May 9, 2022
Albany, NY

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

Governor Hochul Encourages New Yorkers to Keep Using the Tools to Protect Against, Treat and Prevent Serious Illness from COVID-19: Vaccines, Boosters, Testing, and Treatment

18 Statewide Deaths Reported Yesterday

Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19.

"As we continue to monitor the numbers, I encourage New Yorkers to keep using the tools to protect against, treat and prevent serious illness from COVID-19," Governor Hochul said. "Get your vaccine, your second dose, or your booster when you're eligible and get your children fully vaccinated. Get tested before traveling and seeing vulnerable loved ones and if you test positive, ask your doctor about possible treatments. We will continue to make sure these tools are available to all New Yorkers so we can keep moving forward safely through this pandemic."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Cases Per 100k - 30.65
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 47.70
  • Test Results Reported - 79,763
  • Total Positive - 5,989
  • Percent Positive - 6.95%**
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 7.24%**
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,235 (+71)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 320
  • Patients in ICU - 195 (-2)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 89 (+8)
  • Total Discharges - 299,320 (+265)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 18
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 55,625

** 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 - 71,004

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 - 38,521,411
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 11,687
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 149,680
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 92.5%
  • 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) - 87.0%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 83.2%
  • 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) - 90.3%
  • 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

Friday, May 6, 2022

Saturday, May 7, 2022

Sunday, May 8, 2022

Capital Region

54.83

54.28

54.87

Central New York

43.22

43.53

43.27

Finger Lakes

42.05

42.64

43.34

Long Island

48.09

51.84

53.10

Mid-Hudson

41.23

43.74

45.24

Mohawk Valley

47.57

48.98

50.66

New York City

41.37

44.25

44.47

North Country

36.35

37.40

36.96

Southern Tier

51.14

51.79

52.15

Western New York

60.88

60.13

61.21

Statewide

44.93

47.06

47.70

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

Region

Friday, May 6, 2022

Saturday, May 7, 2022

Sunday, May 8, 2022

Capital Region

11.53%

11.75%

11.85%

Central New York

10.37%

10.38%

10.34%

Finger Lakes

13.11%

13.18%

13.38%

Long Island

9.29%

9.72%

9.84%

Mid-Hudson

7.59%

7.82%

7.50%

Mohawk Valley

8.97%

9.27%

9.60%

New York City

4.67%

4.91%

4.91%

North Country

8.41%

8.78%

8.66%

Southern Tier

9.43%

9.63%

9.71%

Western New York

17.86%

17.84%

18.07%

Statewide

7.05%

7.23%

7.24%

** 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

Friday, May 6, 2022

Saturday, May 7, 2022

Sunday, May 8, 2022

Bronx

3.29%

3.51%

3.58%

Kings

3.87%

4.21%

4.12%

New York

6.42%

6.66%

6.73%

Queens

4.86%

5.05%

5.11%

Richmond

4.82%

4.97%

5.19%

** 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 5,989 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 5,221,562. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

62,981

112

Allegany

9,234

8

Broome

48,549

40

Cattaraugus

16,026

13

Cayuga

17,307

17

Chautauqua

24,386

37

Chemung

22,464

37

Chenango

9,784

5

Clinton

17,912

24

Columbia

10,674

18

Cortland

11,309

9

Delaware

8,199

4

Dutchess

66,576

104

Erie

224,991

489

Essex

6,064

5

Franklin

10,005

11

Fulton

13,362

18

Genesee

14,304

23

Greene

9,017

5

Hamilton

915

1

Herkimer

14,741

18

Jefferson

21,244

26

Lewis

6,378

7

Livingston

12,250

14

Madison

14,245

11

Monroe

162,439

228

Montgomery

12,401

22

Nassau

422,614

567

Niagara

50,610

89

NYC

2,395,005

2,102

Oneida

57,969

97

Onondaga

121,238

142

Ontario

21,472

30

Orange

110,607

109

Orleans

9,048

10

Oswego

28,687

35

Otsego

10,586

14

Putnam

24,725

40

Rensselaer

33,567

45

Rockland

95,688

83

Saratoga

49,486

109

Schenectady

35,040

43

Schoharie

5,311

4

Schuyler

3,704

1

Seneca

6,356

5

St. Lawrence

22,373

10

Steuben

21,063

35

Suffolk

442,394

534

Sullivan

19,116

18

Tioga

11,625

6

Tompkins

20,943

18

Ulster

33,600

58

Warren

14,616

28

Washington

12,746

28

Wayne

18,402

32

Westchester

262,891

379

Wyoming

8,641

5

Yates

3,682

7

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

195

132

67.7%

63

32.3%

Central New York

118

72

61.0%

46

39.0%

Finger Lakes

347

131

37.8%

216

62.2%

Long Island

315

159

50.5%

156

49.5%

Mid-Hudson

220

125

56.8%

95

43.2%

Mohawk Valley

67

37

55.2%

30

44.8%

New York City

585

240

41.0%

345

59.0%

North Country

63

32

50.8%

31

49.2%

Southern Tier

121

52

43.0%

69

57.0%

Western New York

204

112

54.9%

92

45.1%

Statewide

2,235

1,092

48.9%

1,143

51.1%

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, 18 total new deaths were reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 55,625. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Erie

3

Kings

2

Monroe

3

Nassau

2

New York

1

Onondaga

1

Oswego

1

Putnam

1

Queens

2

Saratoga

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 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, 1,596 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 1,333 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

973,268

57

890,472

38

Central New York

651,040

41

602,877

40

Finger Lakes

871,432

60

809,352

59

Long Island

2,208,398

264

1,967,088

218

Mid-Hudson

1,727,820

198

1,517,547

155

Mohawk Valley

327,753

22

305,255

16

New York City

8,108,211

788

7,196,621

669

North Country

307,869

28

278,767

18

Southern Tier

444,378

33

407,207

22

Western New York

962,845

105

886,936

98

Statewide

16,583,014

1,596

14,862,122

1,333

Booster/Additional Shots

Region

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 24 hours

Increase over past 7 days

Capital Region

532,006

703

9,154

Central New York

361,350

477

6,138

Finger Lakes

558,221

770

9,384

Long Island

1,275,019

1,767

16,996

Mid-Hudson

990,896

1,314

15,756

Mohawk Valley

186,802

246

3,084

New York City

3,286,405

4,214

40,776

North Country

168,829

181

3,051

Southern Tier

251,400

351

4,598

Western New York

596,289

959

9,639

Statewide

8,207,217

10,982

118,576

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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