Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19

Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19.

"New York State has confirmed five cases of the omicron variant. Let me be clear: this is not cause for alarm, we knew this variant was coming and we expect to see more cases," Governor Hochul said. "I want to remind all New Yorkers to use the tools they have at their disposal to keep themselves and their communities safe: get your vaccine, get your booster, and wear your mask. We will get through this."

The Governor and the Department of Health today also released written guidance on Executive Order No. 11, which enables the Department to protect access to critical health care services by limiting non-essential, non-urgent procedures at certain hospitals currently experiencing limited capacity. While this order is effective today, determinations will be issued to facilities by December 6 to apply to procedures scheduled to occur on or after December 9.

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 230,961
• Total Positive - 11,242
• Percent Positive - 4.87%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 4.85%
• Patient Hospitalization - 3,107 (+14)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 437
• Patients in ICU - 595 (+4)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 309 (-5)
• Total Discharges - 216,609 (+391)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 49
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 46,673

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.

• Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC - 60,354

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 - 30,164,634
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 159,560
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 668,526
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 86.1%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 78.5%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 91.2%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 80.9%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 74.5%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 66.8%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 78.6%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 68.7%

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

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

Each New York City borough's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

Yesterday, 11,242 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,734,874. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

Yesterday, 49 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total compiled through HERDS to 46,673. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

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.

Yesterday, 28,274 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 27,808 completed their vaccine series. A geographic breakdown of New Yorkers who have been vaccinated by region is as follows:

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.