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

From November 1, 2022 post.

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

"With the holidays right around the corner, I urge New Yorkers to remain vigilant and 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 announced last month that children ages 5 and older may now receive the bivalent booster shots that are recommended to increase protection against COVID-19.

The Governor continues to urge New Yorkers to get their bivalent COVID-19 vaccine boosters. 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.

In addition, Governor Hochul is encouraging New Yorkers to get their annual flu vaccine as flu season is already widespread across New York State. The flu virus and the virus that causes COVID-19 are both currently circulating, so getting vaccinated against both is the best way to stay healthy and to avoid added stress to the health care system.

The State Department of Health recently announced the launch of 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. The advertisements, which will run in both English and Spanish language, began running on Monday, October 10.

For information about flu vaccine clinics, contact the local health department or visit vaccines.gov/find-vaccines/.

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Cases Per 100k - 14.36
• 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 20.07
• Test Results Reported - 37,460
• Total Positive - 2,807
• Percent Positive - 6.78%**
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 5.92%**
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,795 (-6)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 962*
• Patients in ICU - 282 (+13)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 108 (-2)
• Total Discharges - 357,048 (+811)*
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 73*
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 58,827*

** Due to the test reporting policy change by the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 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 (HHS) 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 - 75,044

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

REGION	Saturday, October 29, 2022	Sunday, October 30, 2022	Monday, October 31, 2022
Capital Region	15.73	16.71	16.68
Central New York	15.44	15.11	14.44
Finger Lakes	14.12	14.06	13.28
Long Island	23.55	23.74	23.94
Mid-Hudson	19.79	19.52	19.33
Mohawk Valley	16.60	16.31	15.37
New York City	22.21	22.36	22.43
North Country	14.42	14.46	14.18
Southern Tier	17.90	17.83	17.65
Western New York	16.81	16.01	15.29
Statewide	20.16	20.20	20.07

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

Region	Saturday, October 29, 2022	Sunday, October 30, 2022	Monday, October 31, 2022
Capital Region	7.97%	8.15%	7.84%
Central New York	6.63%	6.53%	6.33%
Finger Lakes	6.66%	6.55%	6.22%
Long Island	6.25%	6.29%	6.32%
Mid-Hudson	5.41%	5.46%	5.37%
Mohawk Valley	7.97%	7.77%	7.37%
New York City	5.21%	5.31%	5.33%
North Country	7.12%	6.91%	6.88%
Southern Tier	7.56%	7.45%	7.53%
Western New York	10.45%	10.14%	9.63%
Statewide	5.93%	5.98%	5.92%

** Due to the test reporting policy change by the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 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	Saturday, October 29, 2022	Sunday, October 30, 2022	Monday, October 31, 2022
Bronx	5.73%	5.94%	6.01%
Kings	4.05%	4.07%	4.12%
New York	5.88%	5.94%	5.86%
Queens	6.20%	6.38%	6.47%
Richmond	5.36%	5.41%	5.33%

** Due to the test reporting policy change by the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 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, 2,807 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 6,166,897. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	74,696	46
Allegany	10,322	2
Broome	55,639	21
Cattaraugus	18,509	10
Cayuga	19,470	6
Chautauqua	28,209	19
Chemung	25,370	14
Chenango	11,257	11
Clinton	21,298	4
Columbia	12,934	3
Cortland	12,725	2
Delaware	9,586	-
Dutchess	78,846	30
Erie	256,929	69
Essex	7,243	1
Franklin	11,592	6
Fulton	15,791	6
Genesee	15,880	6
Greene	10,309	3
Hamilton	1,031	-
Herkimer	16,735	5
Jefferson	25,270	21
Lewis	7,030	4
Livingston	13,756	4
Madison	16,098	6
Monroe	182,541	43
Montgomery	14,364	3
Nassau	507,680	274
Niagara	57,114	21
NYC	2,863,374	1,396
Oneida	65,889	34
Onondaga	136,767	45
Ontario	24,706	6
Orange	129,587	47
Orleans	10,076	2
Oswego	33,009	12
Otsego	12,635	6
Putnam	29,298	17
Rensselaer	39,753	14
Rockland	110,772	34
Saratoga	58,462	24
Schenectady	41,510	21
Schoharie	6,246	3
Schuyler	4,179	2
Seneca	7,247	7
St. Lawrence	25,347	8
Steuben	24,107	11
Suffolk	525,325	244
Sullivan	22,847	12
Tioga	13,364	4
Tompkins	25,230	16
Ulster	40,197	22
Warren	17,785	12
Washington	14,912	7
Wayne	20,811	3
Westchester	311,384	156
Wyoming	9,612	2
Yates	4,242	-

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	163	104	63.80%	59	36.20%
Central New York	96	53	55.20%	43	44.80%
Finger Lakes	286	77	26.90%	209	73.10%
Long Island	490	225	45.90%	265	54.10%
Mid-Hudson	291	106	36.40%	185	63.60%
Mohawk Valley	46	28	60.90%	18	39.10%
New York City	1,095	429	39.20%	666	60.80%
North Country	67	27	40.30%	40	59.70%
Southern Tier	108	53	49.10%	55	50.90%
Western New York	153	70	45.80%	83	54.20%
Statewide	2,795	1,172	41.90%	1,623	58.10%

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).

From Saturday, October 29th to Monday, October 31st, there were 73 total new deaths were reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 58,827. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County	New Deaths
Bronx	1
Cayuga	1
Chautauqua	1
Chemung	2
Chenango	1
Clinton	1
Delaware	1
Erie	5
Herkimer	1
Kings	8
Madison	1
Monroe	1
Montgomery	1
Nassau	7
New York	8
Niagara	1
Oneida	3
Onondaga	1
Queens	5
Rockland	3
Saratoga	5
Schenectady	1
Suffolk	6
Sullivan	1
Tioga	1
Ulster	1
Warren	1
Wayne	1
Westchester	3
Grand Total	73

Important Note: HERDS data collection from health care facilities was paused due to the weekend and resumed on 10/31/2022. Where noted, totals include three days of cumulative data from 10/29/2022-10/31/2022. As a result, some data may appear higher than recent trends. Data affected is marked with an asterisk.

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.

Original source found here.