November 18, 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

18 Statewide Deaths Reported Yesterday

Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating 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 holidays approaching, New Yorkers must prepare and do what they can to keep their loved ones and their communities safe and healthy," Governor Hochul said. "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."

Earlier this month, 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 - 20.62
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 18.30
  • Test Results Reported - 64,433
  • Total Positive - 4,029
  • Percent Positive - 5.83%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 5.83%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,629 (-57)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 409
  • Patients in ICU - 261 (-13)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 97 (-10)
  • Total Discharges - 363,328 (446)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 18
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 59,203

** 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 - 75,522

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 - 40,404,057
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 4,214
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 22, 435
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 93.5%
  • 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) - 89.8%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 86.3%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 75.7%
  • >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) - 93.5%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 79.9%

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

REGION

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Thursday,

November 17, 2022

Capital Region

9.84

9.57

9.01

Central New York

8.33

8.27

7.72

Finger Lakes

10.22

9.99

9.74

Long Island

22.86

22.68

22.97

Mid-Hudson

17.42

17.29

17.41

Mohawk Valley

8.15

8.74

8.51

New York City

23.78

23.87

23.58

North Country

8.97

8.18

8.22

Southern Tier

11.69

12.01

11.85

Western New York

8.87

8.58

8.21

Statewide

18.52

18.47

18.30

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

Region

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Thursday, November 17, 2022

Capital Region

5.07%

4.91%

4.73%

Central New York

3.80%

3.71%

3.45%

Finger Lakes

4.58%

4.46%

4.34%

Long Island

5.91%

5.84%

5.92%

Mid-Hudson

6.13%

6.10%

6.08%

Mohawk Valley

4.11%

4.31%

4.22%

New York City

6.31%

6.42%

6.38%

North Country

4.37%

3.95%

4.02%

Southern Tier

5.15%

5.21%

5.18%

Western New York

5.68%

5.43%

5.10%

Statewide

5.87%

5.88%

5.83%

** 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

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Thursday, November 17, 2022

Bronx

6.62%

6.83%

6.93%

Kings

6.18%

6.27%

6.12%

New York

5.88%

6.07%

6.10%

Queens

6.83%

6.88%

6.83%

Richmond

5.49%

5.43%

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, 4,029 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 6,233,695. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Allegany

10,386

1

Broome

56,158

22

Cattaraugus

18,637

10

Cayuga

19,603

8

Chautauqua

28,363

6

Chemung

25,662

13

Chenango

11,365

5

Clinton

21,461

13

Columbia

13,059

3

Cortland

12,826

4

Delaware

9,674

4

Dutchess

79,678

35

Erie

258,822

90

Essex

7,310

2

Franklin

11,657

3

Fulton

15,916

2

Genesee

16,009

2

Greene

10,392

3

Hamilton

1,051

1

Herkimer

16,841

7

Jefferson

25,609

19

Lewis

7,064

2

Livingston

13,852

5

Madison

16,218

2

Monroe

183,993

77

Montgomery

14,461

3

Nassau

513,742

395

Niagara

57,515

21

NYC

2,899,046

2,290

Oneida

66,378

26

Onondaga

137,538

35

Ontario

24,946

8

Orange

130,868

61

Orleans

10,134

3

Oswego

33,196

6

Otsego

12,707

5

Putnam

29,591

26

Rensselaer

40,071

10

Rockland

111,866

57

Saratoga

58,922

18

Schenectady

41,825

23

Schoharie

6,303

3

Schuyler

4,206

2

Seneca

7,316

6

St. Lawrence

25,493

9

Steuben

24,338

13

Suffolk

530,970

363

Sullivan

23,146

10

Tioga

13,490

10

Tompkins

25,449

12

Ulster

40,656

21

Warren

17,973

10

Washington

15,033

6

Wayne

20,982

5

Westchester

314,650

218

Wyoming

9,664

1

Yates

4,276

1

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

120

76

63.3%

44

36.7%

Central New York

67

30

44.8%

37

55.2%

Finger Lakes

278

77

27.7%

201

72.3%

Long Island

461

207

44.9%

254

55.1%

Mid-Hudson

253

96

37.9%

157

62.1%

Mohawk Valley

32

12

37.5%

20

62.5%

New York City

1,154

447

38.7%

707

61.3%

North Country

51

29

56.9%

22

43.1%

Southern Tier

79

25

31.6%

54

68.4%

Western New York

134

43

32.1%

91

67.9%

Statewide

2,629

1,042

39.6%

1,587

60.4%

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 18 total new deaths were reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 59,203. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Bronx

2

Broome

1

Kings

5

Monroe

4

Nassau

1

New York

1

Ontario

1

Queens

2

Westchester

1

Grand Total

18

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

987,619

903,901

Central New York

661,243

611,528

Finger Lakes

890,689

823,775

Long Island

2,254,310

2,007,057

Mid-Hudson

1,771,164

1,550,965

Mohawk Valley

332,856

309,819

New York City

8,309,997

7,364,089

North Country

312,898

282,762

Southern Tier

456,093

416,072

Western New York

983,009

902,923

Statewide

16,959,878

15,172,891

Booster/Additional Shots

Region

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 7 days

Capital Region

603,411

233

Central New York

405,266

115

Finger Lakes

633,887

470

Long Island

1,442,707

883

Mid-Hudson

1,141,117

580

Mohawk Valley

210,844

44

New York City

3,743,142

1,840

North Country

189,635

437

Southern Tier

287,782

181

Western New York

669,495

172

Statewide

9,327,286

4,955

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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