January 13, 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 Yesterday

Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating 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 all New Yorkers 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. "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 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 fourteenth consecutive week, with a total of 293,541 positive cases across all 62 counties reported to date. The report found that confirmed cases statewide dropped 36 percent, while overall hospitalizations were down 34 percent from the previous week, with the week ending January 7 at 1,621 hospitalizations across the state.

Additionally, there were 37 outbreaks in acute care and long-term care facilities, the report determined. There were no additional pediatric deaths, 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 - 21.94
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 22.03
  • Test Results Reported - 62,582
  • Total Positive - 4,287
  • Percent Positive - 6.32%**
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 6.75%**
  • Patient Hospitalization - 3,518 (-170)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 503
  • Patients in ICU - 358 (-17)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 147 (+3)
  • Total Discharges - 388,519 (+601)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 30
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 60,841

** 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 - 77,325

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 - 43,544,732
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 13,245
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 90,390
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 85.4%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 90.5%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older who are up to date - 15.1%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series - 74.4%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 76.1%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 who are up to date - 5.7%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 5-11 with completed vaccine series - 39.8%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 5-11 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 40.7%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 5-11 who are up to date - 3.1%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 0-4 with completed vaccine series - 7.1%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 0-4 who are up to date - 7.1%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 76.3%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 80.6%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers who are up to date - 13.0%

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

Region

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Capital Region

17.82

15.68

15.20

Central New York

15.92

16.14

15.77

Finger Lakes

13.89

14.44

13.29

Long Island

31.78

29.26

26.03

Mid-Hudson

28.50

27.17

25.85

Mohawk Valley

16.81

16.90

16.72

New York City

28.22

26.83

25.44

North Country

13.50

13.88

13.30

Southern Tier

13.34

12.25

11.64

Western New York

13.13

13.23

12.43

Statewide

24.68

23.46

22.03

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

Region

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Capital Region

8.55%

7.46%

7.58%

Central New York

6.76%

6.65%

6.88%

Finger Lakes

6.74%

6.81%

6.51%

Long Island

8.01%

7.69%

7.15%

Mid-Hudson

8.26%

7.45%

7.04%

Mohawk Valley

7.68%

8.17%

8.13%

New York City

6.97%

6.76%

6.29%

North Country

6.60%

6.81%

6.73%

Southern Tier

6.62%

6.60%

6.26%

Western New York

11.15%

11.36%

10.97%

Statewide

7.45%

7.16%

6.75%

** 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

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Bronx

8.27%

8.63%

8.41%

Kings

5.30%

4.84%

4.29%

New York

6.39%

6.71%

6.47%

Queens

9.24%

9.06%

8.81%

Richmond

7.19%

6.96%

6.73%

** 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, 4,287 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 6,503,602. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

77,478

56

Allegany

10,659

9

Broome

57,765

43

Cattaraugus

19,009

9

Cayuga

20,074

14

Chautauqua

28,970

23

Chemung

26,323

8

Chenango

11,672

2

Clinton

22,143

17

Columbia

13,542

8

Cortland

13,114

4

Delaware

9,975

9

Dutchess

83,306

68

Erie

264,826

130

Essex

7,532

2

Franklin

11,914

2

Fulton

16,342

11

Genesee

16,368

7

Greene

10,766

9

Hamilton

1,087

-

Herkimer

17,167

12

Jefferson

26,510

25

Lewis

7,231

3

Livingston

14,191

11

Madison

16,556

9

Monroe

189,067

104

Montgomery

14,828

17

Nassau

541,613

290

Niagara

58,685

35

NYC

3,036,846

2,164

Oneida

67,984

49

Onondaga

140,463

100

Ontario

25,759

19

Orange

137,358

122

Orleans

10,370

5

Oswego

34,007

16

Otsego

13,067

11

Putnam

31,066

19

Rensselaer

41,099

15

Rockland

117,153

92

Saratoga

60,575

33

Schenectady

42,930

24

Schoharie

6,498

6

Schuyler

4,293

-

Seneca

7,544

2

St. Lawrence

25,927

7

Steuben

25,030

17

Suffolk

560,726

267

Sullivan

24,165

27

Tioga

13,874

4

Tompkins

26,122

8

Ulster

42,282

60

Warren

18,613

14

Washington

15,501

9

Wayne

21,590

9

Westchester

329,839

243

Wyoming

9,819

2

Yates

4,389

6

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

160

88

55.0%

72

45.0%

Central New York

112

62

55.4%

50

44.6%

Finger Lakes

283

78

27.6%

205

72.4%

Long Island

695

312

44.9%

383

55.1%

Mid-Hudson

451

199

44.1%

252

55.9%

Mohawk Valley

47

20

42.6%

27

57.4%

New York City

1,473

606

41.1%

867

58.9%

North Country

48

34

70.8%

14

29.2%

Southern Tier

72

22

30.6%

50

69.4%

Western New York

177

63

35.6%

114

64.4%

Statewide

3,518

1,484

42.2%

2,034

57.8%

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 30 total new deaths reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 60,841. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Albany

1

Bronx

1

Cattaraugus

1

Erie

2

Fulton

1

Jefferson

1

Kings

4

Montgomery

1

Nassau

2

New York

1

Otsego

1

Putnam

1

Queens

2

Rensselaer

1

Saratoga

2

Schenectady

1

Seneca

1

Suffolk

5

Westchester

1

Grand Total

30

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.

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 complete vaccine series

People who are up to date

Region

Cumulative
Total

Cumulative
Total

Capital Region

909,543

213,585

Central New York

616,050

139,630

Finger Lakes

831,815

225,540

Long Island

2,021,206

352,230

Mid-Hudson

1,573,344

318,238

Mohawk Valley

311,517

64,988

New York City

7,454,558

909,402

North Country

284,688

59,931

Southern Tier

419,597

99,992

Western New York

910,171

213,654

Statewide

15,332,489

2,597,190

Booster/Additional Shots

Region

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 7 days

Capital Region

809,728

3,854

Central New York

538,984

3,184

Finger Lakes

854,050

4,520

Long Island

1,833,362

9,509

Mid-Hudson

1,493,886

8,269

Mohawk Valley

275,402

1,357

New York City

4,742,301

31,070

North Country

250,139

1,120

Southern Tier

384,585

2,175

Western New York

877,894

4,144

Statewide

12,060,331

69,202

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.

The vaccination data reported in today's release has been updated to include New Yorkers who are "up to date." Up to date represents the total number of individuals who have completed all COVID-19 vaccinations, including the bivalent booster, as appropriate per age and clinical recommendations (CDC At-A-Glance COVID-19 Vaccination Schedules).

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New York City: (212) 681 - 4640

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