April 15, 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

9 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.

"This holiday weekend will be a time of celebration for many of us, making it all the more important that we take the proper precautions against the spread of this virus," Governor Hochul said. "There are two new and highly contagious variants circulating, so if you are travelling get tested, and if you test positive please stay home and consult your doctor on available treatments. Be smart, wear your mask if you're around vulnerable family members and think it's necessary, and make sure the friends and family you are spending time with are vaccinated and boosted if eligible."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Cases Per 100k - 34.47
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 28.88
  • Test Results Reported - 137,654
  • Total Positive - 6,737
  • Percent Positive - 4.71%**
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 4.68%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 1,216 (+30)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 253
  • Patients in ICU - 147 (+3)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 63 (-3)
  • Total Discharges - 293,129 (+226)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 9
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 55,265

** 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 - 70,488

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 - 37,934,699
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 37,045
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 233,438
  • 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) - 86.5%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 82.8%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 72.9%
  • 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) - 89.9%
  • 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 **:

REGION

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Capital Region

21.74

23.85

25.86

Central New York

53.70

53.64

53.09

Finger Lakes

28.47

29.80

31.26

Long Island

26.33

27.75

30.04

Mid-Hudson

25.94

26.41

25.92

Mohawk Valley

38.36

42.18

43.01

New York City

25.43

26.09

26.17

North Country

25.71

25.23

25.98

Southern Tier

35.86

37.37

38.52

Western New York

23.06

25.48

26.18

Statewide

27.22

28.27

28.88

** 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**:

Region

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Capital Region

6.02%

6.68%

7.32%

Central New York

11.72%

12.43%

13.13%

Finger Lakes

8.95%

9.55%

9.91%

Long Island

4.95%

5.21%

5.57%

Mid-Hudson

4.06%

4.30%

4.22%

Mohawk Valley

6.13%

7.44%

7.65%

New York City

2.96%

3.06%

3.07%

North Country

6.28%

6.56%

6.71%

Southern Tier

7.27%

7.72%

8.16%

Western New York

8.54%

9.47%

10.18%

Statewide

4.35%

4.57%

4.68%

** 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 NYC

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Bronx

1.42%

1.47%

1.45%

Kings

2.84%

2.85%

2.81%

New York

4.50%

4.75%

4.75%

Queens

2.44%

2.52%

2.64%

Richmond

2.91%

3.08%

3.23%

** 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 6,737 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 5,044,193. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

59,804

128

Allegany

8,972

6

Broome

46,194

119

Cattaraugus

15,521

11

Cayuga

16,697

32

Chautauqua

23,629

12

Chemung

21,534

25

Chenango

9,423

13

Clinton

17,032

40

Columbia

10,169

12

Cortland

10,859

18

Delaware

7,895

12

Dutchess

64,519

65

Erie

211,622

363

Essex

5,802

11

Franklin

9,610

11

Fulton

12,844

25

Genesee

13,752

19

Greene

8,720

12

Hamilton

885

4

Herkimer

14,098

22

Jefferson

20,300

21

Lewis

6,196

7

Livingston

11,753

14

Madison

13,557

44

Monroe

154,522

350

Montgomery

12,003

5

Nassau

408,289

581

Niagara

48,328

51

NYC

2,329,500

2,520

Oneida

54,630

150

Onondaga

115,777

290

Ontario

20,312

50

Orange

107,550

88

Orleans

8,676

5

Oswego

27,205

96

Otsego

10,074

15

Putnam

23,898

22

Rensselaer

31,836

57

Rockland

93,194

91

Saratoga

46,763

117

Schenectady

33,306

45

Schoharie

5,065

5

Schuyler

3,555

5

Seneca

6,085

11

St. Lawrence

21,590

50

Steuben

20,115

32

Suffolk

429,977

476

Sullivan

18,554

26

Tioga

10,944

31

Tompkins

19,401

58

Ulster

32,179

53

Warren

13,835

30

Washington

12,179

14

Wayne

17,519

28

Westchester

254,172

316

Wyoming

8,325

11

Yates

3,448

12

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

91

64

70.3%

27

29.7%

Central New York

110

68

61.8%

42

38.2%

Finger Lakes

183

75

41.0%

108

59.0%

Long Island

168

83

49.4%

85

50.6%

Mid-Hudson

109

58

53.2%

51

46.8%

Mohawk Valley

33

18

54.5%

15

45.5%

New York City

344

149

43.3%

195

56.7%

North Country

49

24

49.0%

25

51.0%

Southern Tier

61

32

52.5%

29

47.5%

Western New York

68

31

45.6%

37

54.4%

Statewide

1,216

602

49.5%

614

50.5%

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, 9 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 55,256. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Erie

1

Nassau

1

New York

1

Niagara

1

Richmond

1

Seneca

1

St. Lawrence

1

Westchester

2

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, 3,113 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 3,088completed 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

970,809

95

888,957

138

Central New York

649,139

82

601,156

92

Finger Lakes

868,976

137

806,884

168

Long Island

2,199,632

401

1,959,689

340

Mid-Hudson

1,719,951

424

1,510,754

396

Mohawk Valley

326,868

39

304,472

43

New York City

8,077,044

1,712

7,156,845

1,604

North Country

306,864

49

277,969

65

Southern Tier

441,801

37

404,943

76

Western New York

959,892

137

883,895

166

Statewide

16,520,976

3,113

14,795,564

3,088

Booster/Additional Shots

Region

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 24 hours

Increase over past 7 days

Capital Region

495,683

2,212

14,384

Central New York

335,244

2,105

11,256

Finger Lakes

518,888

2,833

15,920

Long Island

1,197,252

3,491

25,208

Mid-Hudson

921,707

3,167

24,142

Mohawk Valley

175,332

789

4,446

New York City

3,109,373

9,373

57,106

North Country

156,531

1,066

4,919

Southern Tier

235,037

1,033

6,321

Western New York

557,726

2,569

15,298

Statewide

7,702,773

28,638

179,000

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.

Contact the Governor’s Press Office

Contact us by phone:

Albany: (518) 474 - 8418
New York City: (212) 681 - 4640

Translations

الترجمة إلى العربية
বাংলা অনুবাদ
Tradiksyon kreyòl ayisyen
Traduzione italiana
Polskie tłumaczenie
Перевод на русский язык
Traducción al español
אידישע איבערטייטשונג