January 10, 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

96 Statewide Deaths Reported from January 7 to January 9

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.

"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 reiterated these basic steps when she updated New Yorkers on the state's winter health preparedness efforts last month.

Last week, the state Department of Health announced that the XBB.1.5. variant is now the most dominant strain in New York, accounting for more than 50 percent of COVID-19 infections statewide. Emerging at a time when both COVID-19 and flu cases remain high, early data indicates that XBB.1.5. is more transmissible than other circulating variants, though there is not yet clear evidence of significant changes to virulence or severity of disease.

The state Department of Health's weekly flu surveillance report shows influenza remaining widespread throughout the state for a thirteenth consecutive week, with a total of 278,886 positive cases across all 62 counties reported to date. The report found that confirmed cases statewide dropped 41 percent, while overall hospitalizations were down 7 percent from the previous week ending on Dec. 31 at 2,375 hospitalizations across the state.

Additionally, there were 43 outbreaks in acute care and long-term care facilities, the report determined. There was one additional pediatric death, leaving the total at six 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.

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

Governor Hochul also continues to urge New Yorkers to get their bivalent COVID-19 vaccine boosters. 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. 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.

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Cases Per 100k - 16.95
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 24.54
  • Test Results Reported - 37,540
  • Total Positive - 3,313
  • Percent Positive - 7.80%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 7.75%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 3,940 (-104)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 1,349*
  • Patients in ICU - 382 (-15)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 140 (-14)
  • Total Discharges - 386,623 (+1,227)*
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 96*
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 60,731*

** 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 - 77,247

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, January 7, 2023

Sunday, January 8, 2023

Monday, January 9, 2023

Capital Region

16.06

16.00

16.71

Central New York

15.03

15.35

15.33

Finger Lakes

13.28

13.13

13.56

Long Island

34.16

33.01

32.23

Mid-Hudson

29.10

28.22

28.44

Mohawk Valley

15.93

15.90

16.48

New York City

27.84

27.91

28.06

North Country

13.09

13.26

13.20

Southern Tier

13.52

13.52

13.25

Western New York

12.80

12.98

13.05

Statewide

24.71

24.49

24.54

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

Region

Saturday, January 7, 2023

Sunday, January 8, 2023

Monday, January 9, 2023

Capital Region

8.44%

8.34%

8.48%

Central New York

7.10%

7.04%

6.91%

Finger Lakes

6.99%

6.91%

6.93%

Long Island

8.94%

8.60%

8.30%

Mid-Hudson

9.20%

9.10%

8.78%

Mohawk Valley

8.04%

8.12%

8.19%

New York City

7.55%

7.44%

7.27%

North Country

6.97%

6.86%

6.62%

Southern Tier

6.84%

6.86%

6.71%

Western New York

11.82%

11.90%

11.74%

Statewide

8.07%

7.93%

7.75%

** 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, January 7, 2023

Sunday, January 8, 2023

Monday, January 9, 2023

Bronx

9.14%

9.06%

8.73%

Kings

5.71%

5.56%

5.51%

New York

6.85%

6.83%

6.71%

Queens

10.09%

9.90%

9.67%

Richmond

7.78%

7.61%

7.36%

** 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, 3,313 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 6,490,033. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

77,310

41

Allegany

10,632

6

Broome

57,656

16

Cattaraugus

18,979

11

Cayuga

20,033

12

Chautauqua

28,914

6

Chemung

26,295

7

Chenango

11,664

3

Clinton

22,092

4

Columbia

13,523

6

Cortland

13,100

2

Delaware

9,958

3

Dutchess

83,108

45

Erie

264,418

88

Essex

7,522

1

Franklin

11,897

4

Fulton

16,312

7

Genesee

16,342

7

Greene

10,744

3

Hamilton

1,087

-

Herkimer

17,137

5

Jefferson

26,427

16

Lewis

7,218

3

Livingston

14,169

3

Madison

16,525

4

Monroe

188,742

68

Montgomery

14,789

4

Nassau

540,589

264

Niagara

58,585

15

NYC

3,030,206

1,668

Oneida

67,820

33

Onondaga

140,193

53

Ontario

25,702

8

Orange

136,971

113

Orleans

10,357

5

Oswego

33,936

12

Otsego

13,046

7

Putnam

30,992

23

Rensselaer

41,023

21

Rockland

116,863

87

Saratoga

60,455

29

Schenectady

42,850

18

Schoharie

6,482

4

Schuyler

4,292

-

Seneca

7,532

7

St. Lawrence

25,906

4

Steuben

24,998

4

Suffolk

559,648

274

Sullivan

24,080

19

Tioga

13,855

4

Tompkins

26,087

9

Ulster

42,147

31

Warren

18,553

4

Washington

15,470

5

Wayne

21,551

7

Westchester

329,063

204

Wyoming

9,812

5

Yates

4,376

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

191

119

62.3%

72

37.7%

Central New York

105

63

60.0%

42

40.0%

Finger Lakes

303

92

30.4%

211

69.6%

Long Island

795

372

46.8%

423

53.2%

Mid-Hudson

468

224

47.9%

244

52.1%

Mohawk Valley

54

32

59.3%

22

40.7%

New York City

1,672

718

42.9%

954

57.1%

North Country

53

29

54.7%

24

45.3%

Southern Tier

86

24

27.9%

62

72.1%

Western New York

213

85

39.9%

128

60.1%

Statewide

3,940

1,758

44.6%

2,182

55.4%

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).

From Saturday, January 7th to Monday, January 9th, there were 96 total new deaths reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 60,731. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Bronx

13

Broome

2

Cayuga

1

Delaware

1

Dutchess

1

Franklin

1

Genesee

1

Greene

1

Kings

17

Nassau

8

New York

11

Oneida

3

Onondaga

2

Orange

4

Putnam

2

Queens

7

Richmond

4

Saratoga

2

Schenectady

1

Schoharie

1

St. Lawrence

1

Steuben

1

Suffolk

8

Warren

1

Westchester

2

Grand Total

96

Important Note: HERDS data collection from health care facilities is not currently required on weekends or holidays. Where noted, totals include three days of cumulative data from 01/07/2023-01/09/2023. 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, 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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