Governor Hochul Announces More Than 20 Million COVID-19 Tests to Be Deployed Across State Through Spring to Bolster Ongoing Preparedness Efforts

7-Day Average Positivity Under 2% Over Past 13 Days

1,009 COVID-19 Hospitalizations Yesterday — Nearly 60% Admitted for Non-COVID Reason

13 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday 

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

 

“I want to thank New Yorkers for stepping up and using the tools to help bring our cases and hospitalizations down since the winter surge,” Governor Hochul said. “At the same time, it is critical that we remain vigilant to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe. If you haven’t gotten fully vaccinated, or received a booster dose, do so as soon as possible. It’s safe, effective, free, and readily available across the state.”

Today’s data is summarized briefly below:  

  • Test Results Reported – 135,434
  • Total Positive – 2,323
  • Percent Positive – 1.72%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive  1.71%
  • Patient Hospitalization  1,009 (-25)
  • Patients Newly Admitted  135
  • Patients in ICU – 153 (-5)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation  86 (-6)
  • Total Discharges  288,905 (+161)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 13
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS  55,008

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  69,930

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 – 37,270,262
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 14,877
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 89,143
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 91.9%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 83.3%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 95.0% 
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 85.9%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC)  82.2%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 72.2%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 81.4%  
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 73.6%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 89.3%  
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 75.9%   

   

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

   

REGION

Monday, March 14, 2022

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Capital Region

2.20%

2.27%

2.36%

Central New York

5.20%

5.21%

5.69%

Finger Lakes

2.05%

2.09%

2.20%

Long Island

1.67%

1.69%

1.67%

Mid-Hudson

1.63%

1.64%

1.80%

Mohawk Valley

2.43%

2.70%

2.75%

New York City

1.23%

1.28%

1.28%

North Country

3.24%

3.34%

3.49%

Southern Tier

2.34%

2.32%

2.32%

Western New York

1.86%

1.79%

1.82%

Statewide

1.62%

1.65%

1.71%

   

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

   

Region

Monday, March 14, 2022

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Capital Region

2.20%

2.27%

2.36%

Central New York

5.20%

5.21%

5.69%

Finger Lakes

2.05%

2.09%

2.20%

Long Island

1.67%

1.69%

1.67%

Mid-Hudson

1.63%

1.64%

1.80%

Mohawk Valley

2.43%

2.70%

2.75%

New York City

1.23%

1.28%

1.28%

North Country

3.24%

3.34%

3.49%

Southern Tier

2.34%

2.32%

2.32%

Western New York

1.86%

1.79%

1.82%

Statewide

1.62%

1.65%

1.71%

 

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

Monday, March 14, 2022

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Bronx

0.68%

0.70%

0.71%

Kings

1.28%

1.34%

1.35%

New York

1.67%

1.73%

1.72%

Queens

1.02%

1.05%

1.08%

Richmond

1.16%

1.18%

1.07%

 

Yesterday 2,323 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 4,933,832. A geographic breakdown is as follows: 

 

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

58,381

24

Allegany

8,866

2

Broome

44,716

22

Cattaraugus

15,320

6

Cayuga

15,830

29

Chautauqua

23,434

4

Chemung

21,132

14

Chenango

9,207

7

Clinton

16,511

10

Columbia

9,959

7

Cortland

10,389

14

Delaware

7,614

6

Dutchess

63,499

21

Erie

206,859

80

Essex

5,535

10

Franklin

9,284

23

Fulton

12,432

22

Genesee

13,578

4

Greene

8,501

3

Hamilton

852

2

Herkimer

13,621

4

Jefferson

19,807

8

Lewis

6,118

3

Livingston

11,537

5

Madison

12,845

22

Monroe

150,059

81

Montgomery

11,757

3

Nassau

400,107

127

Niagara

47,473

14

NYC

2,284,729

865

Oneida

52,568

39

Onondaga

109,088

237

Ontario

19,662

12

Orange

105,830

22

Orleans

8,550

4

Oswego

25,380

28

Otsego

9,748

9

Putnam

23,413

6

Rensselaer

31,072

12

Rockland

91,600

69

Saratoga

45,580

53

Schenectady

32,564

15

Schoharie

4,945

4

Schuyler

3,405

2

Seneca

5,824

10

St. Lawrence

20,835

41

Steuben

19,699

17

Suffolk

424,109

80

Sullivan

18,272

6

Tioga

10,590

8

Tompkins

17,853

31

Ulster

31,098

20

Warren

13,407

9

Washington

11,949

7

Wayne

17,032

11

Westchester

248,223

122

Wyoming

8,248

4

Yates

3,336

3

   

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

56

38

67.9%

18

32.1%

Central New York

47

25

53.2%

22

46.8%

Finger Lakes

164

58

35.4%

106

64.6%

Long Island

158

65

41.1%

93

58.9%

Mid-Hudson

83

34

41.0%

49

59.0%

Mohawk Valley

28

12

42.9%

16

57.1%

New York City

333

125

37.5%

208

62.5%

North Country

37

11

29.7%

26

70.3%

Southern Tier

38

17

44.7%

21

55.3%

Western New York

65

35

53.8%

30

46.2%

Statewide

1,009

420

41.6%

589

58.4%

 

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).  

   

Yesterday, 13 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 55,008. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

 

County

New Deaths                                  

Allegany

1

Bronx

4

Erie

1

Montgomery

1

Nassau

1

Oswego

1

Rensselaer

1

Steuben

3

 

All New York State mass vaccination sites are open to eligible New Yorkers aged 5 and older, with walk-in vaccination available at all sites on a first-come, first-serve basis for people aged 12 and older. Information on which sites require appointments for children in the 5-11 age group is available on our website. People who prefer to make an appointment at a state-run mass vaccination site can do so on the Am I Eligible App or by calling 1-833-NYS-4-VAX. People may also contact their local health department, pharmacy, doctor or hospital to schedule appointments where vaccines are available, or visit vaccines.gov to find information on vaccine appointments near them.  

   

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, 3,080 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 4,631 completed their vaccine series. A geographic breakdown of New Yorkers who have been vaccinated by region is as follows: 

   

Regional Vaccination Data by Provider Location

 

People with at least one vaccine dose

People with complete vaccine series

Region

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 24 hours

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 24 hours

Capital Region

967,450

114

885,361

219

Central New York

647,085

62

598,812

83

Finger Lakes

865,937

132

803,228

203

Long Island

2,188,583

344

1,947,392

602

Mid-Hudson

1,709,510

238

1,500,230

427

Mohawk Valley

325,703

37

303,160

75

New York City

8,034,271

1,897

7,126,527

2,654

North Country

305,215

62

276,484

98

Southern Tier

440,205

46

403,226

51

Western New York

956,560

148

879,602

219

Statewide

16,440,519

3,080

14,724,022

4,631

Booster/Additional Shots

Region

Cumulative
Total

Increase over past 24 hours

Increase over past 7  days

Capital Region

461,076

263

1,612

Central New York

308,154

208

1,201

Finger Lakes

481,398

266

1,706

Long Island

1,128,525

947

6,385

Mid-Hudson

861,511

873

5,050

Mohawk Valley

164,528

151

669

New York City

2,948,227

3,893

22,470

North Country

145,573

120

942

Southern Tier

219,728

131

754

Western New York

524,108

317

2,010

Statewide

7,242,828

7,169

42,799

 

The COVID-19 VaccineTracker 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.