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

Statewide Cases Have Dropped 90% Since January 7 Peak

Hospitalizations Declined by More than 550 in Past 24 Hours; Down Across All Regions and Among All Age Groups

124 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

«New Yorkers are doing the right thing – getting vaccinated and receiving their booster, wearing their masks, and staying home when they’re sick,» Governor Hochul said. «The winter surge plan, too, is working to ensure we manage COVID-19 after the peak of Omicron and keep New Yorkers healthy and safe. The vaccine is safe, effective, free, and readily available all over the state. If you haven’t taken advantage of it yet, I encourage you to do so immediately – it’s the best weapon we have in this fight against the pandemic.»   

Today’s data is summarized briefly below:    

• Test Results Reported – 173,385
• Total Positive – 8,781
• Percent Positive – 5.06%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 6.92% 
• Patient Hospitalization – 7,117 (-558)   
• Patients Newly Admitted – 727
• Patients in ICU – 1,177 (-9)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation – 709 (-6)  
• Total Discharges – 272,065 (+1,209)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 124
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 52,873

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 – 65,427

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 – 35,872,379
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 40,478
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 405,739
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 90.9%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 82.0%
• 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) – 84.5% 
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 80.1%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 71.8% 
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 87.5%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 74.0% 

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

REGION	Thursday, January 27, 2022	Friday, January 28, 2022	Saturday, January 29, 2022
Capital Region	106.6	96.62	87.35
Central New York	137.8	125.58	114.05
Finger Lakes	96.78	83.96	75.36
Long Island	82.05	72.73	65.99
Mid-Hudson	82.19	74.2	66.9
Mohawk Valley	120.72	112.48	101.35
New York City	96.08	83.76	68.41
North Country	131.34	122.41	115.21
Southern Tier	116.76	108.16	99.99
Western New York	110.52	101.35	93.51
Statewide	97.73	86.98	75.79

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

Region	Thursday, January 27, 2022	Friday, January 28, 2022	Saturday, January 29, 2022
Capital Region	10.53%	10.23%	9.79%
Central New York	13.71%	13.46%	12.83%
Finger Lakes	12.17%	11.45%	10.86%
Long Island	9.30%	8.68%	8.24%
Mid-Hudson	7.60%	7.11%	6.60%
Mohawk Valley	11.27%	10.67%	10.32%
New York City	5.95%	5.21%	4.83%
North Country	14.19%	13.80%	13.27%
Southern Tier	8.54%	8.10%	7.88%
Western New York	14.23%	13.76%	12.92%
Statewide	7.91%	7.30%	6.92%

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	Thursday, January 27, 2022	Friday, January 28, 2022	Saturday, January 29, 2022
Bronx	5.18%	4.54%	4.16%
Kings	5.69%	5.17%	4.89%
New York	5.35%	4.39%	3.91%
Queens	7.23%	6.25%	5.79%
Richmond	6.86%	6.52%	6.00%

Yesterday, 8,781 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 4,778,831. A geographic breakdown is as follows:  

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	55,524	163
Allegany	8,301	20
Broome	42,294	158
Cattaraugus	14,432	55
Cayuga	14,965	51
Chautauqua	22,355	91
Chemung	20,081	81
Chenango	8,604	48
Clinton	14,776	104
Columbia	9,415	27
Cortland	9,754	42
Delaware	7,188	23
Dutchess	61,525	135
Erie	199,585	451
Essex	5,090	28
Franklin	8,361	35
Fulton	11,629	64
Genesee	13,139	39
Greene	8,119	23
Hamilton	787	2
Herkimer	12,925	33
Jefferson	18,410	82
Lewis	5,856	11
Livingston	10,994	40
Madison	11,995	43
Monroe	145,121	401
Montgomery	11,103	43
Nassau	390,879	481
Niagara	45,807	99
NYC	2,228,118	3,050
Oneida	49,973	154
Onondaga	101,867	349
Ontario	18,539	99
Orange	102,851	211
Orleans	8,269	18
Oswego	23,258	93
Otsego	9,073	31
Putnam	22,817	36
Rensselaer	29,353	94
Rockland	89,532	97
Saratoga	43,008	128
Schenectady	31,024	129
Schoharie	4,638	10
Schuyler	3,220	15
Seneca	5,395	31
St. Lawrence	19,010	74
Steuben	18,475	94
Suffolk	415,142	463
Sullivan	17,583	31
Tioga	9,981	55
Tompkins	16,282	67
Ulster	29,620	89
Warren	12,553	43
Washington	11,201	39
Wayne	16,110	58
Westchester	241,818	321
Wyoming	7,976	16
Yates	3,131	13

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	344	229	66.60%	115	33.40%
Central New York	223	166	74.40%	57	25.60%
Finger Lakes	632	331	52.40%	301	47.60%
Long Island	1,116	613	54.90%	503	45.10%
Mid-Hudson	715	412	57.60%	303	42.40%
Mohawk Valley	140	100	71.40%	40	28.60%
New York City	3,126	1,597	51.10%	1,529	48.90%
North Country	112	68	60.70%	44	39.30%
Southern Tier	186	97	52.20%	89	47.80%
Western New York	523	298	57.00%	225	43.00%
Statewide	7,117	3,911	55.00%	3,206	45.00%

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, 124 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 52,873. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: 

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	1
Bronx	8
Chautauqua	2
Chemung	2
Dutchess	2
Erie	3
Genesee	1
Greene	1
Herkimer	1
Kings	15
Monroe	1
Montgomery	1
Nassau	8
New York	12
Niagara	3
Oneida	1
Onondaga	5
Orange	4
Queens	17
Rensselaer	1
Richmond	9
Rockland	1
St. Lawrence	1
Steuben	1
Suffolk	14
Ulster	2
Westchester	7

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, 6,459 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 9,937 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	957,871	232	873,139	416
Central New York	640,476	207	590,338	340
Finger Lakes	855,831	281	789,190	338
Long Island	2,150,192	-300	1,895,164	186
Mid-Hudson	1,680,957	149	1,465,055	404
Mohawk Valley	322,420	90	298,280	98
New York City	7,892,966	5,073	6,932,640	7,359
North Country	300,105	76	270,427	161
Southern Tier	435,921	203	397,345	187
Western New York	946,712	448	863,827	448
Statewide	16,183,451	6,459	14,375,405	9,937
Booster/Additional Shots
Region	Cumulative Total	Increase over past 24 hours	Increase over past 7  days
Capital Region	430,040	1,089	10,507
Central New York	282,227	838	10,286
Finger Lakes	443,195	1,140	13,735
Long Island	885,944	1,480	37,358
Mid-Hudson	704,136	1,969	27,505
Mohawk Valley	150,703	369	5,138
New York City	2,176,937	11,670	85,555
North Country	131,880	258	4,800
Southern Tier	203,116	772	5,729
Western New York	483,607	1,518	15,755
Statewide	5,891,785	21,103	216,368

The COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker Dashboardis 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.