Today in NY: Governor Kathy Hochul’s update on the state’s progress combating COVID-19. Read the Data

New COVID-19 Hospital Admissions (7-Day Average) Down 20.5% From Prior 7 days

New Cases (7-Day Average) Down 47.1% From Prior 7 Days

Cases Per 100k (7-Day Average) Declining in All Regions

185 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

“Even as the rate of new cases continues to move in a promising direction we must remain vigilant against the winter surge,” Governor Hochul said. “While we are prepared to deal with whatever comes our way using the tools we know are effective, it will take a concerted effort on the part of every New Yorker to beat this pandemic. Continue to encourage all your friends and loved ones to get the vaccine if they haven’t already, get the booster dose, and wear a mask until we finally get through this.”

Today’s data is summarized briefly below:     

·         Test Results Reported – 277,241  

·         Total Positive – 30,631

·         Percent Positive – 11.05%

·         7-Day Average Percent Positive – 13.30%   

·         Patient Hospitalization – 11,370 (-457)   

·         Patients Newly Admitted – 1,432  

·         Patients in ICU – 1,583 (-34)   

·         Patients in ICU with Intubation – 885 (-35)   

·         Total Discharges – 259,367 (1,628)   

·         New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 185

·         Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 51,373

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 – 63,980   

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 – 35,247,747

·         Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 87,854

·         Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 535,312

·         Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 90.4%   

·         Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 81.4%   

·         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) – 84.0%   

·         Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 79.6%   

·         Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 71.1%   

·         Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 86.6%   

·         Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 73.3%   

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

Region	Monday, January 17, 2022	Tuesday, January 18, 2022	Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Capital Region	194.92	179.25	169.65
Central New York	216.62	200.54	199.16
Finger Lakes	165.98	147.73	137.47
Long Island	207.64	183.67	160.48
Mid-Hudson	221.01	198.77	177.31
Mohawk Valley	177.53	162.08	159.14
New York City	272.92	239.10	208.39
North Country	166.87	160.12	152.41
Southern Tier	183.38	166.16	149.05
Western New York	198.07	176.90	168.22
Statewide	231.29	205.41	183.67

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

REGION	Monday, January 17, 2022	Tuesday, January 18, 2022	Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Capital Region	17.10%	16.54%	16.23%
Central New York	19.77%	19.31%	19.32%
Finger Lakes	17.83%	17.44%	17.15%
Long Island	17.60%	16.68%	15.51%
Mid-Hudson	15.16%	14.07%	13.26%
Mohawk Valley	16.72%	15.98%	15.00%
New York City	13.48%	12.70%	11.52%
North Country	16.51%	16.49%	16.29%
Southern Tier	14.13%	13.98%	12.93%
Western New York	20.28%	19.47%	18.95%
Statewide	15.04%	14.27%	13.30%

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

BOROUGH	Monday, January 17, 2022	Tuesday, January 18, 2022	Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Bronx	14.44%	13.60%	12.35%
Kings	12.48%	11.83%	10.73%
New York	11.21%	10.46%	9.56%
Queens	15.76%	14.90%	13.56%
Richmond	13.72%	13.01%	12.14%

Yesterday, 30,631 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 4,610,434. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	52,918	474
Allegany	7,882	39
Broome	40,462	321
Cattaraugus	13,574	129
Cayuga	14,197	168
Chautauqua	21,142	111
Chemung	18,983	127
Chenango	8,083	89
Clinton	13,315	88
Columbia	8,894	122
Cortland	9,145	93
Delaware	6,787	75
Dutchess	59,146	410
Erie	190,704	1,386
Essex	4,720	51
Franklin	7,831	58
Fulton	10,882	111
Genesee	12,439	101
Greene	7,729	120
Hamilton	757	5
Herkimer	12,270	130
Jefferson	16,984	218
Lewis	5,570	32
Livingston	10,343	116
Madison	11,211	119
Monroe	139,416	835
Montgomery	10,387	80
Nassau	380,937	1,847
Niagara	43,671	320
NYC	2,159,150	13,474
Oneida	47,559	481
Onondaga	95,860	1,344
Ontario	17,442	158
Orange	99,455	670
Orleans	7,825	67
Oswego	21,765	256
Otsego	8,490	95
Putnam	22,097	166
Rensselaer	27,722	344
Rockland	87,192	370
Saratoga	40,631	414
Schenectady	29,377	333
Schoharie	4,328	59
Schuyler	3,007	22
Seneca	5,006	58
St. Lawrence	17,845	150
Steuben	17,281	112
Suffolk	404,714	2,056
Sullivan	16,741	138
Tioga	9,385	91
Tompkins	15,124	201
Ulster	28,258	279
Warren	11,840	113
Washington	10,559	113
Wayne	15,084	156
Westchester	235,818	1,029
Wyoming	7,587	78
Yates	2,913	29

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	420	295	70.2%	125	29.8%
Central New York	352	255	72.4%	97	27.6%
Finger Lakes	743	423	56.9%	320	43.1%
Long Island	1,958	1,144	58.4%	814	41.6%
Mid-Hudson	1,201	746	62.1%	455	37.9%
Mohawk Valley	159	111	69.8%	48	30.2%
New York City	5,715	3,058	53.5%	2,657	46.5%
North Country	124	64	51.6%	60	48.4%
Southern Tier	225	133	59.1%	92	40.9%
Western New York	673	422	62.7%	251	37.3%
Statewide	11,570	6,651	57.5%	4,919	42.5%

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, 185 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 51,373. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	2
Bronx	21
Broome	1
Cattaraugus	1
Cayuga	1
Chautauqua	3
Chenango	1
Delaware	2
Dutchess	2
Erie	6
Fulton	1
Genesee	2
Kings	30
Livingston	1
Monroe	6
Nassau	11
New York	9
Niagara	1
Oneida	3
Onondaga	4
Ontario	2
Orange	3
Otsego	1
Putnam	2
Queens	22
Richmond	7
Rockland	1
Saratoga	1
Schenectady	1
Suffolk	24
Westchester	11
Wyoming	2

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 Appor 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.govto 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, 19,475 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 18,908 completed their vaccine series. A geographic breakdown of New Yorkers who have been vaccinated by region is as follows:

	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	953,214	552	867,673	664
Central New York	637,032	452	587,312	335
Finger Lakes	850,889	663	784,260	742
Long Island	2,135,360	2,927	1,879,287	2,453
Mid-Hudson	1,669,347	1,946	1,452,872	1,868
Mohawk Valley	320,831	298	296,504	266
New York City	7,825,962	11,355	6,840,000	11,073
North Country	298,298	242	268,761	220
Southern Tier	433,311	320	394,817	330
Western New York	940,153	720	857,465	957
Statewide	16,064,397	19,475	14,228,951	18,908

Booster/Additional Shots
Region	Cumulative Total	Increase over past 24 hours	Increase over past 7  days
Capital Region	412,445	1,872	16,498
Central New York	265,950	2,335	14,496
Finger Lakes	421,196	3,077	18,903
Long Island	827,641	8,147	54,013
Mid-Hudson	661,918	5,571	36,614
Mohawk Valley	142,960	905	6,722
New York City	2,044,172	19,044	117,985
North Country	124,430	1,090	6,868
Southern Tier	193,437	1,166	9,554
Western New York	459,465	2,551	18,940
Statewide	5,553,614	45,758	300,593

The COVID-19VaccineTracker 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.