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

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

Important Note: Effective Monday, April 4, the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is no longer requiring testing facilities that use COVID-19 rapid antigen tests to report negative results. As a result, New York State's percent positive metric will be computed using only lab-reported PCR results. Positive antigen tests will still be reported to New York State and reporting of new daily cases and cases per 100k will continue to include both PCR and antigen tests. Due to this change and other factors, including changes in testing practices, the most reliable metric to measure virus impact on a community is the case per 100,000 data -- not percent positivity.

"As we approach the spring holidays and prepare to gather with family and friends, it is important that we do not let our guard down," Governor Hochul said. "Make sure you are taking a test before you travel and if you test positive for the virus talk to your doctor about treatments that are available. The vaccine remains the most effective tool at preventing serious illness so make sure everyone in your family is vaccinated and boosted if eligible."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Cases Per 100k - 29.60
7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 19.68
Test Results Reported - 145,684
Total Positive - 5,784
Percent Positive - 3.68%
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.39
Patient Hospitalization - 948 (+44)
Patients Newly Admitted - 198
Patients in ICU - 127 (+7)
Patients in ICU with Intubation - 56 (+4)
Total Discharges - 291,679 (+168)
New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 10
Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 55,193

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 - 70,374

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 - 37,662,876
Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 36,766
Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 210,887
Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 92.1%
Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 83.5%
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) - 86.3%
Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 82.6%
Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 72.7%
Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 81.6%
Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 73.9%
Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 89.7%
Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 76.3%

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

REGION	Monday, April 4, 2022	Tuesday, April 5, 2022	Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Capital Region	14.52	15.05	16.30
Central New York	42.50 (47.27*)	44.60 (49.37*)	47.40
Finger Lakes	17.36	18.64	20.76
Long Island	14.14	14.74	16.21
Mid-Hudson	16.26	17.60	18.88
Mohawk Valley	23.40	24.23	25.46
New York City	17.37	17.97	18.69
North Country	21.55	20.39	20.46
Southern Tier	23.65	25.79	27.31
Western New York	12.83	13.61	14.55
Statewide	*17.73 (17.92)**	*18.54 (18.73)**	19.68

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

Region	Monday, April 4, 2022	Tuesday, April 5, 2022	Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Capital Region	3.97%	4.20%	4.52%
Central New York	8.68% (9.66%*)	9.34% (10.38%*)	9.86%
Finger Lakes	4.67%	5.16%	5.76%
Long Island	3.13%	3.31%	3.49%
Mid-Hudson	3.38%	3.61%	3.78%
Mohawk Valley	4.26%	4.60%	4.30%
New York City	2.26%	2.34%	2.40%
North Country	4.55%	4.56%	4.63%
Southern Tier	3.93%	4.50%	5.05%
Western New York	4.21%	4.67%	5.14%
Statewide	*3.05% (3.09%)**	*3.22% (3.26%)**	3.39%

* These figures include at-home tests which Onondaga County, unlike other counties, has provided in their daily reporting to the New York State Department of Health. Future reporting from Onondaga County will not include home test data to ensure alignment and consistency with other counties.

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	Monday, April 4, 2022	Tuesday, April 5, 2022	Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Bronx	1.20%	1.24%	1.27%
Kings	2.10%	2.14%	2.26%
New York	3.23%	3.41%	3.46%
Queens	2.02%	2.13%	2.17%
Richmond	2.33%	2.28%	2.19%

Yesterday 5,784 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 4,998,782. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	59,192	86
Allegany	8,938	7
Broome	45,450	97
Cattaraugus	15,449	8
Cayuga	16,418	48
Chautauqua	23,574	8
Chemung	21,373	19
Chenango	9,323	9
Clinton	16,825	34
Columbia	10,088	12
Cortland	10,703	31
Delaware	7,806	15
Dutchess	64,095	55
Erie	209,268	222
Essex	5,712	8
Franklin	9,539	19
Fulton	12,659	16
Genesee	13,669	14
Greene	8,651	7
Hamilton	874	1
Herkimer	13,861	17
Jefferson	20,116	29
Lewis	6,154	5
Livingston	11,646	13
Madison	13,292	38
Monroe	152,441	272
Montgomery	11,917	10
Nassau	404,538	466
Niagara	47,936	32
NYC	2,311,639	2,346
Oneida	53,644	123
Onondaga	103,778 (113,728*)	301
Ontario	20,044	35
Orange	106,828	102
Orleans	8,617	2
Oswego	26,562	116
Otsego	9,959	9
Putnam	23,713	26
Rensselaer	31,492	35
Rockland	92,550	90
Saratoga	46,210	49
Schenectady	33,002	36
Schoharie	5,019	5
Schuyler	3,501	10
Seneca	5,985	15
St. Lawrence	21,311	24
Steuben	19,941	14
Suffolk	427,155	328
Sullivan	18,429	26
Tioga	10,778	21
Tompkins	18,938	51
Ulster	31,821	59
Warren	13,659	24
Washington	12,092	10
Wayne	17,307	32
Westchester	251,677	286
Wyoming	8,281	7
Yates	3,393	4

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	53	41	77.4%	12	22.6%
Central New York	72	41	56.9%	31	43.1%
Finger Lakes	129	33	25.6%	96	74.4%
Long Island	140	62	44.3%	78	55.7%
Mid-Hudson	85	37	43.5%	48	56.5%
Mohawk Valley	27	16	59.3%	11	40.7%
New York City	309	117	37.9%	192	62.1%
North Country	34	15	44.1%	19	55.9%
Southern Tier	46	21	45.7%	25	54.3%
Western New York	53	29	54.7%	24	45.3%
Statewide	948	412	43.5%	536	56.5%

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, 10 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 55,193. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County	New Deaths
Chenango	1
Kings	3
Monroe	1
Niagara	2
Richmond	1
Ulster	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, 3,259 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 4,356 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	969,883	127	887,939	126
Central New York	648,585	71	600,523	101
Finger Lakes	868,053	164	805,795	156
Long Island	2,196,372	361	1,956,529	449
Mid-Hudson	1,716,803	470	1,507,651	442
Mohawk Valley	326,560	32	304,115	49
New York City	8,065,235	1,737	7,160,142	2,742
North Country	306,463	64	277,674	56
Southern Tier	441,379	51	404,471	64
Western New York	958,889	182	882,743	171
Statewide	16,498,222	3,259	14,787,582	4,356

Booster/Additional Shots
Region	Cumulative Total	Increase over past 24 hours	Increase over past 7 days
Capital Region	478,551	2,093	12,961
Central New York	321,746	1,769	10,274
Finger Lakes	499,808	2,402	13,924
Long Island	1,167,660	3,812	24,071
Mid-Hudson	894,012	3,989	20,575
Mohawk Valley	170,079	605	3,959
New York City	3,043,581	9,322	50,020
North Country	150,771	676	3,784
Southern Tier	227,568	1,004	5,263
Western New York	540,263	1,941	11,501
Statewide	7,494,039	27,613	156,332

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.