November 10, 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

24 Statewide Deaths Reported on November 9

Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combatting COVID-19 and plan to protect against the spread of viral respiratory infections that become more common in the fall and winter seasons.

"With the colder weather drawing us indoors, 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."

Last week, Governor Hochul launched a new public awareness campaign featuring New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett speaking directly to New Yorkers about three viruses - Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), flu and COVID-19 - now circulating in the state with similar symptoms and the potential to cause serious illness. Produced by the New York State Department of Health, the videos include a short clip and a longer version geared toward parents; and a version aimed specifically at health care providers.

Governor Hochul continues to remind New Yorkers that children ages 5 and older may now receive the bivalent booster shots that are recommended to increase protection against COVID-19.

The Governor also urges 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 encourages New Yorkers to get their annual flu vaccine as flu season is widespread across New York State. The flu virus and the virus that causes COVID-19 are both 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 is continuing 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. Advertisements in both English and Spanish language began running last month.

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 - 22.91
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 20.99
  • Test Results Reported - 70,517
  • Total Positive - 4,477
  • Percent Positive - 5.80%**
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 6.08%**
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,822 (-93)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 424
  • Patients in ICU - 286 (-7)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 97 (-3)
  • Total Discharges - 360,455 (+468)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 24
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 59,038

** 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 - 75,317

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.

  • Total vaccine doses administered - 40,377,593
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 3,800
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 21,574
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 93.4%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 84.8%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 95.0%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 89.6%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 86.1%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 75.6%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 83.7%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 75.6%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 93.2%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 79.7%

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

REGION

Monday, November 7, 2022

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Capital Region

14.54

15.04

14.38

Central New York

11.64

11.48

10.87

Finger Lakes

12.50

12.48

11.83

Long Island

24.49

24.84

25.12

Mid-Hudson

20.38

20.12

20.08

Mohawk Valley

14.10

13.75

12.83

New York City

24.89

25.45

25.55

North Country

14.63

13.98

13.91

Southern Tier

17.65

17.44

16.07

Western New York

13.48

13.04

12.38

Statewide

20.90

21.12

20.99

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

Region

Monday, November 7, 2022

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Capital Region

6.60%

6.85%

6.60%

Central New York

5.13%

4.98%

4.82%

Finger Lakes

5.52%

5.44%

5.15%

Long Island

6.03%

6.04%

6.06%

Mid-Hudson

5.86%

5.89%

5.75%

Mohawk Valley

6.40%

6.20%

5.71%

New York City

5.62%

6.17%

6.17%

North Country

6.76%

6.38%

6.32%

Southern Tier

7.01%

7.49%

6.98%

Western New York

8.09%

7.64%

7.24%

Statewide

5.90%

6.17%

6.08%

** 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, November 7, 2022

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Bronx

6.59%

6.62%

6.49%

Kings

4.50%

5.79%

5.83%

New York

5.74%

5.84%

5.80%

Queens

6.82%

6.84%

6.87%

Richmond

5.44%

5.46%

5.50%

** 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, 4,477 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 6,204,401. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

75,112

52

Allegany

10,359

5

Broome

55,967

27

Cattaraugus

18,578

7

Cayuga

19,544

8

Chautauqua

28,310

12

Chemung

25,554

14

Chenango

11,324

5

Clinton

21,388

13

Columbia

13,027

8

Cortland

12,778

7

Delaware

9,638

3

Dutchess

79,341

52

Erie

258,166

119

Essex

7,290

4

Franklin

11,632

4

Fulton

15,873

7

Genesee

15,967

11

Greene

10,370

5

Hamilton

1,046

-

Herkimer

16,808

10

Jefferson

25,496

26

Lewis

7,053

3

Livingston

13,809

6

Madison

16,171

7

Monroe

183,386

104

Montgomery

14,420

4

Nassau

511,012

434

Niagara

57,352

26

NYC

2,882,725

2,362

Oneida

66,201

25

Onondaga

137,252

53

Ontario

24,840

14

Orange

130,338

89

Orleans

10,107

5

Oswego

33,132

9

Otsego

12,678

6

Putnam

29,452

18

Rensselaer

39,954

18

Rockland

111,371

108

Saratoga

58,759

29

Schenectady

41,706

22

Schoharie

6,283

6

Schuyler

4,196

2

Seneca

7,286

-

St. Lawrence

25,451

9

Steuben

24,250

12

Suffolk

528,435

382

Sullivan

23,000

25

Tioga

13,437

7

Tompkins

25,363

13

Ulster

40,491

33

Warren

17,888

6

Washington

14,984

5

Wayne

20,926

18

Westchester

313,223

212

Wyoming

9,644

4

Yates

4,258

2

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

75

58.60%

53

41.40%

Central New York

90

47

52.20%

43

47.80%

Finger Lakes

295

88

29.80%

207

70.20%

Long Island

493

240

48.70%

253

51.30%

Mid-Hudson

293

121

41.30%

172

58.70%

Mohawk Valley

45

25

55.60%

20

44.40%

New York City

1,163

494

42.50%

669

57.50%

North Country

61

31

50.80%

30

49.20%

Southern Tier

108

29

26.90%

79

73.10%

Western New York

146

64

43.80%

82

56.20%

Statewide

2,822

1,214

43.00%

1,608

57.00%

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 were reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 59,038. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Bronx

1

Broome

1

Erie

1

Herkimer

1

Kings

2

Monroe

2

Montgomery

1

Nassau

1

New York

4

Onondaga

1

Queens

1

Richmond

2

Steuben

1

Suffolk

3

Westchester

2

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.

A geographic breakdown of New Yorkers who have been vaccinated and boosted by region is as follows:

Regional Vaccination Data by Provider Location

People with at least one vaccine dose

People with complete vaccine series

Region

Cumulative
Total

Cumulative
Total

Capital Region

987,152

903,588

Central New York

660,903

611,306

Finger Lakes

890,086

823,347

Long Island

2,252,980

2,006,340

Mid-Hudson

1,769,965

1,550,315

Mohawk Valley

332,694

309,729

New York City

8,305,710

7,359,484

North Country

312,579

282,646

Southern Tier

455,891

415,889

Western New York

982,503

902,561

Statewide

16,950,463

15,165,205

Booster/Additional Shots

Region

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 7 days

Capital Region

603,132

209

Central New York

405,109

188

Finger Lakes

633,395

109

Long Island

1,441,688

963

Mid-Hudson

1,140,387

616

Mohawk Valley

210,783

80

New York City

3,740,911

1,813

North Country

189,174

79

Southern Tier

287,554

74

Western New York

669,287

190

Statewide

9,321,420

4,321

The COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker Dashboard is available to update New Yorkers on the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. The New York State Department of Health requires vaccinating facilities to report all COVID-19 vaccine administration data within 24 hours; the vaccine administration data on the dashboard is updated daily to reflect the most up-to-date metrics in the state's vaccination effort. New York State Department of Health-reported data from NYSIIS and CIR differs slightly from federally reported data, which is inclusive of federally administered doses and other minor differences. Both numbers are included in the release above.

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