May 20, 2022
Albany, NY

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

23 Statewide Deaths Reported Yesterday

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

"The best way to stay out of the hospital and avoid serious illness from COVID-19 is to get fully vaccinated and stay up to date on your booster doses,” Governor Hochul said. "Also, be sure to get tested to ensure you’re not spreading COVID-19 to your loved ones. And if you test positive, talk to your doctor about treatment. Let’s not get complacent and keep using these tools to stay safe.”

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Cases Per 100k – 53.51
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k – 48.24
  • Test Results Reported – 120,323
  • Total Positive – 10,458
  • Percent Positive - 8.31%**
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 8.66%**
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,638 (-20)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 443
  • Patients in ICU - 249 (-4)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 91 (-8)
  • Total Discharges - 303,440 (+440)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 23
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 55,877

** 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 - 71,321

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 - 38,761,757
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 25,698
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 146,198
  • 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) - 73.4%
  • 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 Tuesday, May 17, 2022Wednesday, May 18, 2022Thursday, May 19, 2022
Capital Region56.6256.5855.54
Central New York31.5030.4728.44
Finger Lakes39.8137.0735.21
Long Island63.0261.9062.74
Mid-Hudson52.7352.2350.49
Mohawk Valley39.6239.4538.94
New York City48.7246.5746.35
North Country37.5436.4834.98
Southern Tier48.0546.8545.49
Western New York58.2254.6451.37
Statewide50.6748.9948.24

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

RegionTuesday, May 17, 2022Wednesday, May 18, 2022Thursday, May 19, 2022
Capital Region12.39%12.58%12.86%
Central New York8.84%8.51%7.92%
Finger Lakes12.80%12.37%12.11%
Long Island10.73%10.64%11.15%
Mid-Hudson9.57%9.61%9.91%
Mohawk Valley9.38%9.82%10.18%
New York City5.19%5.35%6.50%
North Country9.13%9.12%9.08%
Southern Tier10.32%10.37%10.07%
Western New York17.65%17.31%16.87%
Statewide7.57%7.74%8.66%

** 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 NYCTuesday, May 17, 2022Wednesday, May 18, 2022Thursday, May 19, 2022
Bronx3.73%3.97%4.30%
Kings5.07%5.33%6.85%
New York6.02%6.12%6.83%
Queens5.15%5.26%6.84%
Richmond6.71%6.51%7.74%

** 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 10,458 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 5,329,191. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

CountyTotal PositiveNew Positive
Albany64,794192
Allegany9,39920
Broome49,75694
Cattaraugus16,37732
Cayuga17,54025
Chautauqua25,04263
Chemung22,87526
Chenango9,99819
Clinton18,35033
Columbia11,04230
Cortland11,46415
Delaware8,41313
Dutchess68,141193
Erie231,233474
Essex6,22711
Franklin10,18722
Fulton13,61732
Genesee14,59617
Greene9,24014
Hamilton9262
Herkimer14,97416
Jefferson21,78842
Lewis6,49616
Livingston12,48318
Madison14,47318
Monroe165,839304
Montgomery12,66136
Nassau432,9201,153
Niagara51,98289
NYC2,438,6424,241
Oneida59,06591
Onondaga122,895130
Ontario21,86938
Orange112,784221
Orleans9,2298
Oswego29,10826
Otsego10,88522
Putnam25,29944
Rensselaer34,48395
Rockland97,345157
Saratoga50,954140
Schenectady36,162119
Schoharie5,43814
Schuyler3,7784
Seneca6,4618
St. Lawrence22,67835
Steuben21,53544
Suffolk451,7601,039
Sullivan19,55956
Tioga11,86914
Tompkins21,60668
Ulster34,45765
Warren15,12256
Washington13,13025
Wayne18,70033
Westchester268,979625
Wyoming8,80314
Yates3,7637

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 Region21112961.1%8238.9%
Central New York1045855.8%4644.2%
Finger Lakes37813936.8%23963.2%
Long Island46022047.8%24052.2%
Mid-Hudson24112351.0%11849.0%
Mohawk Valley613557.4%2642.6%
New York City78131540.3%46659.7%
North Country573357.9%2442.1%
Southern Tier1154135.7%7464.3%
Western New York23010545.7%12554.3%
Statewide2,6381,19845.4%1,44054.6%

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, 23 total new deaths were reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 55,877. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

CountyNew Deaths
Albany1
Broome1
Clinton1
Erie1
Kings3
Madison1
Monroe1
Nassau1
Oneida2
Otsego1
Queens3
Rockland1
Schuyler1
Suffolk3
Washington1
Wyoming1

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, 3,298 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 2,739 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 Region974,366103891,478105
Central New York651,78564603,54962
Finger Lakes872,43891810,462141
Long Island2,212,5874161,970,631379
Mid-Hudson1,731,2193481,520,371278
Mohawk Valley328,16744305,57330
New York City8,122,9031,9477,209,8711,512
North Country308,26638279,08435
Southern Tier445,745144407,89055
Western New York963,999103888,260142
Statewide16,611,4753,29814,887,1692,739
Booster/Additional Shots
RegionCumulative
Total
Increase over past 24 hoursIncrease over past 7 days
Capital Region544,7231,0477,463
Central New York368,9047694,166
Finger Lakes570,3611,0677,077
Long Island1,303,9302,81418,657
Mid-Hudson1,014,1252,28313,896
Mohawk Valley190,8134342,291
New York City3,352,2507,53641,677
North Country172,6943942,176
Southern Tier257,2246213,600
Western New York608,3541,0866,999
Statewide8,383,37818,051108,002

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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