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

From November 4, 2022 post.

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

"As respiratory illnesses including COVID-19 circulate in our state this fall, I urge New Yorkers to take advantage of all available tools to keep themselves, their loved ones and their communities safe and healthy," Governor Hochul said. "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."

Yesterday, Governor Hochul launched a new public awareness campaign featuring New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett speaking directly to New Yorkers about three viruses - Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), flu and COVID-19 - now circulating in the state with similar symptoms and the potential to cause serious illness. Produced by the New York State Department of Health, the videos include a short clip and a longer version geared toward parents; and a version aimed specifically at health care providers.

Governor Hochul continues to remind New Yorkers that children ages 5 and older may now receive the bivalent booster shots that are recommended to increase protection against COVID-19.

The Governor also urges 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 encourages New Yorkers to get their annual flu vaccine as flu season is widespread across New York State. 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 State Department of Health 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. Advertisements in both English and Spanish language began running last month.

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 - 24.57
• 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k - 19.72
• Test Results Reported - 81,888
• Total Positive - 4,801
• Percent Positive - 5.19%**
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 5.81%**
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,804 (-45)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 417
• Patients in ICU - 303 (+6)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 102 (+4)
• Total Discharges - 358,316 (+427)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 24
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 58,903

** 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 - 75,112

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 - 40,360,422
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 4,403
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 23,573
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 93.4%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 84.8%
• 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) - 89.6%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 86.1%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 75.6%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 83.6%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 75.6%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 93.2%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 79.7%

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

Region	Tuesday, November 1, 2022	Wednesday, November 2, 2022	Thursday, November 3, 2022
Capital Region	15.67	15.20	15.92
Central New York	14.13	13.17	12.45
Finger Lakes	12.80	12.37	12.18
Long Island	23.51	23.08	23.28
Mid-Hudson	19.58	18.55	19.02
Mohawk Valley	14.95	14.51	14.07
New York City	22.38	22.38	22.67
North Country	13.91	12.89	13.60
Southern Tier	17.35	17.65	17.58
Western New York	15.08	14.79	14.01
Statewide	19.88	19.56	19.72

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

Region	Tuesday, November 1, 2022	Wednesday, November 2, 2022	Thursday, November 3, 2022
Capital Region	7.40%	7.22%	7.10%
Central New York	6.30%	6.07%	5.69%
Finger Lakes	6.15%	5.96%	5.83%
Long Island	6.22%	6.12%	5.99%
Mid-Hudson	6.10%	6.56%	5.81%
Mohawk Valley	7.36%	7.26%	6.69%
New York City	5.24%	5.51%	5.30%
North Country	7.03%	6.62%	7.00%
Southern Tier	7.26%	7.39%	7.14%
Western New York	9.52%	9.26%	8.81%
Statewide	5.92%	6.09%	5.81%

** 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	Tuesday, November 1, 2022	Wednesday, November 2, 2022	Thursday, November 3, 2022
Bronx	6.28%	6.36%	6.25%
Kings	3.83%	4.31%	4.03%
New York	5.84%	5.91%	5.83%
Queens	6.57%	6.60%	6.46%
Richmond	5.53%	5.54%	5.16%

** 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, 4,801 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 6,180,494. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	74,871	60
Allegany	10,339	5
Broome	55,787	42
Cattaraugus	18,535	5
Cayuga	19,502	10
Chautauqua	28,244	12
Chemung	25,445	26
Chenango	11,285	14
Clinton	21,339	15
Columbia	12,967	16
Cortland	12,742	3
Delaware	9,607	4
Dutchess	79,033	58
Erie	257,466	176
Essex	7,256	5
Franklin	11,610	4
Fulton	15,826	8
Genesee	15,912	13
Greene	10,333	18
Hamilton	1,045	-
Herkimer	16,762	7
Jefferson	25,358	41
Lewis	7,035	2
Livingston	13,775	4
Madison	16,129	9
Monroe	182,864	108
Montgomery	14,385	1
Nassau	508,828	404
Niagara	57,216	34
NYC	2,870,112	2,409
Oneida	66,017	46
Onondaga	136,954	65
Ontario	24,760	14
Orange	129,886	100
Orleans	10,086	4
Oswego	33,059	12
Otsego	12,650	8
Putnam	29,361	24
Rensselaer	39,834	25
Rockland	110,981	79
Saratoga	58,587	55
Schenectady	41,584	31
Schoharie	6,261	4
Schuyler	4,186	2
Seneca	7,266	10
St. Lawrence	25,395	23
Steuben	24,160	14
Suffolk	526,437	406
Sullivan	22,905	17
Tioga	13,394	11
Tompkins	25,279	13
Ulster	40,310	39
Warren	17,832	17
Washington	14,939	17
Wayne	20,865	15
Westchester	312,026	232
Wyoming	9,625	5
Yates	4,247	-

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	145	86	59.3%	59	40.7%
Central New York	111	51	45.9%	60	54.1%
Finger Lakes	289	76	26.3%	213	73.7%
Long Island	464	221	47.6%	243	52.4%
Mid-Hudson	304	108	35.5%	196	64.5%
Mohawk Valley	51	32	62.7%	19	37.3%
New York City	1,138	434	38.1%	704	61.9%
North Country	64	22	34.4%	42	65.6%
Southern Tier	95	31	32.6%	64	67.4%
Western New York	143	64	44.8%	79	55.2%
Statewide	2,804	1,125	40.1%	1,679	59.9%

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 24 total new deaths were reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 58,903. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County	New Deaths
Albany	2
Bronx	2
Broome	2
Cattaraugus	1
Chenango	1
Clinton	2
Columbia	1
Erie	1
Fulton	1
Monroe	2
New York	1
Queens	3
Rensselaer	1
Rockland	1
Schenectady	1
Suffolk	1
Wayne	1
Grand Total	24

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.

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 at least one vaccine dose	People with complete vaccine series
Region	CumulativeTotal	CumulativeTotal
Capital Region	986,826	903,413
Central New York	660,649	611,191
Finger Lakes	889,770	823,125
Long Island	2,252,014	2,005,842
Mid-Hudson	1,769,029	1,549,817
Mohawk Valley	332,545	309,645
New York City	8,303,020	7,356,261
North Country	312,481	282,594
Southern Tier	455,759	415,799
Western New York	982,095	902,313
Statewide	16,944,188	15,160,000
Booster/Additional Shots
Region	CumulativeTotal	Increase over past 7 days
Capital Region	602,955	312
Central New York	404,935	144
Finger Lakes	633,355	276
Long Island	1,440,954	929
Mid-Hudson	1,139,890	685
Mohawk Valley	210,732	100
New York City	3,739,551	2,048
North Country	189,118	81
Southern Tier	287,493	123
Western New York	669,126	238
Statewide	9,318,109	4,936

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.

Original source can be found here.