,754 6
Nassau 399,980 109
Niagara 47,459 13
NYC 2,283,864 876
Oneida 52,529 24
Onondaga 108,851 117
Ontario 19,650 18
Orange 105,808 32
Orleans 8,546 -
Oswego 25,352 33
Otsego 9,739 6
Putnam 23,407 18
Rensselaer 31,060 13
Rockland 91,531 28
Saratoga 45,527 35
Schenectady 32,549 15
Schoharie 4,941 6
Schuyler 3,403 -
Seneca 5,814 8
St. Lawrence 20,794 15
Steuben 19,682 9
Suffolk 424,029 100
Sullivan 18,266 5
Tioga 10,582 7
Tompkins 17,822 45
Ulster 31,078 20
Warren 13,398 9
Washington 11,942 9
Wayne 17,021 15
Westchester 248,101 99
Wyoming 8,244 -
Yates 3,333 1

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 Region593864.4%2135.6%
Central New York432455.8%1944.2%
Finger Lakes1686035.7%10864.3%
Long Island1697041.4%9958.6%
Mid-Hudson763242.1%4457.9%
Mohawk Valley281864.3%1035.7%
New York City34612937.3%21762.7%
North Country411434.1%2765.9%
Southern Tier361747.2%1952.8%
Western New York683652.9%3247.1%
Statewide1,03443842.4%59657.6%

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, 18 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 54,994. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

CountyNew Deaths
Chautauqua1
Dutchess2
Erie1
Kings3
Monroe1
Nassau1
New York1
Onondaga1
Queens2
Rensselaer1
Richmond2
Schenectady1
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, 3,155 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 4,068 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 Region967,336143885,142158
Central New York647,02358598,72979
Finger Lakes865,805110803,025167
Long Island2,188,2393661,946,790609
Mid-Hudson1,709,2723881,499,803485
Mohawk Valley325,66652303,08561
New York City8,032,3741,7527,123,8732,187
North Country305,15383276,38691
Southern Tier440,15993403,17565
Western New York956,412110879,383166
Statewide16,437,4393,15514,719,3914,068
Booster/Additional Shots
RegionCumulative
Total
Increase over past 24 hoursIncrease over past 7 days
Capital Region460,8132561,627
Central New York307,9462371,190
Finger Lakes481,1322931,712
Long Island1,127,5789366,436
Mid-Hudson860,6387494,891
Mohawk Valley164,377111672
New York City2,944,3343,45322,976
North Country145,4531521,042
Southern Tier219,597144780
Western New York523,7914262,067
Statewide7,235,6596,75743,393

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.

3/15/2022Hospital Nursing Home ACF LHCSA Hospice CHHA Total
Total employee terminations due to being unvaccinated 5,9781.14%2,5471.69%3261.06%8,8623.09%991.53%1591.18%17,9711.77%
Total employee resignations and retirements due to being unvaccinated 2,5710.49%760.05%70.02%3,8991.36%841.30%1431.06%6,7800.67%
Total on furlough/unpaid leave due to being unvaccinated and unwilling to get vaccinated 9670.18%3570.24%390.13%5,4731.91%50.08%740.55%6,9150.68%
Total on furlough/unpaid leave due to being unvaccinated BUT now awaiting first dose 850.02%1,5541.03%5251.70%2,2370.78%00.00%130.10%4,4140.44%
Total INACTIVE employees from categories above9,601 4,534 897 20,471 188 389 36,080
Total ACTIVE employees514,882 146,576 29,995 266,677 6,282 13,090 977,502
Grand Total524,483 151,110 30,892 287,148 6,470 13,479 1,013,582

Percentages are estimates. They are based on self-reported data for 03/15/2022. The denominators are active employees reported for 03/15/2022 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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