August 11, 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

21 Statewide Deaths Reported Yesterday

NOTE: Beginning June 24, 2022, the Vaccine data will be updated weekly on Fridays to align with CDC's updated data refresh schedule. For additional information on COVID-19 Vaccination Data provided by CDC, see https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations_vacc-total-admin-rate-total.

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

"As we navigate through this pandemic, remember that vaccinations, boosters, testing and treatment are the best tools we have to keep one another safe and healthy as we plan to respond to potential surges this fall," Governor Hochul said. "I encourage New Yorkers to take advantage of what's available to them and to talk to their doctors to discuss treatment options and preventative measures."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Cases Per 100k - 34.47
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 27.94
  • Test Results Reported - 96,392
  • Total Positive - 6,736
  • Percent Positive - 6.45%**
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 7.56%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,502 (-49)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 406
  • Patients in ICU - 237 (+2)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 87 (+10)
  • Total Discharges - 330,277 (+436)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 21
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 57,296

** 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 - 73,198

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.

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

REGIONMonday, August 8, 2022Tuesday, August 9, 2022Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Capital Region 19.6619.7819.53
Central New York 19.6919.7119.09
Finger Lakes 12.9213.0912.81
Long Island 34.6633.9033.26
Mid-Hudson 28.7528.0227.62
Mohawk Valley 19.3719.5219.40
New York City 38.2435.8434.32
North Country 15.6516.3716.98
Southern Tier 16.7215.6615.32
Western New York 15.8215.6815.59
Statewide 30.0328.7927.94

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

RegionMonday, August 8, 2022Tuesday, August 9, 2022Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Capital Region9.67%9.86%9.55%
Central New York9.21%8.98%8.83%
Finger Lakes7.46%7.57%7.51%
Long Island9.35%9.38%9.10%
Mid-Hudson9.23%7.78%6.73%
Mohawk Valley10.47%10.57%10.65%
New York City7.91%7.29%6.94%
North Country9.16%9.38%9.69%
Southern Tier8.12%7.89%7.28%
Western New York11.07%10.83%10.69%
Statewide8.51%7.98%7.56%

** 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 NYCMonday, August 8, 2022Tuesday, August 9, 2022Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Bronx8.47%8.44%8.36%
Kings7.26%5.78%5.26%
New York6.78%6.82%6.66%
Queens9.43%9.14%8.89%
Richmond8.14%8.11%7.80%

** 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, 6,736 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 5,833,392. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

CountyTotal PositiveNew Positive
Albany70,11771
Allegany9,7962
Broome52,21734
Cattaraugus17,29719
Cayuga18,22913
Chautauqua26,52826
Chemung23,89320
Chenango10,5028
Clinton19,78612
Columbia12,0097
Cortland11,94710
Delaware9,0418
Dutchess74,368107
Erie243,766190
Essex6,77511
Franklin10,75216
Fulton14,49921
Genesee15,1006
Greene9,7975
Hamilton9832
Herkimer15,76118
Jefferson23,22824
Lewis6,6853
Livingston13,0459
Madison15,0896
Monroe174,233137
Montgomery13,4307
Nassau480,031580
Niagara54,49138
NYC2,715,5323,557
Oneida61,83342
Onondaga128,82385
Ontario23,17523
Orange122,219155
Orleans9,5834
Oswego30,42734
Otsego11,80312
Putnam27,64734
Rensselaer37,37643
Rockland105,359106
Saratoga54,85850
Schenectady39,01046
Schoharie5,8088
Schuyler3,9603
Seneca6,7652
St. Lawrence23,79528
Steuben22,73016
Suffolk495,217578
Sullivan21,28016
Tioga12,4708
Tompkins23,55925
Ulster37,43054
Warren16,50024
Washington13,98126
Wayne19,61712
Westchester296,107332
Wyoming9,1922
Yates3,9411

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 Region965759.4%3940.6%
Central New York824453.7%3846.3%
Finger Lakes1865328.5%13371.5%
Long Island47222146.8%25153.2%
Mid-Hudson28112143.1%16056.9%
Mohawk Valley442147.7%2352.3%
New York City1,17547440.3%70159.7%
North Country342058.8%1441.2%
Southern Tier492653.1%2346.9%
Western New York833441.0%4959.0%
Statewide2,5021,07142.8%1,43157.2%

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 21 total new deaths reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 57,296. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

CountyNew Deaths
Cattaraugus1
Kings3
Monroe1
Nassau3
New York1
Queens6
Richmond1
Saratoga1
Suffolk3
Westchester1

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Albany: (518) 474-8418
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