May 27, 2022
Albany, NY

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

Statewide 7-Day Average Case Rate Has Declined Over Last Consecutive Ten Days

Cases Continue to Trend Down Across All Regions Compared to Previous Week

Statewide Hospital Admissions Trending Down

In Preparation for Memorial Day Weekend, Governor Encourages New Yorkers to Keep Using the Tools to Protect Against and Treat COVID-19: Vaccines, Boosters, Testing, and Treatment

HERDS Data Collection from Health Care Facilities Will be Paused from May 28 to May 30 and Will Resume on Tuesday (May 31), Following the Holiday Weekend

23 Statewide Deaths Reported Yesterday

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

"As New Yorkers travel to spend Memorial Day weekend with friends and family, it is important that we don't let our guard down and continue to use the tools we have available to us to stay safe and healthy," Governor Hochul said. "The best way to protect yourself and your loved ones from serious illness is to get vaccinated and keep up to date with your booster doses. If you are experiencing symptoms, get tested, and if you test positive talk to your doctor about available treatments."

IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the holiday, HERDS data collection from health care facilities will be paused from Saturday, May 28 to Monday, May 30. Data from Friday, May 27 will be reported on Tuesday, May 31. Further, four days of cumulative data—from May 28 to June 1—will be reported on Wednesday, June 1. As a result, some data may appear higher than recent trends.

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Cases Per 100k - 43.72
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 41.41
  • Test Results Reported - 125,007
  • Total Positive - 8,543
  • Percent Positive - 6.49%**
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 7.37%**
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,483 (-35)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 435
  • Patients in ICU - 234 (-9)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 95 (+4)
  • Total Discharges - 306,278 (+437)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 23
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 56,027

** 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 - 71,497

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 - 38,873,724
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 25,095
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 111,967
  • 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 - 84.0%
  • 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) - 87.4%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 83.6%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 73.5%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 82.1%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 74.4%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 90.6%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 77.4%

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

REGION

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Thursday, May 26, 2022

Capital Region

44.60

41.91

38.46

Central New York

21.79

19.62

18.79

Finger Lakes

28.17

26.60

24.12

Long Island

58.29

57.36

54.25

Mid-Hudson

45.60

43.86

41.93

Mohawk Valley

31.53

29.00

27.29

New York City

46.30

45.47

45.48

North Country

29.84

26.94

25.27

Southern Tier

38.57

35.70

33.53

Western New York

39.02

35.72

32.88

Statewide

44.29

42.81

41.41

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

Region

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Thursday, May 26, 2022

Capital Region

11.03%

10.65%

10.20%

Central New York

6.35%

5.79%

6.02%

Finger Lakes

10.50%

10.10%

9.68%

Long Island

10.64%

10.68%

10.16%

Mid-Hudson

9.72%

8.68%

8.27%

Mohawk Valley

8.50%

8.09%

7.48%

New York City

6.37%

6.18%

6.00%

North Country

7.62%

6.83%

6.81%

Southern Tier

8.36%

8.04%

7.83%

Western New York

14.14%

12.95%

12.52%

Statewide

8.03%

7.68%

7.37%

** 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, May 24, 2022

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Thursday, May 26, 2022

Bronx

4.55%

4.30%

4.27%

Kings

6.46%

6.28%

6.00%

New York

6.79%

6.74%

6.62%

Queens

6.70%

6.48%

6.30%

Richmond

7.63%

7.50%

7.20%

** 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 8,543 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 5,385,835. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

65,615

114

Allegany

9,471

15

Broome

50,227

52

Cattaraugus

16,522

23

Cayuga

17,623

5

Chautauqua

25,342

53

Chemung

23,031

22

Chenango

10,079

7

Clinton

18,554

36

Columbia

11,179

13

Cortland

11,519

12

Delaware

8,536

15

Dutchess

68,946

102

Erie

233,433

262

Essex

6,307

13

Franklin

10,264

13

Fulton

13,737

17

Genesee

14,698

9

Greene

9,297

10

Hamilton

931

-

Herkimer

15,072

22

Jefferson

21,998

32

Lewis

6,527

3

Livingston

12,569

12

Madison

14,562

9

Monroe

167,182

168

Montgomery

12,793

22

Nassau

438,313

794

Niagara

52,444

50

NYC

2,465,383

4,252

Oneida

59,456

69

Onondaga

123,525

112

Ontario

22,037

19

Orange

113,844

150

Orleans

9,307

8

Oswego

29,271

31

Otsego

11,026

18

Putnam

25,616

51

Rensselaer

34,956

47

Rockland

98,173

128

Saratoga

51,597

100

Schenectady

36,614

81

Schoharie

5,483

5

Schuyler

3,805

2

Seneca

6,486

2

St. Lawrence

22,812

15

Steuben

21,728

33

Suffolk

457,149

779

Sullivan

19,783

31

Tioga

11,986

14

Tompkins

21,924

41

Ulster

34,844

69

Warren

15,309

17

Washington

13,281

27

Wayne

18,823

13

Westchester

272,174

517

Wyoming

8,889

4

Yates

3,783

3

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

174

107

61.5%

67

38.5%

Central New York

75

38

50.7%

37

49.3%

Finger Lakes

321

88

27.4%

233

72.6%

Long Island

445

186

41.8%

259

58.2%

Mid-Hudson

226

90

39.8%

136

60.2%

Mohawk Valley

38

17

44.7%

21

55.3%

New York City

804

300

37.3%

504

62.7%

North Country

66

36

54.5%

30

45.5%

Southern Tier

73

38

52.1%

35

47.9%

Western New York

261

119

45.6%

142

54.4%

Statewide

2,483

1,019

41.0%

1,464

59.0%

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 56,027. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Albany

1

Erie

2

Fulton

1

Kings

2

Nassau

4

Niagara

1

Onondaga

2

Ontario

1

Orange

1

Queens

1

Rensselaer

1

Saratoga

1

St. Lawrence

1

Suffolk

3

Ulster

1

Grand Total

23

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, 3,428 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 2,902 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

970,976

116

891,497

111

Central New York

650,945

52

603,995

81

Finger Lakes

872,012

105

811,048

132

Long Island

2,209,512

393

1,973,093

353

Mid-Hudson

1,727,135

396

1,522,387

361

Mohawk Valley

327,754

48

305,813

46

New York City

8,130,633

1,992

7,218,099

1,557

North Country

307,924

40

279,301

42

Southern Tier

446,095

140

408,409

87

Western New York

963,827

146

889,143

132

Statewide

16,606,813

3,428

14,902,785

2,902

Booster/Additional Shots

Region

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 24 hours

Increase over past 7 days

Capital Region

552,446

1,321

7,723

Central New York

372,538

625

3,634

Finger Lakes

577,749

1,255

7,388

Long Island

1,321,258

2,658

17,328

Mid-Hudson

1,028,607

2,384

14,482

Mohawk Valley

192,932

313

2,119

New York City

3,398,847

7,606

46,597

North Country

174,417

391

1,723

Southern Tier

260,889

593

3,665

Western New York

616,119

1,290

7,765

Statewide

8,495,802

18,436

112,424

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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