January 3, 2023
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

30 Statewide Deaths Reported on December 30

Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combatting COVID-19 and outlined basic steps they can take to protect against the spread of viral respiratory infections that become more common in the winter season.

"As New Yorkers warmly welcome a new year, I urge everyone to remain vigilant and continue to use all available tools to keep themselves, 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."

Governor Hochul is urging New Yorkers to take common prevention measures — like staying up to date on vaccines and practicing proper hygiene — to protect from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), the flu and COVID-19 and reduce the patient burden on local hospitals. The Governor recently updated New Yorkers on the state's winter health preparedness efforts.

Recently, the New York State Department of Health announced new guidance for bivalent COVID-19 booster doses, which are now available for eligible children down to 6 months of age. The updated boosters are the first to be targeted to the original virus strain and recently circulating variants and are recommended for young New Yorkers and all those eligible.

The Health Department's weekly flu surveillance report, with data through Dec. 24, showed influenza remaining widespread throughout the state for a twelfth consecutive week, with a total of 255,981 positive cases across all 62 counties reported to date. The report found that confirmed cases statewide dropped 23 percent, while overall hospitalizations were down 14 percent from the previous week ending on Dec. 24 at 2,501 hospitalizations across the state.

Additionally, there were 43 outbreaks in acute care and long-term care facilities, the report determined. There were also no additional pediatric deaths, leaving the total at five statewide.

With flu season continuing and infections remaining widespread, Governor Hochul encourages all New Yorkers to get their annual flu vaccine. 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.

Governor Hochul also 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.

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 - 16.60
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 24.38
  • Test Results Reported - 28,348
  • Total Positive - 3,244
  • Percent Positive - 10.40%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 8.71%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 3,960 (-22)*
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 641*
  • Patients in ICU - 413 (-15)*
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 174 (-7)*
  • Total Discharges - 381,875 (+637)*
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 30*
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 60,406*

** Due to the test reporting policy change by the federal Department of Health and Human Services 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 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 - 76,877

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, December 31, 2022

Sunday, January 1, 2023

Monday, January 2, 2023

Capital Region

13.01

13.56

13.76

Central New York

10.48

10.81

11.70

Finger Lakes

11.52

12.03

12.14

Long Island

36.02

36.55

37.35

Mid-Hudson

27.08

27.93

28.38

Mohawk Valley

14.34

14.81

14.75

New York City

26.14

26.41

27.23

North Country

11.32

11.80

12.38

Southern Tier

13.59

13.79

14.51

Western New York

9.54

10.37

11.32

Statewide

23.25

23.70

24.38

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

Region

Saturday, December 31, 2022

Sunday, January 1, 2023

Monday, January 2, 2023

Capital Region

7.57%

7.63%

7.52%

Central New York

6.08%

6.22%

6.48%

Finger Lakes

6.59%

6.68%

6.64%

Long Island

9.89%

10.05%

10.09%

Mid-Hudson

8.69%

8.78%

9.06%

Mohawk Valley

8.16%

8.20%

8.21%

New York City

8.46%

8.49%

8.59%

North Country

6.27%

6.43%

6.72%

Southern Tier

7.26%

7.28%

7.53%

Western New York

12.24%

12.41%

12.60%

Statewide

8.52%

8.60%

8.71%

** Due to the test reporting policy change by the federal Department of Health and Human Services 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, December 31, 2022

Sunday, January 1, 2023

Monday, January 2, 2023

Bronx

9.99%

10.08%

10.27%

Kings

6.49%

6.52%

6.54%

New York

8.48%

8.52%

8.57%

Queens

10.53%

10.54%

10.71%

Richmond

8.97%

8.95%

9.21%

** Due to the test reporting policy change by the federal Department of Health and Human Services 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, 3,244 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 6,456,467. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

76,962

19

Allegany

10,571

5

Broome

57,433

23

Cattaraugus

18,906

3

Cayuga

19,947

4

Chautauqua

28,784

15

Chemung

26,237

12

Chenango

11,633

6

Clinton

21,995

11

Columbia

13,387

5

Cortland

13,056

2

Delaware

9,908

4

Dutchess

82,662

59

Erie

263,586

79

Essex

7,491

2

Franklin

11,855

-

Fulton

16,251

3

Genesee

16,290

2

Greene

10,649

2

Hamilton

1,081

-

Herkimer

17,083

1

Jefferson

26,295

12

Lewis

7,196

2

Livingston

14,118

5

Madison

16,485

5

Monroe

188,045

44

Montgomery

14,737

9

Nassau

537,478

344

Niagara

58,419

17

NYC

3,013,708

1,581

Oneida

67,512

21

Onondaga

139,685

53

Ontario

25,580

10

Orange

135,975

118

Orleans

10,317

2

Oswego

33,782

20

Otsego

12,986

4

Putnam

30,787

17

Rensselaer

40,869

7

Rockland

116,162

62

Saratoga

60,215

21

Schenectady

42,681

13

Schoharie

6,457

2

Schuyler

4,286

1

Seneca

7,478

2

St. Lawrence

25,849

7

Steuben

24,927

4

Suffolk

556,353

350

Sullivan

23,921

16

Tioga

13,806

5

Tompkins

25,988

3

Ulster

41,934

17

Warren

18,479

2

Washington

15,417

4

Wayne

21,464

7

Westchester

327,160

197

Wyoming

9,789

1

Yates

4,360

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

170

96

56.5%

74

43.5%

Central New York

54

40

74.1%

14

25.9%

Finger Lakes

296

88

29.7%

208

70.3%

Long Island

857

391

45.6%

466

54.4%

Mid-Hudson

441

189

42.9%

252

57.1%

Mohawk Valley

47

24

51.1%

23

48.9%

New York City

1,758

788

44.8%

970

55.2%

North Country

53

21

39.6%

32

60.4%

Southern Tier

77

23

29.9%

54

70.1%

Western New York

207

80

38.6%

127

61.4%

Statewide

3,960

1,740

43.9%

2,220

56.1%

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).

On Friday, December 30th, there were 30 total new deaths reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 60,406. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Bronx

1

Chenango

1

Erie

2

Kings

2

Monroe

2

Nassau

2

New York

2

Niagara

1

Onondaga

1

Oswego

1

Queens

6

Richmond

2

Suffolk

3

Ulster

1

Westchester

2

Yates

1

Grand Total

30

Important Note: HERDS data collection from health care facilities is not currently required on weekends or holidays. Data marked with an asterisk were reported on Friday, December 30th. The survey will resume today and will be displayed in tomorrow's report.

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, 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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Contact us by phone:

Albany: (518) 474-8418
New York City: (212) 681-4640

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