September 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

19 Statewide Deaths Reported Yesterday

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

"As we continue to battle this pandemic, New Yorkers have been smart, looked out for one another, and taken appropriate steps to protect themselves and their neighbors," Governor Hochul said. "Getting vaccinated and boosted remains our best shot at protecting ourselves and our fellow New Yorkers, and I encourage everyone eligible to get the updated COVID-19 booster. And as the fall approaches, test before gatherings or travel and if you test positive, talk to your doctor about potential treatment options."

Earlier this week, Governor Hochul announced the availability of bivalent COVID-19 vaccine boosters from Pfizer-BioNTech for anyone age 12 or older and from Moderna for those 18 or older. To schedule an appointment for a booster, New Yorkers should contact their local pharmacy, county health department, or healthcare provider; visit vaccines.gov; text their ZIP code to 438829, or call 1-800-232-0233 to find nearby locations.

In addition, Governor Hochul announced that masking is optional in multiple settings where they were previously required, including on public transportation, in for-hire vehicles, at airports, homeless shelters, correctional facilities, and detention centers. Masks are still required at adult care and health care facilities regulated by the state Department of Health, and in clinical settings regulated by the Office of Mental Health, Office of Addiction Services and Supports, and Office for People With Developmental Disabilities.

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Cases Per 100k – 20.98
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k – 17.28
  • Test Results Reported – 57,849
  • Total Positive - 4,100
  • Percent Positive – 6.86%**
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 5.95%**
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,199 (-26)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 378
  • Patients in ICU - 229 (-6)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 85 (-3)
  • Total Discharges - 339,213 (341)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 19
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 57,771

** 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 - 73,818

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

REGION

Monday, September 5, 2022

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Capital Region

16.43

15.50

14.58

Central New York

17.00

16.21

16.06

Finger Lakes

11.40

10.91

10.26

Long Island

22.46

22.19

21.86

Mid-Hudson

17.44

17.04

16.00

Mohawk Valley

18.13

17.19

17.40

New York City

19.54

18.79

18.14

North Country

15.31

13.84

14.01

Southern Tier

20.49

19.16

17.81

Western New York

16.04

14.80

14.36

Statewide

18.60

17.89

17.28

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

Region

Monday, September 5, 2022

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Capital Region

9.48%

9.16%

9.13%

Central New York

9.22%

9.26%

9.38%

Finger Lakes

7.37%

7.35%

7.31%

Long Island

8.07%

8.22%

8.20%

Mid-Hudson

3.65%

4.05%

3.93%

Mohawk Valley

11.91%

12.04%

12.32%

New York City

4.48%

4.84%

4.86%

North Country

9.29%

8.90%

9.07%

Southern Tier

9.62%

9.96%

9.37%

Western New York

12.23%

12.16%

12.27%

Statewide

5.62%

5.95%

5.95%

** 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, September 5, 2022

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Bronx

6.10%

6.19%

6.12%

Kings

2.78%

3.34%

3.35%

New York

4.76%

4.75%

4.89%

Queens

7.10%

7.13%

7.07%

Richmond

6.18%

6.21%

6.01%

** 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, 4,100 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 5,949,086. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

71,607

47

Allegany

9,954

8

Broome

53,266

41

Cattaraugus

17,759

27

Cayuga

18,585

17

Chautauqua

27,136

27

Chemung

24,321

19

Chenango

10,785

13

Clinton

20,229

18

Columbia

12,299

8

Cortland

12,167

10

Delaware

9,224

5

Dutchess

75,836

50

Erie

248,041

182

Essex

6,887

8

Franklin

10,984

7

Fulton

14,895

17

Genesee

15,284

6

Greene

9,963

4

Hamilton

998

-

Herkimer

16,057

14

Jefferson

23,909

35

Lewis

6,828

8

Livingston

13,233

12

Madison

15,368

13

Monroe

176,669

71

Montgomery

13,700

16

Nassau

489,943

427

Niagara

55,354

29

NYC

2,770,401

1,789

Oneida

63,085

68

Onondaga

131,101

100

Ontario

23,575

7

Orange

124,683

75

Orleans

9,720

4

Oswego

31,136

35

Otsego

12,088

9

Putnam

28,173

18

Rensselaer

38,061

28

Rockland

107,327

64

Saratoga

56,060

45

Schenectady

39,791

22

Schoharie

5,946

3

Schuyler

4,015

3

Seneca

6,885

6

St. Lawrence

24,293

13

Steuben

23,130

21

Suffolk

505,700

368

Sullivan

21,862

15

Tioga

12,742

13

Tompkins

24,169

25

Ulster

38,312

32

Warren

16,850

9

Washington

14,268

16

Wayne

19,920

16

Westchester

301,197

151

Wyoming

9,302

3

Yates

4,013

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

96

58

60.4%

38

39.6%

Central New York

78

40

51.3%

38

48.7%

Finger Lakes

165

57

34.5%

108

65.5%

Long Island

407

170

41.8%

237

58.2%

Mid-Hudson

268

90

33.6%

178

66.4%

Mohawk Valley

65

33

50.8%

32

49.2%

New York City

866

344

39.7%

522

60.3%

North Country

35

23

65.7%

12

34.3%

Southern Tier

85

32

37.6%

53

62.4%

Western New York

134

57

42.5%

77

57.5%

Statewide

2,199

904

41.1%

1,295

58.9%

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 19 total new deaths were reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 57,771. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Bronx

2

Clinton

1

Dutchess

1

Erie

1

Kings

3

Nassau

1

Queens

3

Richmond

2

Suffolk

3

Westchester

2

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.

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.

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