November 1, 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

73 Statewide Deaths Reported from October 29th to October 31st

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

"With the holidays right around the corner, I urge New Yorkers to remain vigilant and to use all available tools to keep themselves, their loved ones and their communities safe and healthy," Governor Hochul said. "Be sure to stay up to date on vaccine doses, and test before gatherings or travel. If you test positive, talk to your doctor about potential treatment options."

Governor Hochul announced last month that children ages 5 and older may now receive the bivalent booster shots that are recommended to increase protection against COVID-19.

The Governor continues to urge New Yorkers to get their bivalent COVID-19 vaccine boosters. 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 is already widespread across New York State. The flu virus and the virus that causes COVID-19 are both currently circulating, so getting vaccinated against both is the best way to stay healthy and to avoid added stress to the health care system.

The State Department of Health recently announced the launch of its annual public education campaign, reminding adults and parents to get both flu and COVID-19 shots for themselves and children 6 months and older. The advertisements, which will run in both English and Spanish language, began running on Monday, October 10.

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 - 14.36
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 20.07
  • Test Results Reported - 37,460
  • Total Positive - 2,807
  • Percent Positive - 6.78%**
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 5.92%**
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,795 (-6)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 962*
  • Patients in ICU - 282 (+13)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 108 (-2)
  • Total Discharges - 357,048 (+811)*
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 73*
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 58,827*

** 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 - 75,044

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

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Sunday, October 30, 2022

Monday, October 31, 2022

Capital Region

15.73

16.71

16.68

Central New York

15.44

15.11

14.44

Finger Lakes

14.12

14.06

13.28

Long Island

23.55

23.74

23.94

Mid-Hudson

19.79

19.52

19.33

Mohawk Valley

16.60

16.31

15.37

New York City

22.21

22.36

22.43

North Country

14.42

14.46

14.18

Southern Tier

17.90

17.83

17.65

Western New York

16.81

16.01

15.29

Statewide

20.16

20.20

20.07

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

Region

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Sunday, October 30, 2022

Monday, October 31, 2022

Capital Region

7.97%

8.15%

7.84%

Central New York

6.63%

6.53%

6.33%

Finger Lakes

6.66%

6.55%

6.22%

Long Island

6.25%

6.29%

6.32%

Mid-Hudson

5.41%

5.46%

5.37%

Mohawk Valley

7.97%

7.77%

7.37%

New York City

5.21%

5.31%

5.33%

North Country

7.12%

6.91%

6.88%

Southern Tier

7.56%

7.45%

7.53%

Western New York

10.45%

10.14%

9.63%

Statewide

5.93%

5.98%

5.92%

** 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

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Sunday, October 30, 2022

Monday, October 31, 2022

Bronx

5.73%

5.94%

6.01%

Kings

4.05%

4.07%

4.12%

New York

5.88%

5.94%

5.86%

Queens

6.20%

6.38%

6.47%

Richmond

5.36%

5.41%

5.33%

** 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, 2,807 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 6,166,897. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

74,696

46

Allegany

10,322

2

Broome

55,639

21

Cattaraugus

18,509

10

Cayuga

19,470

6

Chautauqua

28,209

19

Chemung

25,370

14

Chenango

11,257

11

Clinton

21,298

4

Columbia

12,934

3

Cortland

12,725

2

Delaware

9,586

-

Dutchess

78,846

30

Erie

256,929

69

Essex

7,243

1

Franklin

11,592

6

Fulton

15,791

6

Genesee

15,880

6

Greene

10,309

3

Hamilton

1,031

-

Herkimer

16,735

5

Jefferson

25,270

21

Lewis

7,030

4

Livingston

13,756

4

Madison

16,098

6

Monroe

182,541

43

Montgomery

14,364

3

Nassau

507,680

274

Niagara

57,114

21

NYC

2,863,374

1,396

Oneida

65,889

34

Onondaga

136,767

45

Ontario

24,706

6

Orange

129,587

47

Orleans

10,076

2

Oswego

33,009

12

Otsego

12,635

6

Putnam

29,298

17

Rensselaer

39,753

14

Rockland

110,772

34

Saratoga

58,462

24

Schenectady

41,510

21

Schoharie

6,246

3

Schuyler

4,179

2

Seneca

7,247

7

St. Lawrence

25,347

8

Steuben

24,107

11

Suffolk

525,325

244

Sullivan

22,847

12

Tioga

13,364

4

Tompkins

25,230

16

Ulster

40,197

22

Warren

17,785

12

Washington

14,912

7

Wayne

20,811

3

Westchester

311,384

156

Wyoming

9,612

2

Yates

4,242

-

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

163

104

63.80%

59

36.20%

Central New York

96

53

55.20%

43

44.80%

Finger Lakes

286

77

26.90%

209

73.10%

Long Island

490

225

45.90%

265

54.10%

Mid-Hudson

291

106

36.40%

185

63.60%

Mohawk Valley

46

28

60.90%

18

39.10%

New York City

1,095

429

39.20%

666

60.80%

North Country

67

27

40.30%

40

59.70%

Southern Tier

108

53

49.10%

55

50.90%

Western New York

153

70

45.80%

83

54.20%

Statewide

2,795

1,172

41.90%

1,623

58.10%

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).

From Saturday, October 29th to Monday, October 31st, there were 73 total new deaths were reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 58,827. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Bronx

1

Cayuga

1

Chautauqua

1

Chemung

2

Chenango

1

Clinton

1

Delaware

1

Erie

5

Herkimer

1

Kings

8

Madison

1

Monroe

1

Montgomery

1

Nassau

7

New York

8

Niagara

1

Oneida

3

Onondaga

1

Queens

5

Rockland

3

Saratoga

5

Schenectady

1

Suffolk

6

Sullivan

1

Tioga

1

Ulster

1

Warren

1

Wayne

1

Westchester

3

Grand Total

73

Important Note: HERDS data collection from health care facilities was paused due to the weekend and resumed on 10/31/2022. Where noted, totals include three days of cumulative data from 10/29/2022-10/31/2022. As a result, some data may appear higher than recent trends. Data affected is marked with an asterisk.

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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