September 22, 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

Governor Encourages New Yorkers to Get the Flu Shot to Protect Against the Coming Flu Season

17 Statewide Deaths Reported Yesterday

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

"As we kick off the fall season today, I remind all New Yorkers to take the necessary steps to better protect themselves against COVID-19," Governor Hochul said. "Take advantage of the latest tools and resources at our disposal in order to keep our families and our communities safe. Test before gatherings or travel and if you test positive, talk to your doctor about potential treatment options."

Governor Hochul continues to urge New Yorkers to get their 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 is encouraging New Yorkers to get their annual flu vaccine as flu season approaches. The flu vaccine is recommended for almost everyone 6 months and older. The flu virus and the virus that causes COVID-19 may simultaneously spread this fall and winter, so getting vaccinated against both is the best way to stay healthy and to avoid added stress to the health care system.

For information about flu vaccine clinics, contact the local health department or visit Vaccines.gov/find-vaccines.

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Cases Per 100k - 30.46
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 23.38
  • Test Results Reported - 85,434
  • Total Positive - 5,952
  • Percent Positive - 6.61%**
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 6.61%**
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,208 (+46)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 416
  • Patients in ICU - 222 (-8)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 88 (+6)
  • Total Discharges - 343,361 (+364)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 17
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 57,996

** 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 - 74,101

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 19, 2022

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Capital Region

19.45

19.62

20.17

Central New York

26.16

26.91

27.65

Finger Lakes

14.29

15.66

16.17

Long Island

28.72

28.53

30.27

Mid-Hudson

23.22

24.08

24.87

Mohawk Valley

23.93

24.49

24.64

New York City

21.20

21.29

22.27

North Country

24.35

24.07

24.58

Southern Tier

22.36

22.36

22.93

Western New York

18.69

18.73

19.18

Statewide

22.20

22.45

23.38

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

Region

Monday, September 19, 2022

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Capital Region

9.51%

a9.42%

9.47%

Central New York

10.39%

10.43%

10.67%

Finger Lakes

7.17%

7.32%

7.57%

Long Island

8.08%

8.18%

8.07%

Mid-Hudson

5.45%

5.85%

6.14%

Mohawk Valley

10.94%

11.24%

11.63%

New York City

4.98%

4.89%

4.99%

North Country

10.68%

10.41%

10.60%

Southern Tier

8.75%

8.22%

8.85%

Western New York

11.88%

11.52%

11.51%

Statewide

6.49%

6.48%

6.61%

** 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 19, 2022

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Bronx

6.06%

6.08%

6.40%

Kings

3.77%

3.60%

3.64%

New York

5.04%

5.11%

5.24%

Queens

6.11%

6.11%

6.22%

Richmond

5.85%

5.69%

5.69%

** 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 5,952 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 6,008,878. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

72,397

79

Allegany

10,101

17

Broome

53,864

53

Cattaraugus

17,977

20

Cayuga

18,821

26

Chautauqua

27,439

26

Chemung

24,609

26

Chenango

10,936

14

Clinton

20,500

23

Columbia

12,471

15

Cortland

12,368

19

Delaware

9,338

8

Dutchess

76,747

103

Erie

250,581

245

Essex

6,995

11

Franklin

11,178

19

Fulton

15,166

27

Genesee

15,445

18

Greene

10,046

10

Hamilton

1,008

1

Herkimer

16,228

10

Jefferson

24,329

47

Lewis

6,890

7

Livingston

13,342

14

Madison

15,544

12

Monroe

178,157

150

Montgomery

13,875

22

Nassau

495,005

510

Niagara

55,793

44

NYC

2,795,137

2,314

Oneida

63,868

76

Onondaga

132,733

174

Ontario

23,848

29

Orange

125,999

167

Orleans

9,820

20

Oswego

31,648

49

Otsego

12,242

10

Putnam

28,544

35

Rensselaer

38,481

59

Rockland

108,379

110

Saratoga

56,707

75

Schenectady

40,281

44

Schoharie

6,017

3

Schuyler

4,049

4

Seneca

6,971

5

St. Lawrence

24,589

30

Steuben

23,395

31

Suffolk

511,464

596

Sullivan

22,126

35

Tioga

12,909

24

Tompkins

24,503

32

Ulster

38,847

66

Warren

17,073

23

Washington

14,429

23

Wayne

20,180

23

Westchester

304,062

309

Wyoming

9,360

4

Yates

4,067

6

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

125

81

64.8%

44

35.2%

Central New York

88

53

60.2%

35

39.8%

Finger Lakes

204

69

33.8%

135

66.2%

Long Island

408

190

46.6%

218

53.4%

Mid-Hudson

253

110

43.5%

143

56.5%

Mohawk Valley

50

29

58.0%

21

42.0%

New York City

816

316

38.7%

500

61.3%

North Country

46

25

54.3%

21

45.7%

Southern Tier

80

42

52.5%

38

47.5%

Western New York

138

57

41.3%

81

58.7%

Statewide

2,208

972

44.0%

1,236

56.0%

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 57,996. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Bronx

2

Broome

1

Cayuga

1

Essex

1

Genesee

1

Kings

3

Monroe

1

New York

2

Queens

3

Warren

1

Westchester

1

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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