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WPCNR. CORONA VIRUS UPDATE FROM THE GOVERNOR’S PRESS OFFICE (Rearranged). January 3, 2021:

The Omicron variant comprised 90% of uploaded sequences from NYS between 12/20/21 and 1/2/22. This is actually slightly lower than the level reported yesterday, and reflects the expected fluctuations in the database with uploading batches of data from sequencing laboratories.

(Editor’s Note: Westchester County new positives on Friday numbered 2,242 of 9,608 tested, still 23% of those tested, but 758 below the 3,000 a day level on each of the last 5 days of 2021. More analysis of the trends across the Mid-Hudson 7 county region this evening.)

“Let’s celebrate the first day of school in 2022 by ensuring we are taking the proper precautions to keep them open through the rest of the year,” Governor Hochul said. “We know how to overcome this winter surge: Get the vaccine, get the booster, mask up, get tested and stay home if you’re feeling sick. If we don’t use these tools, many more in our communities will get sick.”

Today’s data is summarized briefly below: 

• Test Results Reported – 223,153
• Total Positive – 51,698
• Percent Positive – 23.17%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 21.49%
• Patient Hospitalization – 9,563 (+790)
• Patients Newly Admitted – 1,637
• Patients in ICU – 1,208 (+75)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation – 597 (+30)
• Total Discharges – 234,358 (+935)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 103
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 48,689
  
  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 – 61,514
  
  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 – 33,793,621
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 26,814
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 660,230
• 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	Friday, December 31, 2021	Saturday, January 1, 2022	Sunday, January 2, 2022
Capital Region	123.60	139.86	155.07
Central New York	130.52	143.07	163.53
Finger Lakes	104.13	115.26	124.98
Long Island	348.88	374.87	398.82
Mid-Hudson	260.99	284.44	304.18
Mohawk Valley	105.94	116.60	126.49
New York City	419.08	439.23	457.73
North Country	74.60	84.42	92.85
Southern Tier	105.03	118.63	129.35
Western New York	139.32	151.13	171.53
Statewide	297.74	316.80	335.05

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

Region	Friday, December 31, 2021	Saturday, January 1, 2022	Sunday, January 2, 2022
Capital Region	14.56%	15.45%	16.12%
Central New York	14.91%	15.45%	16.32%
Finger Lakes	15.68%	16.22%	16.68%
Long Island	22.69%	24.16%	24.94%
Mid-Hudson	19.35%	20.79%	21.42%
Mohawk Valley	12.58%	12.84%	13.22%
New York City	20.56%	21.69%	22.31%
North Country	11.94%	12.43%	12.88%
Southern Tier	12.24%	13.07%	13.70%
Western New York	16.42%	17.13%	17.95%
Statewide	19.79%	20.87%	21.49%

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	Friday, December 31, 2021	Saturday, January 1, 2022	Sunday, January 2, 2022
Bronx	25.50%	26.86%	27.63%
Kings	19.42%	20.58%	21.13%
New York	17.36%	18.11%	18.66%
Queens	21.74%	22.82%	23.51%
Richmond	21.44%	22.84%	23.25%

Yesterday, 51,698 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 3,669,264. A geographic breakdown is as follows:  

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	42,607	378
Allegany	7,058	35
Broome	34,536	240
Cattaraugus	11,647	35
Cayuga	11,718	96
Chautauqua	18,040	77
Chemung	15,492	108
Chenango	6,868	31
Clinton	10,259	89
Columbia	7,152	38
Cortland	7,495	51
Delaware	5,629	24
Dutchess	47,719	553
Erie	154,817	2,037
Essex	3,849	24
Franklin	6,594	45
Fulton	9,208	45
Genesee	10,377	45
Greene	6,319	33
Hamilton	638	3
Herkimer	10,362	49
Jefferson	13,524	87
Lewis	4,821	11
Livingston	8,691	55
Madison	9,357	51
Monroe	117,027	799
Montgomery	8,567	61
Nassau	313,601	5,195
Niagara	35,656	440
NYC	1,659,578	29,246
Oneida	40,185	187
Onondaga	73,874	953
Ontario	14,509	123
Orange	80,058	925
Orleans	6,547	14
Oswego	17,764	190
Otsego	6,762	29
Putnam	17,828	259
Rensselaer	21,915	207
Rockland	69,935	848
Saratoga	32,202	406
Schenectady	23,418	223
Schoharie	3,515	12
Schuyler	2,467	17
Seneca	4,078	29
St. Lawrence	15,407	37
Steuben	14,941	66
Suffolk	337,149	4,193
Sullivan	12,906	159
Tioga	7,873	46
Tompkins	11,932	44
Ulster	23,089	234
Warren	9,441	105
Washington	8,582	80
Wayne	12,585	55
Westchester	192,288	2,242
Wyoming	6,369	24
Yates	2,439	10

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 this morning in the GISAID database, the largest repository of SARS-CoV-2 sequences in the world, showC

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, 103 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 48,689. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:   

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	2
Allegany	1
Bronx	15
Broome	2
Chautauqua	3
Columbia	1
Dutchess	1
Erie	4
Franklin	1
Kings	15
Manhattan	6
Monroe	1
Nassau	5
Niagara	1
Oneida	2
Onondaga	4
Ontario	1
Orange	1
Queens	10
Rensselaer	1
Richmond	1
Rockland	1
Saratoga	1
Schenectady	1
Steuben	1
Suffolk	8
Tompkins	1
Ulster	1
Washington	1
Wayne	4
Westchester	6

All New York State mass vaccination sites are open to eligible New Yorkers aged 12 years and older for walk-in vaccination on a first-come, first-serve basis, with 10 sites open to eligible New Yorkers aged 5 and older. People who would prefer to schedule 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 new 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, 3,456 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 4,791 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	941,020	336	856,845	324
Central New York	629,754	167	581,485	192
Finger Lakes	838,609	215	773,299	174
Long Island	2,090,999	263	1,846,695	805
Mid-Hudson	1,635,975	140	1,426,604	516
Mohawk Valley	316,980	91	293,155	325
New York City	7,651,163	1,750	6,697,712	1,926
North Country	294,626	70	265,551	68
Southern Tier	427,112	105	390,015	98
Western New York	925,531	319	844,250	363
Statewide	15,751,769	3,456	13,975,611	4,791

Booster/Additional Shots
Region	Cumulative Total	Increase over past 24 hours	Increase over past 7  days
Capital Region	360,928	1,325	23,520
Central New York	227,357	793	15,793
Finger Lakes	363,983	871	22,496
Long Island	689,393	3,356	52,071
Mid-Hudson	558,781	1,962	40,897
Mohawk Valley	124,745	323	8,004
New York City	1,737,079	4,489	175,899
North Country	106,112	314	7,309
Southern Tier	166,499	489	11,712
Western New York	404,823	1,248	23,902
Statewide	4,739,700	15,170	381,603

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.