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

Last week, Governor Hochul announced the availability of bivalent COVID-19 vaccine boosters from Pfizer-BioNTech for anyone age 12 or older and from Moderna for those 18 or older. 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.   

Today’s data is summarized briefly below:   

• Cases Per 100k – 22.41 
• 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k – 20.42  
• Test Results Reported – 59,068  
• Total Positive – 4,380  
• Percent Positive – 7.47%**   
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 6.72%**      
• Patient Hospitalization – 2,063 (-77) 
• Patients Newly Admitted – 338 
• Patients in ICU – 217 (-5)  
• Patients in ICU with Intubation – 81 (-2) 
• Total Discharges – 341,702 (391) 
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 15  
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 57,906 

** 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 – 73,978  

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 – 40,164,502         
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 5,686
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 31,682
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 93.3%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 84.7%
• 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) – 88.5%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 85.5%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 75.0%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 83.4%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 75.4%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 92.2%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 78.6%

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

REGION	Tuesday, September 13, 2022	Wednesday, September 14, 2022	Thursday, September 15, 2022
Capital Region	17.74	19.15	19.03
Central New York	21.94	23.14	23.45
Finger Lakes	13.41	14.57	14.42
Long Island	24.37	24.19	24.26
Mid-Hudson	18.33	20.13	20.93
Mohawk Valley	22.73	23.20	22.61
New York City	19.89	19.80	19.69
North Country	20.66	21.82	22.71
Southern Tier	20.49	21.10	20.87
Western New York	18.17	18.53	19.03
Statewide	19.90	20.33	20.42

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

Region	Tuesday, September 13, 2022	Wednesday, September 14, 2022	Thursday, September 15, 2022
Capital Region	9.04%	9.29%	9.54%
Central New York	9.85%	10.20%	10.50%
Finger Lakes	7.38%	7.38%	7.47%
Long Island	7.63%	7.72%	7.75%
Mid-Hudson	6.62%	5.93%	6.14%
Mohawk Valley	12.08%	11.56%	11.46%
New York City	5.34%	5.15%	5.22%
North Country	9.89%	10.03%	10.62%
Southern Tier	9.06%	8.70%	8.67%
Western New York	12.36%	12.17%	12.67%
Statewide	6.79%	6.60%	6.72%

** 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, September 13, 2022	Wednesday, September 14, 2022	Thursday, September 15, 2022
Bronx	5.67%	5.58%	5.75%
Kings	4.47%	4.20%	4.29%
New York	5.07%	4.97%	5.08%
Queens	6.66%	6.52%	6.47%
Richmond	5.84%	5.56%	5.57%

** 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, 4,380 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 5,981,280. A geographic breakdown is as follows:      

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	72,059	60
Allegany	10,052	10
Broome	53,617	57
Cattaraugus	17,900	20
Cayuga	18,714	25
Chautauqua	27,327	33
Chemung	24,491	20
Chenango	10,865	12
Clinton	20,377	25
Columbia	12,415	13
Cortland	12,291	7
Delaware	9,283	9
Dutchess	76,308	98
Erie	249,505	260
Essex	6,940	9
Franklin	11,097	12
Fulton	15,039	22
Genesee	15,370	11
Greene	10,003	9
Hamilton	1,002	1
Herkimer	16,155	8
Jefferson	24,141	41
Lewis	6,852	4
Livingston	13,300	10
Madison	15,466	10
Monroe	177,507	116
Montgomery	13,788	21
Nassau	492,492	312
Niagara	55,606	31
NYC	2,783,789	1,747
Oneida	63,518	42
Onondaga	131,946	132
Ontario	23,723	17
Orange	125,362	110
Orleans	9,769	9
Oswego	31,421	51
Otsego	12,170	5
Putnam	28,375	34
Rensselaer	38,284	31
Rockland	107,876	56
Saratoga	56,413	55
Schenectady	40,078	31
Schoharie	5,991	4
Schuyler	4,032	2
Seneca	6,936	15
St. Lawrence	24,476	25
Steuben	23,281	20
Suffolk	508,614	342
Sullivan	21,999	20
Tioga	12,827	13
Tompkins	24,348	24
Ulster	38,611	53
Warren	16,978	20
Washington	14,355	13
Wayne	20,057	15
Westchester	302,716	214
Wyoming	9,332	8
Yates	4,041	6

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	116	70	60.3%	46	39.7%
Central New York	77	45	58.4%	32	41.6%
Finger Lakes	198	74	37.4%	124	62.6%
Long Island	352	147	41.8%	205	58.2%
Mid-Hudson	230	77	33.5%	153	66.5%
Mohawk Valley	51	32	62.7%	19	37.3%
New York City	769	317	41.2%	452	58.8%
North Country	54	36	66.7%	18	33.3%
Southern Tier	98	48	49.0%	50	51.0%
Western New York	118	45	38.1%	73	61.9%
Statewide	2,063	891	43.2%	1,172	56.8%

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 15 total new deaths were reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 57,906. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:  

County	New Deaths
Allegany	1
Broome	1
Erie	1
Genesee	2
Greene	1
Kings	1
Monroe	1
Nassau	1
Oswego	1
Queens	4
Ulster	1
Grand Total	15

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	Cumulative Total	Cumulative Total
Capital Region	983,389	900,234
Central New York	658,869	609,542
Finger Lakes	886,407	820,364
Long Island	2,245,137	1,999,834
Mid-Hudson	1,761,818	1,544,798
Mohawk Valley	331,644	308,863
New York City	8,272,058	7,320,528
North Country	311,721	281,875
Southern Tier	454,546	414,507
Western New York	978,584	899,203
Statewide	16,884,173	15,099,748
Booster/Additional Shots
Region	Cumulative Total	Increase over past 7  days
Capital Region	598,993	401
Central New York	401,659	310
Finger Lakes	629,270	404
Long Island	1,433,771	1,027
Mid-Hudson	1,132,476	406
Mohawk Valley	209,547	114
New York City	3,721,123	4,195
North Country	188,449	65
Southern Tier	285,495	128
Western New York	666,973	481
Statewide	9,267,756	7,531

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.