June 8, 2022
Albany, NY

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

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

22 Statewide Deaths Reported Yesterday

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

"We must keep our guard up and utilize the tools we have at our disposal to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe and healthy," Governor Hochul said. "Get vaccinated and boosted, get tested especially if you are experiencing symptoms, and stay home if you're not feeling well. If you do test positive, talk to your doctor about available treatments."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Cases Per 100k - 40.59
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 31.53
  • Test Results Reported - 154,166
  • Total Positive - 7,933
  • Percent Positive - 5.77%**
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 5.65**
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,072 (-90)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 321
  • Patients in ICU - 195 (-15)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 71 (-13)
  • Total Discharges - 310,027 (+364)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 22
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 56,255

** 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 - 71,670

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 - 39,022,728
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 11,129
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 82,251
  • 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 - 84.1%
  • 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) - 87.5%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 79.5%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 72.3%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 82.2%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 74.5%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 90.7%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 77.5%

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

REGION

Sunday, June 5, 2022

Monday, June 6, 2022

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Capital Region

25.44

24.90

25.39

Central New York

10.57

10.48

11.24

Finger Lakes

12.84

12.65

12.62

Long Island

36.38

38.61

37.65

Mid-Hudson

30.24

31.01

31.31

Mohawk Valley

21.40

21.52

20.11

New York City

34.22

35.78

39.77

North Country

17.46

17.66

17.56

Southern Tier

18.84

18.64

19.02

Western New York

16.12

15.87

15.94

Statewide

28.86

29.89

31.53

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

Region

Sunday, June 5, 2022

Monday, June 6, 2022

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Capital Region

8.10%

7.84%

7.73%

Central New York

4.17%

4.04%

4.10%

Finger Lakes

6.33%

6.22%

5.89%

Long Island

8.87%

8.94%

8.30%

Mid-Hudson

7.42%

7.10%

6.34%

Mohawk Valley

6.36%

6.20%

5.75%

New York City

5.13%

5.03%

4.90%

North Country

5.42%

5.31%

5.18%

Southern Tier

5.91%

5.75%

5.31%

Western New York

8.26%

8.06%

7.65%

Statewide

6.07%

5.95%

5.65%

** 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, June 5, 2022

Monday, June 6, 2022

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Bronx

3.68%

3.70%

3.55%

Kings

4.88%

4.63%

4.25%

New York

6.03%

5.91%

6.26%

Queens

5.58%

5.57%

5.50%

Richmond

5.65%

5.71%

5.15%

** 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 7,933 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 5,456,097. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

66,516

61

Allegany

9,524

5

Broome

50,598

37

Cattaraugus

16,679

5

Cayuga

17,701

8

Chautauqua

25,617

16

Chemung

23,212

15

Chenango

10,182

7

Clinton

18,835

16

Columbia

11,333

24

Cortland

11,587

8

Delaware

8,647

2

Dutchess

69,828

78

Erie

235,364

150

Essex

6,417

7

Franklin

10,357

10

Fulton

13,898

12

Genesee

14,789

7

Greene

9,380

15

Hamilton

938

1

Herkimer

15,228

5

Jefferson

22,199

24

Lewis

6,567

3

Livingston

12,652

2

Madison

14,645

9

Monroe

168,419

75

Montgomery

12,915

5

Nassau

444,926

600

Niagara

52,836

62

NYC

2,502,330

5,148

Oneida

59,954

32

Onondaga

124,212

75

Ontario

22,206

21

Orange

115,180

119

Orleans

9,358

6

Oswego

29,416

13

Otsego

11,187

10

Putnam

25,959

23

Rensselaer

35,460

38

Rockland

99,229

72

Saratoga

52,235

53

Schenectady

37,172

44

Schoharie

5,527

1

Schuyler

3,845

1

Seneca

6,533

6

St. Lawrence

22,981

10

Steuben

21,936

10

Suffolk

463,039

500

Sullivan

20,064

15

Tioga

12,078

6

Tompkins

22,238

22

Ulster

35,308

34

Warren

15,536

20

Washington

13,441

13

Wayne

18,942

5

Westchester

276,199

366

Wyoming

8,944

0

Yates

3,799

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

149

85

57.0%

64

43.0%

Central New York

57

33

57.9%

24

42.1%

Finger Lakes

247

68

27.5%

179

72.5%

Long Island

363

163

44.9%

200

55.1%

Mid-Hudson

221

88

39.8%

133

60.2%

Mohawk Valley

34

18

52.9%

16

47.1%

New York City

739

275

37.2%

464

62.8%

North Country

41

20

48.8%

21

51.2%

Southern Tier

72

31

43.1%

41

56.9%

Western New York

149

51

34.2%

98

65.8%

Statewide

2,072

832

40.2%

1,240

59.8%

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 22 total new deaths reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 56,255. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Albany

1

Bronx

2

Essex

1

Kings

2

Monroe

3

New York

3

Niagara

1

Queens

4

Rensselaer

1

Richmond

1

Rockland

1

Suffolk

1

Ulster

1

Grand Total

22

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, 1,951 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 1,682 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

971,519

45

892,121

52

Central New York

651,341

27

604,464

31

Finger Lakes

872,683

29

811,748

34

Long Island

2,211,759

145

1,975,228

125

Mid-Hudson

1,729,157

89

1,524,579

77

Mohawk Valley

327,984

9

306,071

12

New York City

8,143,952

1,389

7,229,062

1,217

North Country

308,182

22

279,563

15

Southern Tier

447,026

159

409,196

89

Western New York

964,436

37

889,811

30

Statewide

16,628,039

1,951

14,921,843

1,682

Booster/Additional Shots

Region

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 24 hours

Increase over past 7 days

Capital Region

558,308

379

2,834

Central New York

376,579

205

2,013

Finger Lakes

583,544

322

3,049

Long Island

1,334,413

508

5,916

Mid-Hudson

1,042,052

694

6,708

Mohawk Valley

194,992

137

1,108

New York City

3,450,637

4,488

30,285

North Country

176,852

153

1,379

Southern Tier

264,092

166

1,632

Western New York

621,357

198

2,126

Statewide

8,602,826

7,250

57,050

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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