April 11, 2022
Albany, NY

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 the Spring holidays approaching and New Yorkers making preparations to travel and gather with loved ones, I encourage everyone to continue using the tools we know help limit the spread of COVID-19 and keep both yourself and those around you safe," Governor Hochul said. "Make sure you are up to date on your doses, including the second booster once you're eligible. Parents and guardians, make sure your children are fully vaccinated. Remember to get tested before you travel, and if you test positive, isolate from others and talk to your doctor about treatments. We've made great progress in fighting the spread of COVID-19 and keeping our numbers down, let's continue to move forward through this pandemic safely."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Cases Per 100k - 20.78
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 24.85
  • Test Results Reported - 84,478
  • Total Positive - 4,060
  • Percent Positive - 4.40%**
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 4.17%**
  • Patient Hospitalization - 1,060 (+35)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 163
  • Patients in ICU - 130 (-4)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 66 (+5)
  • Total Discharges - 292,361 (+146)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 13
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 55,232

* 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 - 70,419

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 - 37,797,781
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 25,187
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 238,074
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 92.2%
  • 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) - 86.4%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 82.7%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 72.8%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 81.7%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 73.9%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 89.8%
  • 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:

REGIONFriday, April 8, 2022Saturday, April 9, 2022Sunday, April 10, 2022
Capital Region17.9119.5020.50
Central New York50.9952.3053.07
Finger Lakes24.0825.2125.86
Long Island16.9020.5122.72
Mid-Hudson22.1723.1324.28
Mohawk Valley30.2633.0635.12
New York City21.3622.5223.31
North Country22.8123.5323.80
Southern Tier30.2431.7732.65
Western New York17.5218.0919.42
Statewide22.2323.7524.85

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

RegionFriday, April 8, 2022Saturday, April 9, 2022Sunday, April 10, 2022
Capital Region4.96%5.49%5.82%
Central New York10.71%11.05%11.15%
Finger Lakes7.17%7.79%8.22%
Long Island3.57%4.35%4.62%
Mid-Hudson4.23%4.39%4.38%
Mohawk Valley5.18%5.43%5.83%
New York City2.59%2.82%2.84%
North Country5.52%5.68%5.82%
Southern Tier5.96%6.43%6.63%
Western New York6.33%6.67%7.16%
Statewide3.73%4.06%4.17%

** 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.

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 NYCFriday, April 8, 2022Saturday, April 9, 2022Sunday, April 10, 2022
Bronx1.37%1.40%1.41%
Kings2.48%2.75%2.79%
New York3.89%4.16%4.19%
Queens2.13%2.37%2.36%
Richmond2.21%2.61%2.64%

** 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.

Yesterday 4,060 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 5,020,025. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

CountyTotal PositiveNew Positive
Albany59,45756
Allegany8,9551
Broome45,80861
Cattaraugus15,4809
Cayuga16,56427
Chautauqua23,5922
Chemung21,4419
Chenango9,37710
Clinton16,94121
Columbia10,1219
Cortland10,79115
Delaware7,8478
Dutchess64,28838
Erie210,225192
Essex5,76211
Franklin9,5702
Fulton12,75316
Genesee13,7014
Greene8,6751
Hamilton8740
Herkimer13,95220
Jefferson20,19511
Lewis6,1723
Livingston11,7059
Madison13,39714
Monroe153,351182
Montgomery11,96110
Nassau406,276401
Niagara48,10948
NYC2,320,3291,603
Oneida54,07576
Onondaga104,734 (114,684*)196
Ontario20,14926
Orange107,19362
Orleans8,6426
Oswego26,88054
Otsego10,0108
Putnam23,79315
Rensselaer31,67424
Rockland92,84158
Saratoga46,43944
Schenectady33,14325
Schoharie5,0462
Schuyler3,5191
Seneca6,0393
St. Lawrence21,4228
Steuben20,00211
Suffolk428,448343
Sullivan18,48411
Tioga10,84612
Tompkins19,11312
Ulster32,00236
Warren13,7227
Washington12,1296
Wayne17,40419
Westchester252,947195
Wyoming8,2973
Yates3,4134

* 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.

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 Region614472.1%1727.9%
Central New York854856.5%3743.5%
Finger Lakes1666237.3%10462.7%
Long Island1517046.4%8153.6%
Mid-Hudson874754.0%4046.0%
Mohawk Valley362158.3%1541.7%
New York City32814042.7%18857.3%
North Country391435.9%2564.1%
Southern Tier492551.0%2449.0%
Western New York582543.1%3356.9%
Statewide1,06049646.8%56453.2%

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, 13 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 55,232. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

CountyNew Deaths
Broome1
Kings2
Monroe2
New York1
Ontario1
Orange1
Oswego2
Queens1
Richmond1
Suffolk1

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-BioNTech COVID-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, 2,160 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 1,694 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 Region970,34379888,42371
Central New York648,80126600,82323
Finger Lakes868,45555806,27253
Long Island2,197,8992851,958,018186
Mid-Hudson1,718,3172311,509,246157
Mohawk Valley326,71526304,29325
New York City8,071,0641,2537,151,0831,101
North Country306,66269277,759-43
Southern Tier441,53936404,68215
Western New York959,372100883,264106
Statewide16,509,1672,16014,783,8631,694
Booster/Additional Shots
RegionCumulative
Total
Increase over past 24 hoursIncrease over past 7 days
Capital Region487,1021,29615,147
Central New York327,95487811,622
Finger Lakes508,5191,39015,505
Long Island1,182,5572,55126,287
Mid-Hudson908,0791,73425,136
Mohawk Valley172,6334014,582
New York City3,078,0678,87658,623
North Country153,0553204,455
Southern Tier231,3124916,342
Western New York548,2481,29113,298
Statewide7,597,52619,228180,997

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.

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