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RELEASE: Hochul covid19 update for January 1, 2022. 22 percent positive tests.
NYSNYS News
For Immediate Release: 1/1/2022
GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL


GOVERNOR HOCHUL UPDATES NEW YORKERS ON STATE'S PROGRESS COMBATING COVID-19

89,675 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

88 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"As we fight the winter surge, we need to keep the most vulnerable among us in mind - do what you can to keep others in your community safe from COVID-19," Governor Hochul said. "Wear a mask, wash your hands, and take advantage of the best tool we have at our disposal - the vaccine. If you haven't gotten your second dose, do so as soon as possible and get your booster if you're eligible. We will continue to make vaccines, boosters and testing more widely available as part of our Winter Surge Plan so we can continue to keep each other safe."
Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 384,365
Total Positive - 85,476
Percent Positive - 22.24%
7-Day Average Percent Positive - 19.79%
Patient Hospitalization - 8,451 (+532)
Patients Newly Admitted - 1,808
Patients in ICU - 1,112 (+40)
Patients in ICU with Intubation - 554 (+29)
Total Discharges - 232,184 (1,334)
New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 88
Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 48,496
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 - 61,242
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 - 33,741,158
Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 89,675
Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 664,655
Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 89.2%
Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 80.6%
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) - 82.9%
Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 78.1%
Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 69.8%
Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 84.0%
Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 71.8%

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

Region
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Thursday, December 30, 2021
Friday, December 31, 2021
Capital Region
90.85
109.33
123.60
Central New York
91.69
107.14
130.52
Finger Lakes
72.95
86.33
104.13
Long Island
293.16
321.72
348.88
Mid-Hudson
209.51
233.52
260.99
Mohawk Valley
77.48
85.34
105.94
New York City
359.92
387.27
419.08
North Country
52.13
64.27
74.60
Southern Tier
78.67
91.08
105.03
Western New York
101.55
121.42
139.32
Statewide
248.11
271.60
297.74

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

Region
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Thursday, December 30, 2021
Friday, December 31, 2021
Capital Region
11.53%
13.41%
14.56%
Central New York
11.29%
13.04%
14.91%
Finger Lakes
11.87%
13.91%
15.68%
Long Island
18.78%
20.75%
22.69%
Mid-Hudson
15.39%
16.97%
19.35%
Mohawk Valley
10.44%
11.37%
12.58%
New York City
16.90%
18.58%
20.56%
North Country
8.21%
10.51%
11.94%
Southern Tier
9.51%
11.11%
12.24%
Western New York
13.29%
15.02%
16.42%
Statewide
16.21%
17.91%
19.79%

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
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Thursday, December 30, 2021
Friday, December 31, 2021
Bronx
20.77%
22.99%
25.50%
Kings
16.21%
17.72%
19.42%
New York
14.51%
15.62%
17.36%
Queens
17.98%
19.78%
21.74%
Richmond
17.38%
19.49%
21.44%

Yesterday, 85,476 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total compiled by HERDS to 3,555,040. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County
Total Positive
New Positive
Albany
41,708
575
Allegany
7,005
26
Broome
33,926
414
Cattaraugus
11,573
76
Cayuga
11,551
132
Chautauqua
17,823
146
Chemung
15,282
190
Chenango
6,785
68
Clinton
10,057
157
Columbia
7,061
107
Cortland
7,377
121
Delaware
5,555
56
Dutchess
46,464
838
Erie
151,262
2,373
Essex
3,759
65
Franklin
6,500
61
Fulton
9,121
62
Genesee
10,268
91
Greene
6,235
77
Hamilton
630
14
Herkimer
10,246
135
Jefferson
13,354
103
Lewis
4,795
24
Livingston
8,605
97
Madison
9,237
151
Monroe
115,241
1,565
Montgomery
8,469
83
Nassau
302,366
7,716
Niagara
34,866
472
NYC
1,594,682
49,724
Oneida
39,750
560
Onondaga
72,173
1,213
Ontario
14,302
180
Orange
77,891
1,770
Orleans
6,517
46
Oswego
17,454
250
Otsego
6,692
59
Putnam
17,260
520
Rensselaer
21,441
308
Rockland
68,241
1,676
Saratoga
31,400
448
Schenectady
22,875
276
Schoharie
3,470
41
Schuyler
2,437
22
Seneca
4,011
52
St. Lawrence
15,296
116
Steuben
14,793
132
Suffolk
327,038
6,803
Sullivan
12,561
292
Tioga
7,761
101
Tompkins
11,711
166
Ulster
22,596
270
Warren
9,221
105
Washington
8,413
88
Wayne
12,466
122
Westchester
186,739
4,057
Wyoming
6,310
56
Yates
2,418
28
Grand Total
3,555,040
85,476

Given the rate of spread of Omicron, it is more meaningful to report the percentage of Omicron variants as reported to the public COVID-19 sequence databases, than to report counts of individual cases. This percentage can then be related to the total positive COVID case count in the state. This process is consistent with how the New York State Department of Health has reported on all other variants online: https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-variant-data

Data in the GISAID database, the largest repository of SARS-CoV-2 sequences in the world, show the Omicron variant comprised 89% of uploaded sequences from NYS between 12/17/21 and 12/30/21. This is a significant increase from the 78% announced on Thursday, which covered 12/16/2021 to 12/29/2021, and is evidence of the ongoing rapid spread of this variant. Due to the holiday, updated numbers for today are not available.

It should be noted that similar data reported from the CDC, updated this week, uses a statistical model to project the variant percentages for a more recent timeframe. This projection approach partly explains the different percentage for the Omicron variant reported by CDC this week.

Yesterday, 88 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 48,496. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County
New Deaths
Bronx
2
Broome
3
Chautauqua
2
Clinton
1
Delaware
1
Dutchess
1
Erie
3
Fulton
1
Genesee
1
Greene
1
Herkimer
1
Kings
15
Madison
1
Manhattan
3
Monroe
3
Montgomery
1
Nassau
6
Niagara
3
Oneida
1
Onondaga
3
Orange
2
Oswego
1
Queens
9
Rensselaer
2
Richmond
1
Rockland
1
Suffolk
8
Sullivan
1
Ulster
1
Wayne
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 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, 16,793 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 11,514 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
940,702
501
856,427
390


Central New York
629,533
288
581,185
248


Finger Lakes
838,292
354
773,006
314


Long Island
2,093,401
1,320
1,845,854
1,127


Mid-Hudson
1,637,068
1,276
1,425,922
696


Mohawk Valley
316,853
130
292,785
94


New York City
7,646,859
11,966
6,693,249
7,791


North Country
294,506
122
265,429
113


Southern Tier
426,999
296
389,877
249


Western New York
925,135
540
843,741
492


Statewide
15,749,348
16,793
13,967,475
11,514



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.

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