January 27, 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

21 Statewide Deaths Reported on January 26

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 isurging New Yorkers to take common prevention measures — like staying up to date on vaccines and practicing proper hygiene — to protect from the flu and COVID-19 and reduce the patient burden on local hospitals. The Governor reiterated these basic steps when she updatedNew Yorkers on the state's winter health preparedness efforts last month.

The New York State Department of Health's weekly flu surveillance report for the week ending January 21, shows influenza remaining widespread throughout the state for a sixteenth consecutive week, with a total of 305,354 positive cases across 61 counties reported to date. The report found that confirmed cases statewide dropped 39 percent, while overall hospitalizations were down 44 percent from the previous week, with the week, at 465 hospitalizations across the state.

Additionally, there were 5 outbreaks in acute care and long-term care facilities, the report determined. There were no influenza-associated pediatric deaths reported this week, leaving the total at eight 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. Last month, 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 - 17.42
  • 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 16.58
  • Test Results Reported - 49,702
  • Total Positive - 3,405
  • Percent Positive - 6.32%**
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 6.45%**
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,780 (-64)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 407
  • Patients in ICU - 304 (-8)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 113 (-2)
  • Total Discharges - 394,354 (+428)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 21
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 61,231

** 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 - 77,788

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 - 43,663,517
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 7,696
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 51,190
  • 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) - 90.6%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older who are up to date - 15.5%
  • 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) - 76.2%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 who are up to date - 6.0%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 5-11 with completed vaccine series - 39.9%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 5-11 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 40.8%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 5-11 who are up to date - 3.4%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 0-4 with completed vaccine series - 7.4%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 0-4 who are up to date - 7.4%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 76.4%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 80.7%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers who are up to date - 13.4%

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

Region

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Capital Region

14.18

14.62

14.08

Central New York

15.27

15.47

15.94

Finger Lakes

12.05

12.29

12.39

Long Island

17.42

17.03

16.25

Mid-Hudson

22.03

20.21

19.44

Mohawk Valley

16.78

16.69

16.37

New York City

19.66

18.45

17.92

North Country

14.22

13.54

14.08

Southern Tier

11.98

12.01

11.40

Western New York

13.37

13.63

13.51

Statewide

17.79

17.04

16.58

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

Region

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Capital Region

7.60%

7.96%

8.06%

Central New York

7.58%

7.52%

7.68%

Finger Lakes

6.39%

6.24%

6.41%

Long Island

5.34%

5.22%

5.03%

Mid-Hudson

7.79%

7.34%

8.21%

Mohawk Valley

9.21%

9.15%

8.70%

New York City

5.60%

5.31%

5.75%

North Country

7.18%

7.09%

7.33%

Southern Tier

6.57%

6.62%

6.53%

Western New York

11.87%

12.15%

12.26%

Statewide

6.34%

6.12%

6.45%

** 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 24, 2023

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Bronx

6.81%

6.46%

6.29%

Kings

4.78%

4.45%

5.70%

New York

5.48%

5.17%

5.09%

Queens

6.50%

6.31%

6.11%

Richmond

5.54%

5.21%

5.26%

** 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.

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

78,098

40

Allegany

10,713

4

Broome

58,219

25

Cattaraugus

19,121

9

Cayuga

20,245

13

Chautauqua

29,160

15

Chemung

26,436

8

Chenango

11,720

3

Clinton

22,310

18

Columbia

13,657

5

Cortland

13,190

6

Delaware

10,088

3

Dutchess

84,153

56

Erie

266,608

180

Essex

7,581

5

Franklin

11,970

3

Fulton

16,478

13

Genesee

16,463

6

Greene

10,859

10

Hamilton

1,093

1

Herkimer

17,328

7

Jefferson

26,848

32

Lewis

7,280

3

Livingston

14,264

7

Madison

16,667

10

Monroe

190,283

115

Montgomery

14,933

7

Nassau

545,227

241

Niagara

59,057

40

NYC

3,059,317

1,522

Oneida

68,549

50

Onondaga

141,417

102

Ontario

25,944

16

Orange

138,749

85

Orleans

10,462

9

Oswego

34,297

30

Otsego

13,198

7

Putnam

31,365

18

Rensselaer

41,380

18

Rockland

118,027

70

Saratoga

60,992

35

Schenectady

43,272

25

Schoharie

6,537

4

Schuyler

4,304

2

Seneca

7,605

4

St. Lawrence

26,048

21

Steuben

25,135

5

Suffolk

564,120

212

Sullivan

24,400

20

Tioga

13,927

6

Tompkins

26,277

9

Ulster

42,789

28

Warren

18,744

13

Washington

15,628

13

Wayne

21,713

8

Westchester

332,595

185

Wyoming

9,864

1

Yates

4,418

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

153

95

62.1%

58

37.9%

Central New York

111

56

50.5%

55

49.5%

Finger Lakes

270

81

30.0%

189

70.0%

Long Island

464

179

38.6%

285

61.4%

Mid-Hudson

353

144

40.8%

209

59.2%

Mohawk Valley

60

30

50.0%

30

50.0%

New York City

1,119

438

39.1%

681

60.9%

North Country

49

30

61.2%

19

38.8%

Southern Tier

50

13

26.0%

37

74.0%

Western New York

151

59

39.1%

92

60.9%

Statewide

2,780

1,125

40.5%

1,655

59.5%

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 21 total new deaths reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 61,231. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Bronx

1

Clinton

1

Cortland

1

Erie

2

Kings

4

Nassau

1

New York

2

Onondaga

1

Queens

6

Richmond

1

Suffolk

1

Grand Total

21

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

909,911

219,144

Central New York

616,324

143,448

Finger Lakes

829,633

230,609

Long Island

2,022,418

361,896

Mid-Hudson

1,574,262

326,902

Mohawk Valley

311,650

66,672

New York City

7,462,121

944,034

North Country

284,810

61,281

Southern Tier

419,803

102,714

Western New York

913,279

220,012

Statewide

15,344,211

2,676,712

Booster/Additional Shots

Region

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 7 days

Capital Region

815,533

2,328

Central New York

542,803

1,599

Finger Lakes

859,795

2,491

Long Island

1,844,081

4,222

Mid-Hudson

1,504,041

4,071

Mohawk Valley

277,223

695

New York City

4,781,408

16,639

North Country

251,612

687

Southern Tier

387,207

1,124

Western New York

883,848

2,427

Statewide

12,147,551

36,283

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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