May 18, 2022
Albany, NY

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

7-Day Average Case Rates in Central New York, Finger Lakes, Mohawk Valley — First Regions in New York State to See Spring Uptick — Continue Downward Decline

North Country, Southern Tier, and Western New York Case Rates Continue to Plateau

19 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 that protect against and treat COVID-19," Governor Hochul said. "The best way to prevent serious illness and hospitalization from COVID-19 is by getting fully vaccinated and staying up to date on your booster doses. I know first-hand how tests can help stop the spread to our vulnerable loved ones, so let's keep using this critical tool. If you test positive, talk to your doctor about treatments. Let's continue to look out for each as we work to move forward safely through this pandemic."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Cases Per 100k - 52.81
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 50.67
  • Test Results Reported - 117,484
  • Total Positive - 10,320
  • Percent Positive - 8.27%**
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 7.57%**
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,705 (+56)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 535
  • Patients in ICU - 247 (+2)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 96 (+1)
  • Total Discharges - 302,496 (+430)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 19
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 55,835

** 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 - 71,292

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 - 38,711,416
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 22,201
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 147,922
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 92.6%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 83.9%
  • 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) - 87.2%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 83.4%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 73.3%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 82.1%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 74.3%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 90.4%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 77.2%

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

REGION

Sunday, May 15, 2022

Monday, May 16, 2022

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Capital Region

56.11

57.04

56.62

Central New York

32.96

33.18

31.50

Finger Lakes

40.99

40.38

39.81

Long Island

62.41

62.72

63.02

Mid-Hudson

52.83

53.31

52.73

Mohawk Valley

43.33

41.80

39.62

New York City

43.81

47.42

48.72

North Country

39.62

38.97

37.54

Southern Tier

52.08

50.12

48.05

Western New York

60.14

59.43

58.22

Statewide

48.98

50.50

50.67

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

Region

Sunday, May 15, 2022

Monday, May 16, 2022

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Capital Region

12.35%

12.28%

12.39%

Central New York

8.91%

8.89%

8.84%

Finger Lakes

13.49%

13.15%

12.80%

Long Island

10.89%

10.79%

10.73%

Mid-Hudson

8.62%

9.51%

9.57%

Mohawk Valley

9.31%

9.05%

9.38%

New York City

4.72%

5.18%

5.19%

North Country

9.57%

9.32%

9.13%

Southern Tier

10.51%

10.28%

10.32%

Western New York

18.50%

18.20%

17.65%

Statewide

7.34%

7.66%

7.57%

** 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

Sunday, May 15, 2022

Monday, May 16, 2022

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Bronx

3.76%

3.75%

3.73%

Kings

4.01%

5.00%

5.07%

New York

5.62%

5.94%

6.02%

Queens

5.16%

5.26%

5.15%

Richmond

6.02%

6.50%

6.71%

** 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 10,320 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 5,307,534. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

64,393

172

Allegany

9,363

21

Broome

49,558

124

Cattaraugus

16,301

41

Cayuga

17,486

20

Chautauqua

24,922

66

Chemung

22,802

39

Chenango

9,955

21

Clinton

18,250

27

Columbia

10,979

38

Cortland

11,428

6

Delaware

8,369

24

Dutchess

67,770

136

Erie

230,166

525

Essex

6,201

15

Franklin

10,144

7

Fulton

13,560

11

Genesee

14,546

24

Greene

9,200

25

Hamilton

923

-

Herkimer

14,932

23

Jefferson

21,701

44

Lewis

6,473

8

Livingston

12,452

23

Madison

14,426

11

Monroe

165,248

322

Montgomery

12,600

15

Nassau

430,835

1,003

Niagara

51,764

103

NYC

2,429,683

4,581

Oneida

58,874

101

Onondaga

122,588

130

Ontario

21,793

40

Orange

112,350

201

Orleans

9,207

15

Oswego

29,054

39

Otsego

10,822

34

Putnam

25,182

43

Rensselaer

34,253

59

Rockland

97,041

167

Saratoga

50,650

122

Schenectady

35,901

106

Schoharie

5,409

12

Schuyler

3,767

7

Seneca

6,445

11

St. Lawrence

22,604

21

Steuben

21,452

39

Suffolk

449,746

870

Sullivan

19,449

60

Tioga

11,833

33

Tompkins

21,452

53

Ulster

34,296

61

Warren

15,005

55

Washington

13,065

26

Wayne

18,638

26

Westchester

267,711

480

Wyoming

8,770

23

Yates

3,747

11

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

232

144

62.1%

88

37.9%

Central New York

103

62

60.2%

41

39.8%

Finger Lakes

379

146

38.5%

233

61.5%

Long Island

453

218

48.1%

235

51.9%

Mid-Hudson

239

124

51.9%

115

48.1%

Mohawk Valley

71

47

66.2%

24

33.8%

New York City

777

327

42.1%

450

57.9%

North Country

67

40

59.7%

27

40.3%

Southern Tier

128

48

37.5%

80

62.5%

Western New York

256

134

52.3%

122

47.7%

Statewide

2,705

1,290

47.7%

1,415

52.3%

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, 19 total new deaths were reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 55,835. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Bronx

1

Cayuga

1

Chenango

1

Columbia

1

Delaware

1

Erie

2

Kings

2

Monroe

1

New York

1

Onondaga

1

Orange

1

Oswego

1

Otsego

1

Rensselaer

1

Saratoga

1

Schenectady

1

Suffolk

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, 2,649 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 2,015 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

974,116

81

891,242

70

Central New York

651,638

51

603,415

58

Finger Lakes

872,230

84

810,205

76

Long Island

2,211,651

363

1,969,850

279

Mid-Hudson

1,730,535

274

1,519,793

189

Mohawk Valley

328,083

23

305,511

13

New York City

8,119,315

1,511

7,206,926

1,161

North Country

308,183

33

279,012

15

Southern Tier

445,399

160

407,738

57

Western New York

963,763

69

887,990

97

Statewide

16,604,913

2,649

14,881,682

2,015

Booster/Additional Shots

Region

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 24 hours

Increase over past 7 days

Capital Region

542,474

873

8,314

Central New York

367,292

489

4,567

Finger Lakes

567,993

956

7,619

Long Island

1,298,101

2,161

18,852

Mid-Hudson

1,009,477

1,462

14,887

Mohawk Valley

189,983

252

2,528

New York City

3,337,827

5,317

41,466

North Country

171,901

295

2,370

Southern Tier

255,947

392

3,651

Western New York

606,147

820

7,741

Statewide

8,347,142

13,017

111,995

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.

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