May 5, 2022
Albany, NY

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

Central New York — First Region in State to See Recent Uptick — Continues Downward Trend, Case Rate Down 12.1% Compared to Last Week

Neighboring Regions — Finger Lakes, Mohawk Valley and Southern Tier — Case Rates Down Compared to Last Week

COVID-19 Hospital Admissions Declining in Central New York, Finger Lakes, Mohawk Valley and Southern Tier

21 Statewide Deaths Reported Yesterday

Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19, while also announcing that the State has now distributed more than 75 million over-the-counter COVID-19 tests as part of the administration's ongoing efforts to keep communities safe during the Spring and Summer months. At-home rapid tests continue to be distributed at regular intervals to New Yorkers, including at schools and nursing homes, throughout the state.

"We have the tools to protect against and treat this virus -- let's use them," Governor Hochul said. "Vaccinations are readily available and highly effective - whether it's your first dose, second, your booster or you're eligible for a second booster, if you have yet to get yours, do so immediately. If you're feeling sick, get tested, and ask your doctor about getting treatment if you test positive. By using these tools, we can continue to move forward safely through this pandemic."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Cases Per 100k - 52.46
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 39.74
  • Test Results Reported - 132,139
  • Total Positive - 10,251
  • Percent Positive - 7.53%**
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 7.17%**
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,143 (+24)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 426
  • Patients in ICU - 205 (+1)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 69 (-2)
  • Total Discharges - 297,935 (+388)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 21
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 55,557

** 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.

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.

  • Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC - 70,928

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 - 38,440,174
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 25,410
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 156,895
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 92.4%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 83.8%
  • 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) - 86.9%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 83.1%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 73.2%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 82.0%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 74.2%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 90.2%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 77.0%

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

REGION Monday, May 2, 2022Tuesday, May 3, 2022Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Capital Region 47.7749.0951.83
Central New York 44.0743.5343.53
Finger Lakes 43.2143.0542.48
Long Island 41.1042.4442.68
Mid-Hudson 34.6435.8637.79
Mohawk Valley 51.1351.5749.51
New York City 30.6332.1932.82
North Country 38.3637.0036.62
Southern Tier 50.6250.3749.29
Western New York 58.1558.6258.09
Statewide 38.1639.2139.74

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

RegionMonday, May 2, 2022Tuesday, May 3, 2022Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Capital Region10.22%10.31%10.73%
Central New York9.85%9.82%10.23%
Finger Lakes12.93%13.02%13.19%
Long Island8.30%8.37%8.69%
Mid-Hudson6.50%6.63%6.98%
Mohawk Valley9.11%9.12%9.36%
New York City4.18%4.44%4.62%
North Country9.06%8.56%9.07%
Southern Tier9.48%9.08%9.16%
Western New York17.45%17.48%17.18%
Statewide6.79%6.94%7.17%

** 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 NYCMonday, May 2, 2022Tuesday, May 3, 2022Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Bronx2.73%2.92%3.09%
Kings3.64%3.72%3.75%
New York4.82%5.32%5.75%
Queens5.03%5.41%5.76%
Richmond4.28%4.55%4.32%

** 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 10,251 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 5,181,916. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

CountyTotal PositiveNew Positive
Albany62,332238
Allegany9,16821
Broome48,205104
Cattaraugus15,92829
Cayuga17,22444
Chautauqua24,17555
Chemung22,28360
Chenango9,73015
Clinton17,73665
Columbia10,57330
Cortland11,24032
Delaware8,15014
Dutchess66,111148
Erie222,464769
Essex5,99819
Franklin9,92523
Fulton13,26127
Genesee14,20726
Greene8,96118
Hamilton9090
Herkimer14,63432
Jefferson21,07454
Lewis6,3449
Livingston12,16042
Madison14,14845
Monroe161,151411
Montgomery12,32020
Nassau419,200906
Niagara50,162131
NYC2,378,0613,476
Oneida57,464159
Onondaga120,457266
Ontario21,29567
Orange109,896221
Orleans8,98527
Oswego28,46994
Otsego10,49340
Putnam24,54661
Rensselaer33,241107
Rockland95,018139
Saratoga48,915188
Schenectady34,676133
Schoharie5,26313
Schuyler3,68810
Seneca6,32118
St. Lawrence22,26026
Steuben20,84481
Suffolk439,320742
Sullivan19,00326
Tioga11,51129
Tompkins20,677102
Ulster33,316144
Warren14,43366
Washington12,63547
Wayne18,21940
Westchester260,908513
Wyoming8,58516
Yates3,64413

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 Region17611364.2%6335.8%
Central New York1358260.7%5339.3%
Finger Lakes35813938.8%21961.2%
Long Island28913346.0%15654.0%
Mid-Hudson1989749.0%10151.0%
Mohawk Valley543259.3%2240.7%
New York City54923041.9%31958.1%
North Country653249.2%3350.8%
Southern Tier1214335.5%7864.5%
Western New York19810955.1%8944.9%
Statewide2,1431,01047.1%1,13352.9%

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, 21 total new deaths were reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 55,557. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

CountyNew Deaths
Albany1
Bronx1
Cayuga1
Clinton1
Cortland1
Erie3
Kings1
Livingston1
Monroe1
Nassau1
Oneida1
Onondaga1
Putnam1
Queens1
Rensselaer1
Suffolk1
Tompkins1
Wayne1
Westchester1

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, 2,798 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 2,704 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 Region972,881117890,143131
Central New York650,81958602,62072
Finger Lakes871,100106808,968137
Long Island2,207,1583781,965,901360
Mid-Hudson1,726,7262981,516,519278
Mohawk Valley327,60832305,11536
New York City8,103,6421,5117,191,9321,406
North Country307,74541278,65245
Southern Tier444,082137406,97280
Western New York962,363120886,426159
Statewide16,574,1242,79814,853,2482,704

Booster/Additional Shots
RegionCumulative
Total
Increase over past 24 hoursIncrease over past 7 days
Capital Region526,7951,49110,723
Central New York357,9811,0956,762
Finger Lakes553,1361,80310,492
Long Island1,265,0462,76217,876
Mid-Hudson981,6292,52815,234
Mohawk Valley185,0255653,079
New York City3,262,1497,16840,387
North Country167,3266773,503
Southern Tier248,6997314,797
Western New York590,6321,73210,147
Statewide8,138,41820,552123,000

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.

Note: As of Wednesday, April 27, 2022, healthcare workforce reduction due to vaccination status will no longer be reported weekly as the data is stable and remains unchanged. Please see the 4/20/22 press release "Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19" for the most recent summary. For latest data, please contact [email protected].

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