August 17, 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

Announced Re-launch of #VaxToSchool COVID-19 Vaccine Effort

24 Statewide Deaths Reported from 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. Earlier today, Governor Hochul also announced the re-launch of #VaxtoSchool, the multi-faceted statewide campaign aimed at increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates among school-aged New Yorkers.

"As we continue to monitor the numbers and prepare for the approaching fall season, we must use all the tools at our disposal to address any potential surges," Governor Hochul said. "Be sure you and your loved ones are up to date on vaccine and booster doses, get tested if you experience symptoms, and if you do test positive, talk to your doctor about potential treatment."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Cases Per 100k - 25.09
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 25.60
  • Test Results Reported - 61,971
  • Total Positive - 4,903
  • Percent Positive - 7.98%**
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 5.72%**
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,509 (-29)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 443
  • Patients in ICU - 249 (+4)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 96 (+4)
  • Total Discharges - 332,263 (+416)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 24
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 57,399

** 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 - 73,335

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:

REGION Sunday, August 14, 2022 Monday, August 15, 2022 Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Capital Region 20.09 20.36 19.82
Central New York 18.39 17.5 16.76
Finger Lakes 12.42 12.65 11.98
Long Island 34.94 31.82 30.82
Mid-Hudson 25.56 25.03 24.25
Mohawk Valley 20.66 21.34 21.19
New York City 31.68 30.05 29.2
North Country 18.38 18.99 19.09
Southern Tier 14.53 14.76 16.29
Western New York 15.05 15.08 15.14
Statewide 26.78 25.6 24.95

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

REGION Sunday, August 14, 2022 Monday, August 15, 2022 Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Capital Region 9.60% 9.64% 9.27%
Central New York 8.94% 8.77% 8.78%
Finger Lakes 7.18% 7.22% 7.13%
Long Island 8.65% 8.53% 8.29%
Mid-Hudson 3.99% 3.43% 3.71%
Mohawk Valley 11.35% 11.74% 11.78%
New York City 5.19% 4.83% 5.00%
North Country 10.20% 10.60% 10.74%
Southern Tier 6.80% 6.79% 7.32%
Western New York 10.35% 10.49% 10.87%
Statewide 5.93% 5.53% 5.72%

** 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, August 14, 2022 Monday, August 15, 2022 Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Bronx 7.87% 7.63% 7.53%
Kings 3.12% 2.74% 2.97%
New York 5.96% 5.95% 5.77%
Queens 7.72% 7.63% 7.79%
Richmond 6.72% 6.54% 6.34%

** 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, 4,903 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 5,860,780. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County Total Positive New Positive
Albany 70,447 63
Allegany 9,814 2
Broome 52,396 46
Cattaraugus 17,377 19
Cayuga 18,285 16
Chautauqua 26,651 21
Chemung 23,976 17
Chenango 10,540 11
Clinton 19,884 14
Columbia 12,087 12
Cortland 11,980 7
Delaware 9,075 6
Dutchess 74,721 53
Erie 244,579 166
Essex 6,801 5
Franklin 10,796 9
Fulton 14,625 27
Genesee 15,126 10
Greene 9,864 25
Hamilton 985 -
Herkimer 15,831 19
Jefferson 23,379 24
Lewis 6,717 11
Livingston 13,086 4
Madison 15,158 13
Monroe 174,743 80
Montgomery 13,484 14
Nassau 482,533 436
Niagara 54,646 35
NYC 2,729,142 2,371
Oneida 62,106 46
Onondaga 129,288 84
Ontario 23,274 14
Orange 122,828 114
Orleans 9,613 6
Oswego 30,566 32
Otsego 11,864 14
Putnam 27,764 20
Rensselaer 37,531 23
Rockland 105,829 68
Saratoga 55,163 56
Schenectady 39,166 28
Schoharie 5,836 6
Schuyler 3,977 3
Seneca 6,782 1
St. Lawrence 23,906 23
Steuben 22,822 27
Suffolk 497,683 397
Sullivan 21,414 26
Tioga 12,514 14
Tompkins 23,672 42
Ulster 37,668 43
Warren 16,586 18
Washington 14,037 9
Wayne 19,670 9
Westchester 297,323 234
Wyoming 9,218 7
Yates 3,952 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 104 67 64.4% 37 35.6%
Central New York 71 42 59.2% 29 40.8%
Finger Lakes 158 50 31.6% 108 68.4%
Long Island 460 211 45.9% 249 54.1%
Mid-Hudson 287 108 37.6% 179 62.4%
Mohawk Valley 44 21 47.7% 23 52.3%
New York City 1,182 474 40.1% 708 59.9%
North Country 47 16 34.0% 31 66.0%
Southern Tier 62 25 40.3% 37 59.7%
Western New York 94 44 46.8% 50 53.2%
Statewide 2,509 1,058 42.2% 1,451 57.8%

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 24 total new deaths reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 57,399. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County New Deaths
Albany 1
Broome 1
Cattaraugus 1
Dutchess 2
Erie 2
Kings 3
Nassau 1
New York 2
Oneida 1
Queens 5
Richmond 1
Schenectady 1
Suffolk 3
Grand Total 24

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.

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Albany: (518) 474 - 8418
New York City: (212) 681 - 4640

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