September 15, 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

17 Statewide Deaths Reported Yesterday

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

"With school back in session, I urge New Yorkers to remain vigilant in keeping themselves, their loved ones, and their communities safe and healthy," Governor Hochul said. "Take advantage of the vaccine by staying up to date on doses. Test before gatherings or travel and if you test positive, talk to your doctor about potential treatment options."

Last 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.

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Cases Per 100k - 23.98
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 20.33
  • Test Results Reported - 75,857
  • Total Positive - 4,686
  • Percent Positive - 5.89%**
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 6.60%**
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,140 (-19)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 362
  • Patients in ICU - 222 (-7)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 83 (-3)
  • Total Discharges - 341,311 (+358)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 17
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 57,891

** 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 - 73,968

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

Monday, September 12, 2022

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Capital Region

16.58

17.74

19.15

Central New York

20.56

21.94

23.14

Finger Lakes

12.81

13.41

14.57

Long Island

22.62

24.37

24.19

Mid-Hudson

17.60

18.33

20.13

Mohawk Valley

20.55

22.73

23.20

New York City

18.63

19.89

19.80

North Country

17.25

20.66

21.82

Southern Tier

18.05

20.49

21.10

Western New York

16.71

18.17

18.53

Statewide

18.56

19.90

20.33

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

Region

Monday, September 12, 2022

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Capital Region

8.65%

9.04%

9.29%

Central New York

10.02%

9.85%

10.20%

Finger Lakes

7.48%

7.38%

7.38%

Long Island

7.73%

7.63%

7.72%

Mid-Hudson

6.91%

6.62%

5.93%

Mohawk Valley

12.07%

12.08%

11.56%

New York City

5.57%

5.34%

5.15%

North Country

9.51%

9.89%

10.03%

Southern Tier

8.96%

9.06%

8.70%

Western New York

12.40%

12.36%

12.17%

Statewide

6.96%

6.79%

6.60%

** 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 12, 2022

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Bronx

5.69%

5.67%

5.58%

Kings

5.11%

4.47%

4.20%

New York

4.99%

5.07%

4.97%

Queens

6.69%

6.66%

6.52%

Richmond

5.92%

5.84%

5.56%

** 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.

Yesterday, 4,686 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 5,976,900. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

71,999

75

Allegany

10,042

19

Broome

53,560

44

Cattaraugus

17,880

15

Cayuga

18,689

19

Chautauqua

27,294

31

Chemung

24,471

24

Chenango

10,853

21

Clinton

20,352

25

Columbia

12,402

19

Cortland

12,284

14

Delaware

9,274

14

Dutchess

76,210

56

Erie

249,245

196

Essex

6,931

5

Franklin

11,085

23

Fulton

15,017

32

Genesee

15,359

25

Greene

9,994

3

Hamilton

1,001

-

Herkimer

16,147

16

Jefferson

24,100

28

Lewis

6,848

2

Livingston

13,290

10

Madison

15,456

17

Monroe

177,391

120

Montgomery

13,767

13

Nassau

492,180

385

Niagara

55,575

47

NYC

2,782,042

1,736

Oneida

63,476

57

Onondaga

131,814

141

Ontario

23,706

21

Orange

125,252

109

Orleans

9,760

6

Oswego

31,370

49

Otsego

12,165

12

Putnam

28,341

29

Rensselaer

38,253

43

Rockland

107,820

191

Saratoga

56,358

46

Schenectady

40,047

61

Schoharie

5,987

13

Schuyler

4,030

3

Seneca

6,921

3

St. Lawrence

24,451

40

Steuben

23,261

23

Suffolk

508,272

375

Sullivan

21,979

24

Tioga

12,814

17

Tompkins

24,324

21

Ulster

38,558

57

Warren

16,958

26

Washington

14,342

13

Wayne

20,042

30

Westchester

302,502

231

Wyoming

9,324

6

Yates

4,035

5

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

128

73

57.0%

55

43.0%

Central New York

82

51

62.2%

31

37.8%

Finger Lakes

212

76

35.8%

136

64.2%

Long Island

374

155

41.4%

219

58.6%

Mid-Hudson

238

80

33.6%

158

66.4%

Mohawk Valley

50

31

62.0%

19

38.0%

New York City

782

322

41.2%

460

58.8%

North Country

48

32

66.7%

16

33.3%

Southern Tier

97

47

48.5%

50

51.5%

Western New York

129

55

42.6%

74

57.4%

Statewide

2,140

922

43.1%

1,218

56.9%

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 17 total new deaths were reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 57,891. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Bronx

2

Erie

1

Kings

1

Nassau

2

New York

2

Onondaga

2

Queens

2

Schoharie

1

Suffolk

1

Sullivan

1

Westchester

2

Grand Total

17

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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