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

Hospitalizations Have Fallen Below 1,000 For First Time Since August 4

16 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"Thanks to New Yorkers remaining vigilant and getting vaccinated, our state continues to make strides in fighting the pandemic," Governor Hochul said. "The vaccine continues to be our most critical tool in keeping our positivity and hospitalization rates down, but we need to continue encouraging friends and loved ones to get vaccinated and boosted when they can. Parents and guardians should get their children vaccinated and boosted as soon as possible."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 128,877
Total Positive - 2,089
Percent Positive - 1.62%
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 1.76%
Patient Hospitalization - 978 (-31)
Patients Newly Admitted - 126
Patients in ICU - 157 (+4)
Patients in ICU with Intubation - 82 (-4)
Total Discharges - 289,057 (+152)
New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 16
Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 55,024

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 - 69,958

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 - 37,285,153
Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 14,891
Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 87,671
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) - 82.2%
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 - 81.4%
Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 73.6%
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

REGION	Tuesday, March 15, 2022	Wednesday, March 16, 2022	Thursday, March 17, 2022
Capital Region	8.97	9.56	9.05
Central New York	22.00	26.21	24.91
Finger Lakes	6.99	7.77	7.24
Long Island	7.17	6.89	7.20
Mid-Hudson	8.03	8.50	8.56
Mohawk Valley	11.60	13.07	12.63
New York City	10.18	10.15	10.38
North Country	15.48	16.57	16.26
Southern Tier	12.75	13.25	11.96
Western New York	6.82	7.10	7.23
Statewide	9.69	10.03	10.02

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

Region	Tuesday, March 15, 2022	Wednesday, March 16, 2022	Thursday, March 17, 2022
Capital Region	2.27%	2.36%	2.47%
Central New York	5.21%	5.69%	5.65%
Finger Lakes	2.09%	2.20%	2.19%
Long Island	1.69%	1.67%	1.78%
Mid-Hudson	1.64%	1.80%	1.94%
Mohawk Valley	2.70%	2.75%	3.02%
New York City	1.28%	1.28%	1.33%
North Country	3.34%	3.49%	3.54%
Southern Tier	2.32%	2.32%	2.23%
Western New York	1.79%	1.82%	1.85%
Statewide	1.65%	1.71%	1.76%

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	Tuesday, March 15, 2022	Wednesday, March 16, 2022	Thursday, March 17, 2022
Bronx	0.70%	0.71%	0.76%
Kings	1.34%	1.35%	1.37%
New York	1.73%	1.72%	1.81%
Queens	1.05%	1.08%	1.14%
Richmond	1.18%	1.07%	1.09%

Yesterday 2,089 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 4,935,921. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	58,415	34
Allegany	8,869	3
Broome	44,737	21
Cattaraugus	15,328	8
Cayuga	15,854	24
Chautauqua	23,443	9
Chemung	21,141	9
Chenango	9,210	3
Clinton	16,531	20
Columbia	9,964	5
Cortland	10,396	7
Delaware	7,616	2
Dutchess	63,530	31
Erie	206,954	95
Essex	5,548	13
Franklin	9,300	16
Fulton	12,443	11
Genesee	13,584	6
Greene	8,506	5
Hamilton	852	-
Herkimer	13,635	14
Jefferson	19,818	11
Lewis	6,118	-
Livingston	11,545	8
Madison	12,856	11
Monroe	150,122	63
Montgomery	11,763	6
Nassau	400,265	158
Niagara	47,491	18
NYC	2,285,531	802
Oneida	52,605	37
Onondaga	109,206	118
Ontario	19,671	9
Orange	105,870	40
Orleans	8,551	1
Oswego	25,409	29
Otsego	9,756	8
Putnam	23,416	3
Rensselaer	31,079	7
Rockland	91,629	29
Saratoga	45,609	29
Schenectady	32,587	23
Schoharie	4,951	6
Schuyler	3,407	2
Seneca	5,830	6
St. Lawrence	20,855	20
Steuben	19,718	19
Suffolk	424,214	105
Sullivan	18,276	4
Tioga	10,596	6
Tompkins	17,883	30
Ulster	31,114	16
Warren	13,413	6
Washington	11,961	12
Wayne	17,039	7
Westchester	248,324	101
Wyoming	8,251	3
Yates	3,336	-

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	54	36	66.7%	18	33.3%
Central New York	55	32	58.2%	23	41.8%
Finger Lakes	143	50	35.0%	93	65.0%
Long Island	150	61	40.7%	89	59.3%
Mid-Hudson	82	27	32.9%	55	67.1%
Mohawk Valley	26	12	46.2%	14	53.8%
New York City	322	122	37.9%	200	62.1%
North Country	37	12	32.4%	25	67.6%
Southern Tier	41	16	39.0%	25	61.0%
Western New York	68	36	52.9%	32	47.1%
Statewide	978	404	41.3%	574	58.7%

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 55,024. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County	New Deaths
Broome	1
Erie	1
Kings	3
Monroe	1
Nassau	1
New York	2
Queens	2
Richmond	1
Suffolk	2
Tompkins	1
Westchester	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, 3,198 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 4,460 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	967,559	109	885,492	131
Central New York	647,146	61	598,890	78
Finger Lakes	866,049	112	803,380	152
Long Island	2,188,900	317	1,947,968	576
Mid-Hudson	1,709,853	343	1,500,639	409
Mohawk Valley	325,756	53	303,212	52
New York City	8,036,306	2,035	7,129,284	2,757
North Country	305,279	64	276,556	72
Southern Tier	440,249	44	403,287	61
Western New York	956,620	60	879,774	172
Statewide	16,443,717	3,198	14,728,482	4,460

Booster/Additional Shots
Region	Cumulative Total	Increase over past 24 hours	Increase over past 7 days
Capital Region	461,373	297	1,619
Central New York	308,349	195	1,190
Finger Lakes	481,710	312	1,712
Long Island	1,129,478	953	6,393
Mid-Hudson	862,346	835	5,064
Mohawk Valley	164,650	122	682
New York City	2,951,953	3,726	21,574
North Country	145,709	136	839
Southern Tier	220,027	299	925
Western New York	524,392	284	1,935
Statewide	7,249,987	7,159	41,933

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.