April 13, 2022
Albany, NY

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

As New Yorkers Make Preparations to Travel and Gather with Loved Ones For Easter and Passover Holidays, Remember to Use the Toolkit: Vaccines, Boosters, Testing, and Treatment

10 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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 inch closer to the Easter and Passover holidays and many New Yorkers prepare to travel and gather with their loved ones, it is critical that we continue to utilize the tools at our disposal to prevent COVID spread and protect those around us," Governor Hochul said. "Those who are traveling should get tested before they leave home, and those who test positive should stay home and discuss possible treatment options with their doctor. Vaccination remains the key to preventing serious illness from COVID and keeping people out of the hospital. We continue to encourage all New Yorkers to get vaccinated, and for those 55 and up to get their second booster shot."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Cases Per 100k - 33.50
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 27.22
  • Test Results Reported - 123,079
  • Total Positive - 6,546
  • Percent Positive - 5.32%**
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 4.35%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 1,164 (+36)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 250
  • Patients in ICU - 144 (+6)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 60 (-3)
  • Total Discharges - 292,692 (+209)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 10
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 55,250

* 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 - 70,464

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 - 37,860,421
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 37,390
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 234,311
  • 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) - 76.5%

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

REGIONSunday, April 10, 2022Monday, April 11, 2022Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Capital Region20.5021.0821.74
Central New York53.0753.1853.70
Finger Lakes25.8626.6428.47
Long Island22.7223.7326.33
Mid-Hudson24.2825.1425.94
Mohawk Valley35.1236.3038.36
New York City23.3123.8925.43
North Country23.8023.7725.71
Southern Tier32.6533.8535.86
Western New York19.4221.1023.06
Statewide24.8525.6227.22

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

RegionSunday, April 10, 2022Monday, April 11, 2022Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Capital Region5.82%5.98%6.02%
Central New York11.15%11.22%11.72%
Finger Lakes8.22%8.43%8.95%
Long Island4.62%4.78%4.95%
Mid-Hudson4.38%3.89%4.06%
Mohawk Valley5.83%6.04%6.13%
New York City2.84%2.80%2.96%
North Country5.82%5.80%6.28%
Southern Tier6.63%6.86%7.27%
Western New York7.16%7.76%8.54%
Statewide4.17%4.13%4.35%

** 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 NYCSunday, April 10, 2022Monday, April 11, 2022Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Bronx1.41%1.39%1.42%
Kings2.79%2.60%2.84%
New York4.19%4.25%4.50%
Queens2.36%2.39%2.44%
Richmond2.64%2.79%2.91%

Yesterday 6,546 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 5,030,237. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

CountyTotal PositiveNew Positive
Albany59,55960
Allegany8,9594
Broome45,968116
Cattaraugus15,4948
Cayuga16,62636
Chautauqua23,6045
Chemung21,47723
Chenango9,39716
Clinton16,97624
Columbia10,13711
Cortland10,81613
Delaware7,86814
Dutchess64,38161
Erie210,854356
Essex5,78512
Franklin9,5859
Fulton12,79624
Genesee13,71512
Greene8,69614
Hamilton8794
Herkimer14,00537
Jefferson20,25333
Lewis6,18511
Livingston11,72312
Madison13,47048
Monroe153,835341
Montgomery11,9776
Nassau407,111561
Niagara48,20750
NYC2,324,2442,545
Oneida54,323169
Onondaga115,150286
Ontario20,21148
Orange107,374112
Orleans8,6512
Oswego27,02297
Otsego10,0296
Putnam23,84035
Rensselaer31,74036
Rockland93,010105
Saratoga46,53960
Schenectady33,19830
Schoharie5,0521
Schuyler3,54117
Seneca6,0595
St. Lawrence21,50245
Steuben20,04522
Suffolk429,021400
Sullivan18,51318
Tioga10,89234
Tompkins19,27594
Ulster32,06740
Warren13,76226
Washington12,14713
Wayne17,46035
Westchester253,500331
Wyoming8,3086
Yates3,4247

* 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 Region786178.2%1721.8%
Central New York885158.0%3742.0%
Finger Lakes1766939.2%10760.8%
Long Island1708550.0%8550.0%
Mid-Hudson994747.5%5252.5%
Mohawk Valley301653.3%1446.7%
New York City35915442.9%20557.1%
North Country452044.4%2555.6%
Southern Tier512447.1%2752.9%
Western New York683754.4%3145.6%
Statewide1,16456448.5%60051.5%

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 55,176. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

CountyNew Deaths
Bronx1
Clinton1
Jefferson1
Kings1
New York1
Oneida1
Rensselaer1
Schenectady1
St. Lawrence1
Steuben1

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, 3,219 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 3,378 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 Region970,568115888,685151
Central New York648,94879600,967113
Finger Lakes868,717143806,562178
Long Island2,198,7704211,958,905465
Mid-Hudson1,719,1193991,509,989438
Mohawk Valley326,80142304,37147
New York City8,073,7011,7257,153,5971,669
North Country306,73839277,85961
Southern Tier441,716125404,80673
Western New York959,616131883,571183
Statewide16,514,6943,21914,789,3123,378

Booster/Additional Shots
RegionCumulative
Total
Increase over past 24 hoursIncrease over past 7 days
Capital Region491,1572,37314,699
Central New York331,2602,12711,283
Finger Lakes513,1222,73715,716
Long Island1,190,1374,12026,289
Mid-Hudson914,8853,80924,862
Mohawk Valley173,9308354,456
New York City3,090,2787,95356,019
North Country154,7251,0174,630
Southern Tier233,0561,0736,492
Western New York552,9802,59014,658
Statewide7,645,53028,634179,104

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.

4/12/2022Hospital Nursing Home ACF LHCSA Hospice CHHA Total
Total employee terminations due to being unvaccinated 5,9891.14% 2,5751.69% 3351.07% 9,2353.16% 1001.52% 1591.18%18,3931.80%
Total employee resignations and retirements due to being unvaccinated 2,6600.51% 530.03% 30.01% 3,1611.08% 841.28% 1431.06%6,1040.60%
Total on furlough/unpaid leave due to being unvaccinated and unwilling to get vaccinated 9670.18% 3230.21% 390.12% 4,9011.68% 50.08% 740.55%6,3090.62%
Total on furlough/unpaid leave due to being unvaccinated BUT now awaiting first dose 1070.02% 1,5881.04% 5221.67% 2,1690.74% - 0.00% 130.10%4,3990.43%
Total INACTIVE employees from categories above9,723 4,539 899 19,466 189 389 35,205
Total ACTIVE employees515,422 148,239 30,329 272,758 6,390 13,117 986,255
Grand Total525,145 152,778 31,228 292,224 6,579 13,506 1,021,460

Percentages are estimates. They are based on self-reported data for 04/12/2022. The denominators are active employees reported for 04/12/2022 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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