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WPCNR COVID SURVEILLANCE. From New York State Covid Tracker. Observation & Analysis by John Bailey. September 17, 2022:
After no covid daily case updates on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week, the Covid Tracker resumed with an updated report Friday, giving the results of the new number of covid cases for Wednesday September 14.
After giving results for the first day of the week, Sunday, September 11 on the Tracker of 168 positives, no results were posted on the Tracker until Friday at about 5:30 P.M.
The Governor’s press office has not responded when asked why the usually reliable daily count was not available for 3 days. The Tracker is the only specific realiable tool for seeing day-by-day trends in the covid containment effort, and to see whether more has to be done or restrictions can be relaxed.
On the Westchester County daily graph of cases which is linked to the state figures, however, we have results for Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday. There is no explanation on covid tracker for the missed days of Monday and Tuesday. Covid Tracker has missed reports on days in the past but not 3 days in a row to this reporter’s records.
The Westchester graph reports 240 new cases Monday, 231 new covid positives Tuesday and 214 Wednesday that in addition to the Sunday figure of 168 new cases, total 853 cases the first 4 days.
If that 213 new cases a day rate continues for Thursday Friday and Saturday, we can see the week’s cases after the first week of Westchester schools rise to 1,500 new persons afflicted with covid ending last week’s sixth consecutive week of diminishing infections (1,026), ending the six week covid declining trend that lowered infections 50% since August 1.
At this rate of per day positives the first 4 days, this would show a 1,500 total of new cases, or 45% after 12 days of schools in session across the county, the Labor Day weekend, and a “new Normal.”.
In the first week of schools last year 2021 in Westchester County, September 5 to 11, there were 1,152 new cases, and in the second week, September 12 to 18, 1,164. This yielded a rate of 164 infections a day the first week of school last year in the county and in the second week, 166 a day.
The first 3 weeks of September this year 2022 in Westchester yielded 178 new covid cases a day Aug 28 to September 3 (a week of 1,246 infections); 146 new cases a day September 4 to 10, 2022 on last week 1,026 infections. This week is projecting a 213 new cases a day the first 4 days showing a growing increase in new cases a day.
As WPCNR has observed the relaxing of covid protection policies in the majority of Westchester Schools may already be showing accelerated growth of infections per day. But it should be noted that last year there was a mixture of remote learning and social distancing was in place.
When the State School report of covid positives in schools resumes, which I sincerely hope it does, that will provide a true look of whether the schools are resisting covid infection increases or not based on the student vaccinations and behaviors.
THE WPCNR COVID SCORECARD SHOWING GROWING INFECTING OF COVID IN THE DIFFERENCT IN POSITIVE 6 DAYS SEPT 9TH TO THE 15TH: WESTCHESTER IS EXPERIENCING A 7.6% INFECTION RATE, A RISING INFECTION RATE OVER 200 NEW COVID POSITIVE PEOPLE A DAY.
ORANGE RUNNING A 9.5% INFECTION RATE UP OVER A 100 INFECTIONS A DAY ON VERY LOW TESTS, ULSTER RUNNING 53 INFECTIONS, 12.3% INFECTION RATE. DUTCHESS UP TO 53 A DAY AND A 12.3% INFECTION RATE.
THE MID HUD REGION RUNNING AN 8.4% INFECTION RATE AS OF WEDNESDAY. NASSAU AND SUFFOLK CONTINUE TO INFECT AT 8% INFECTION RATE, 600 NEW COVID POSITIVE PERSONS A DAY.
SIGNIFICANTLY THE 9 COUNTIES OF WESTCHESTER, ORANGE, DUTCHESS, ROCKLAND, ULSTER, SULLIVAN AND PUTNAM, NASSAU AND SUFFOLK HAVE 1,239 postive new covid cases WEDNESDAY WHICH IS 70% OF THE NUMBER OF POSITIVES IN NEW YORK CITY (1,747) WEDNESDAY.
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
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.
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