New York State COVID-19 Update: Saturday, January 22

NEW YORK (WWTI) — Governor Kathy Hochul updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19 on Saturday.

"We are below 10% positivity rate for the second day in a row. This is extraordinary progress,"  Governor  Hochul said. "As we continue to see numbers trend downward, let's also continue to do the right thing. Wash your hands, get the vaccine if you haven't already, get the booster dose, and wear a mask. We will continue to see this downward trend in other parts of the state soon."

Saturday's data is summarized briefly below: 

• Test Results Reported - 299,580
• Total Positive - 27,643
• Percent Positive - 9.23%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 11.36%   
• Patient Hospitalization - 10,477 (-539)   
• Patients Newly Admitted - 1,264
• Patients in ICU - 1,504 (-44)   
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 884 (+4)   
• Total Discharges - 262,654 (1,581)   
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 179
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 51,716
• Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC - 64,120  
• Total vaccine doses administered - 35,409,903
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 80,188
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 496,685
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 90.6%   
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 81.6%   
• 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) - 84.1%   
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 79.7%   
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 71.3%   
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 86.8%   
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 73.5%   

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

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

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

Yesterday, 27,643 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 4,666,373. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

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:

Yesterday, 179 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 51,716. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Yesterday, 16,061 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 30,428 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 the complete vaccine series:

Booster/Additional Shots: