June 2, 2022
Albany, NY

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

Statewide Cases, Hospitalizations and Admissions All Down

Cases Down 30 Percent Over Last Week Versus Prior Seven Days

7-Day Average Case Rate Consecutively Dropped Over Past 16 Days, Continue to Decline Across All Regions

COVID-19 Admissions Down 18 Percent Over Last Week Versus Prior Seven Days

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

20 Statewide Deaths Reported

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

"While numbers are heading in the right direction, we remain vigilant against this virus and continue to boost our preparedness for any potential surges later this year," Governor Hochul said. "I encourage New Yorkers to keep using the tools we have available to us to keep each other safe and healthy. Be sure to get fully vaccinated and keep up to date with booster doses to protect yourself and your loved ones from serious illness and hospitalization. Test often, especially if you are experiencing symptoms, and if you test positive, talk to your doctor about available treatments."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Cases Per 100k - 29.74
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 30.32
  • Test Results Reported - 98,261
  • Total Positive - 5,812
  • Percent Positive - 5.78%**
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 6.73%**
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,409 (-50)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 425
  • Patients in ICU - 219 (-19)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 80 (-5)
  • Total Discharges - 308,012 (+412)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 20
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 56,128

** 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 - 71,655

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 - 38,956,967
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 16,490
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 108,338
  • 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 - 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) - 83.7%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 73.6%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 82.1%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 74.5%
  • 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

Monday, May 30, 2022

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Capital Region

32.79

30.44

27.10

Central New York

16.30

14.48

13.41

Finger Lakes

18.98

16.16

14.39

Long Island

44.57

41.83

37.92

Mid-Hudson

36.09

33.64

32.40

Mohawk Valley

23.40

22.31

25.55

New York City

39.64

37.50

34.54

North Country

22.67

20.73

20.12

Southern Tier

26.40

22.48

22.09

Western New York

24.75

22.65

20.06

Statewide

35.10

32.78

30.32

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

Region

Monday, May 30, 2022

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Capital Region

9.63%

9.40%

9.06%

Central New York

5.70%

5.48%

5.79%

Finger Lakes

8.03%

7.89%

7.54%

Long Island

9.80%

9.75%

9.45%

Mid-Hudson

7.30%

7.23%

7.67%

Mohawk Valley

7.54%

7.53%

7.74%

New York City

5.68%

5.78%

5.61%

North Country

6.62%

6.28%

6.88%

Southern Tier

7.17%

7.28%

7.04%

Western New York

10.67%

10.46%

10.25%

Statewide

6.82%

6.85%

6.73%

** 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

Monday, May 30, 2022

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Bronx

4.01%

4.15%

4.07%

Kings

5.59%

5.80%

5.28%

New York

6.46%

6.49%

6.51%

Queens

6.03%

6.09%

6.20%

Richmond

6.43%

6.36%

6.11%

** 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 5,812 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 5,418,774. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

66,065

98

Allegany

9,499

5

Broome

50,431

46

Cattaraugus

16,614

23

Cayuga

17,665

6

Chautauqua

25,507

38

Chemung

23,120

22

Chenango

10,137

20

Clinton

18,690

30

Columbia

11,233

9

Cortland

11,557

5

Delaware

8,604

27

Dutchess

69,355

86

Erie

234,487

176

Essex

6,369

12

Franklin

10,316

8

Fulton

13,828

24

Genesee

14,749

15

Greene

9,329

-

Hamilton

933

1

Herkimer

15,194

51

Jefferson

22,102

12

Lewis

6,545

8

Livingston

12,612

6

Madison

14,597

6

Monroe

167,819

102

Montgomery

12,859

13

Nassau

441,445

531

Niagara

52,642

28

NYC

2,481,435

2,484

Oneida

59,781

136

Onondaga

123,896

75

Ontario

22,114

12

Orange

114,536

193

Orleans

9,337

8

Oswego

29,344

16

Otsego

11,113

24

Putnam

25,797

55

Rensselaer

35,190

49

Rockland

98,703

99

Saratoga

51,926

61

Schenectady

36,931

86

Schoharie

5,507

8

Schuyler

3,830

8

Seneca

6,505

4

St. Lawrence

22,916

21

Steuben

21,850

26

Suffolk

459,981

414

Sullivan

19,947

40

Tioga

12,032

14

Tompkins

22,105

53

Ulster

35,085

49

Warren

15,453

33

Washington

13,370

16

Wayne

18,891

13

Westchester

274,175

398

Wyoming

8,928

8

Yates

3,793

1


Below is data reported yesterday 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

162

99

61.1%

63

38.9%

Central New York

61

34

55.7%

27

44.3%

Finger Lakes

312

87

27.9%

225

72.1%

Long Island

424

179

42.2%

245

57.8%

Mid-Hudson

263

125

47.5%

138

52.5%

Mohawk Valley

53

29

54.7%

24

45.3%

New York City

822

323

39.3%

499

60.7%

North Country

60

35

58.3%

25

41.7%

Southern Tier

68

28

41.2%

40

58.8%

Western New York

184

70

38.0%

114

62.0%

Statewide

2,409

1,009

41.9%

1,400

58.1%

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, there were 20 total new deaths reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 56,128. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Bronx

1

Erie

1

Essex

1

Monroe

6

Nassau

1

New York

1

Orange

1

Queens

2

Rensselaer

1

Richmond

1

Steuben

1

Sullivan

1

Ulster

1

Westchester

1

Grand Total

20

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, 2,366 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 2,179 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

971,330

85

891,889

95

Central New York

651,183

57

604,289

84

Finger Lakes

872,423

97

811,491

87

Long Island

2,210,908

332

1,974,451

261

Mid-Hudson

1,728,477

245

1,523,751

226

Mohawk Valley

327,900

44

305,979

49

New York City

8,136,733

1,270

7,223,058

1,127

North Country

308,055

31

279,441

42

Southern Tier

446,467

120

408,760

118

Western New York

964,269

85

889,619

90

Statewide

16,617,745

2,366

14,912,728

2,179

Booster/Additional Shots

Region

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 24 hours

Increase over past 7 days

Capital Region

556,287

813

5,162

Central New York

375,147

581

3,234

Finger Lakes

581,497

1,002

5,003

Long Island

1,330,343

1,846

11,743

Mid-Hudson

1,036,847

1,503

10,624

Mohawk Valley

194,205

321

1,586

New York City

3,424,616

4,264

33,375

North Country

175,781

308

1,755

Southern Tier

262,880

420

2,584

Western New York

619,805

574

4,976

Statewide

8,557,408

11,632

80,042

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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