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.

"With warm weather and the Spring holidays approaching, make sure you take every precaution necessary to keep yourself and your loved ones safe and healthy before you travel or gather together," Governor Hochul said. "Take a test before you travel, stay home if you feel unwell, and if you have yet to do so, take advantage of the benefits of the vaccine. Get your first dose, your second dose, your booster, and your second booster if you're eligible. The vaccine is safe, effective, free, and accessible."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Cases Per 100k - 30.21
7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 21.15
Test Results Reported - 143,656
Total Positive - 5,904
Percent Positive - 4.06% **
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.55% **
Patient Hospitalization - 994 (+46)
Patients Newly Admitted - 197
Patients in ICU - 128 (+1)
Patients in ICU with Intubation - 61 (+5)
Total Discharges - 291,835 (+156)
New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 5
Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 55,199

* 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.

** Due to the test reporting policy change by the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and several other factors, the most reliable metric to measure virus impact on a community is the case per 100,000 data -- not percent positivity.

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 - 70,380

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 - 37,701,261
Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 38,385
Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 223,257
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) - 76.4%

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

REGION	Tuesday, April 5, 2022	Wednesday, April 6, 2022	Thursday, April 7, 2022
Capital Region	15.05	16.30	16.78
Central New York	44.60 (49.37*)	47.40	49.85
Finger Lakes	18.64	20.76	22.08
Long Island	14.74	16.21	16.95
Mid-Hudson	17.60	18.88	20.59
Mohawk Valley	24.23	25.46	27.73
New York City	17.97	18.69	20.37
North Country	20.39	20.46	21.24
Southern Tier	25.79	27.31	27.94
Western New York	13.61	14.55	16.62
Statewide	*18.54 (18.73)**	19.68	21.15

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

Region	Tuesday, April 5, 2022	Wednesday, April 6, 2022	Thursday, April 7, 2022
Capital Region	4.20%	4.52%	4.53%
Central New York	9.34% (10.38%*)	9.86%	10.21%
Finger Lakes	5.16%	5.76%	6.42%
Long Island	3.31%	3.49%	3.54%
Mid-Hudson	3.61%	3.78%	4.04%
Mohawk Valley	4.60%	4.30%	4.61%
New York City	2.34%	2.40%	2.51%
North Country	4.56%	4.63%	4.90%
Southern Tier	4.50%	5.05%	5.35%
Western New York	4.67%	5.14%	5.88%
Statewide	*3.22% (3.26%)**	3.39%	3.55%

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, April 5, 2022	Wednesday, April 6, 2022	Thursday, April 7, 2022
Bronx	1.24%	1.27%	1.32%
Kings	2.14%	2.26%	2.43%
New York	3.41%	3.46%	3.66%
Queens	2.13%	2.17%	2.18%
Richmond	2.28%	2.19%	2.05%

Yesterday 5,904 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 5,004,686. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	59,260	68
Allegany	8,948	10
Broome	45,555	105
Cattaraugus	15,458	9
Cayuga	16,466	48
Chautauqua	23,582	8
Chemung	21,389	16
Chenango	9,336	13
Clinton	16,860	35
Columbia	10,094	6
Cortland	10,723	20
Delaware	7,817	11
Dutchess	64,152	57
Erie	209,576	308
Essex	5,720	8
Franklin	9,546	7
Fulton	12,683	24
Genesee	13,677	8
Greene	8,660	9
Hamilton	874	0
Herkimer	13,884	23
Jefferson	20,143	27
Lewis	6,162	8
Livingston	11,665	19
Madison	13,332	40
Monroe	152,695	254
Montgomery	11,930	13
Nassau	404,892	354
Niagara	47,977	41
NYC	2,314,116	2,477
Oneida	53,756	112
Onondaga	104,067 (114,017*)	289
Ontario	20,074	30
Orange	106,932	104
Orleans	8,624	7
Oswego	26,675	113
Otsego	9,970	11
Putnam	23,736	23
Rensselaer	31,526	34
Rockland	92,620	70
Saratoga	46,272	62
Schenectady	33,050	48
Schoharie	5,030	11
Schuyler	3,508	7
Seneca	5,994	9
St. Lawrence	21,348	37
Steuben	19,959	18
Suffolk	427,403	248
Sullivan	18,446	17
Tioga	10,798	20
Tompkins	18,992	54
Ulster	31,893	72
Warren	13,682	23
Washington	12,104	12
Wayne	17,346	39
Westchester	252,074	397
Wyoming	8,287	6
Yates	3,398	5

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	38	70.4%	16	29.6%
Central New York	75	41	54.7%	34	45.3%
Finger Lakes	150	47	31.3%	103	68.7%
Long Island	142	63	44.4%	79	55.6%
Mid-Hudson	94	46	48.9%	48	51.1%
Mohawk Valley	19	12	63.2%	7	36.8%
New York City	328	128	39.0%	200	61.0%
North Country	39	17	43.6%	22	56.4%
Southern Tier	38	20	52.6%	18	47.4%
Western New York	55	29	52.7%	26	47.3%
Statewide	994	441	44.4%	553	55.6%

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, 5 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 55,199. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County	New Deaths
Erie	1
Oswego	1
Queens	1
Warren	1
Wayne	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 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, 3,060 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 4,292 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	970,018	135	888,080	141
Central New York	648,646	61	600,618	95
Finger Lakes	868,181	128	805,951	156
Long Island	2,196,829	457	1,956,957	428
Mid-Hudson	1,717,154	351	1,508,112	461
Mohawk Valley	326,598	38	304,157	42
New York City	8,066,909	1,674	7,162,852	2,710
North Country	306,512	49	277,731	57
Southern Tier	441,417	38	404,547	76
Western New York	959,018	129	882,869	126
Statewide	16,501,282	3,060	14,791,874	4,292

Booster/Additional Shots
Region	Cumulative Total	Increase over past 24 hours	Increase over past 7 days
Capital Region	481,299	2,748	14,188
Central New York	323,988	2,242	11,250
Finger Lakes	502,968	3,160	15,314
Long Island	1,172,044	4,384	25,294
Mid-Hudson	897,565	3,553	21,713
Mohawk Valley	170,886	807	4,345
New York City	3,052,267	8,686	53,629
North Country	151,612	841	4,213
Southern Tier	228,716	1,148	5,669
Western New York	542,428	2,165	12,328
Statewide	7,523,773	29,734	167,943

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.