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

“Getting fully vaccinated and staying up to date on booster doses is a key way to prevent serious illness and hospitalization from COVID-19,” Governor Hochul said. “I want to thank the more than 75 percent of New Yorkers who have gotten fully vaccinated and are keeping their communities safe and healthy. Let’s continue to move forward safely through this pandemic: Make sure you are fully vaccinated and up to date on your booster doses.”

Wednesday’s data is summarized briefly below:   

• Cases Per 100k – 51.62
• 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k – 48.66
• Test Results Reported – 109,960
• Total Positive – 10,087
• Percent Positive – 9.02%**  
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 7.18%**
• Patient Hospitalization – 2,358 (-11)
• Patients Newly Admitted – 445
• Patients in ICU – 222 (+5)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation – 94 (+3)
• Total Discharges – 299,944 (415)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 21
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 55,672
• Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC – 71,068
• Total vaccine doses administered – 38,563,494
• Total vaccine doses administered over the past 24 hours – 25,747
• Total vaccine doses administered over the past 7 days – 148,730
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 92.5%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 83.8%  
• 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) – 87.1%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 83.2%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 73.2%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 82.0%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 74.2%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 90.3%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 77.1%  

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

REGION	Sunday, May 8, 2022	Monday, May 9, 2022	Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Capital Region	54.87	55.00	55.39
Central New York	43.27	42.72	40.80
Finger Lakes	43.34	43.90	42.60
Long Island	53.10	54.76	56.26
Mid-Hudson	45.24	45.93	47.27
Mohawk Valley	50.66	51.57	50.25
New York City	44.47	43.88	44.99
North Country	36.96	37.75	39.04
Southern Tier	52.15	53.64	53.84
Western New York	61.21	62.43	61.99
Statewide	47.70	47.96	48.66

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

     

Region	Sunday, May 8, 2022	Monday, May 9, 2022	Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Capital Region	11.85%	12.42%	12.39%
Central New York	10.34%	10.26%	9.86%
Finger Lakes	13.38%	13.56%	13.34%
Long Island	9.84%	9.96%	10.42%
Mid-Hudson	7.50%	6.88%	7.33%
Mohawk Valley	9.60%	9.74%	10.08%
New York City	4.91%	4.67%	4.80%
North Country	8.66%	8.81%	9.30%
Southern Tier	9.71%	9.74%	9.95%
Western New York	18.07%	18.25%	18.33%
Statewide	7.24%	7.03%	7.18%

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	Sunday, May 8, 2022	Monday, May 9, 2022	Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Bronx	3.58%	3.62%	3.75%
Kings	4.12%	3.66%	3.86%
New York	6.73%	6.62%	6.56%
Queens	5.11%	5.08%	5.16%
Richmond	5.19%	5.28%	5.35%

Yesterday 10,087 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 5,238,224. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	63,241	148
Allegany	9,258	15
Broome	48,812	139
Cattaraugus	16,081	41
Cayuga	17,345	24
Chautauqua	24,499	66
Chemung	22,545	48
Chenango	9,836	31
Clinton	17,976	28
Columbia	10,734	36
Cortland	11,346	26
Delaware	8,239	18
Dutchess	66,790	125
Erie	226,159	625
Essex	6,095	22
Franklin	10,026	11
Fulton	13,402	17
Genesee	14,363	32
Greene	9,044	19
Hamilton	919	3
Herkimer	14,798	24
Jefferson	21,358	53
Lewis	6,397	8
Livingston	12,295	27
Madison	14,290	26
Monroe	163,021	353
Montgomery	12,444	22
Nassau	424,236	994
Niagara	50,889	126
NYC	2,401,037	3,816
Oneida	58,246	163
Onondaga	121,517	166
Ontario	21,538	42
Orange	110,986	247
Orleans	9,084	16
Oswego	28,774	55
Otsego	10,636	35
Putnam	24,801	55
Rensselaer	33,730	105
Rockland	95,943	151
Saratoga	49,695	142
Schenectady	35,186	87
Schoharie	5,325	9
Schuyler	3,714	7
Seneca	6,369	9
St. Lawrence	22,424	39
Steuben	21,156	69
Suffolk	443,819	820
Sullivan	19,175	45
Tioga	11,686	34
Tompkins	21,071	86
Ulster	33,727	67
Warren	14,693	58
Washington	12,823	40
Wayne	18,451	32
Westchester	263,807	553
Wyoming	8,677	19
Yates	3,696	13

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	184	122	66.3%	62	33.7%
Central New York	106	62	58.5%	44	41.5%
Finger Lakes	372	140	37.6%	232	62.4%
Long Island	345	171	49.6%	174	50.4%
Mid-Hudson	225	133	59.1%	92	40.9%
Mohawk Valley	70	37	52.9%	33	47.1%
New York City	650	280	43.1%	370	56.9%
North Country	66	35	53.0%	31	47.0%
Southern Tier	131	60	45.8%	71	54.2%
Western New York	209	111	53.1%	98	46.9%
Statewide	2,358	1,151	48.8%	1,207	51.2%

Yesterday, 21 total new deaths were reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 55,672. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County	New Deaths
Chautauqua	1
Erie	3
Essex	1
Herkimer	1
Kings	2
Monroe	1
Nassau	1
Onondaga	1
Queens	1
Rensselaer	1
Richmond	1
Rockland	1
Steuben	1
Suffolk	3
Wayne	1
Westchester	1
Grand Total	21

Yesterday, 2,836 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 2,615 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:

Region	Cumulative Total	Increase over past 24 hours
Capital Region	973,469	106
Central New York	651,174	56
Finger Lakes	871,542	156
Long Island	2,209,116	318
Mid-Hudson	1,728,394	303
Mohawk Valley	327,826	42
New York City	8,110,465	1,502
North Country	307,944	35
Southern Tier	444,669	204
Western New York	963,046	114
Statewide	16,587,645	2,836

People with complete vaccine series:

Region	Cumulative Total	Increase over past 24 hours
Capital Region	890,639	94
Central New York	603,029	68
Finger Lakes	809,486	170
Long Island	1,967,723	304
Mid-Hudson	1,518,078	290
Mohawk Valley	305,320	44
New York City	7,198,688	1,397
North Country	278,831	31
Southern Tier	407,347	87
Western New York	887,156	130
Statewide	14,866,297	2,615

Booster/Additional Shots:

Region	Cumulative Total	Increase over past 24 hours	Increase over past 7 days
Capital Region	534,160	1,388	8,856
Central New York	362,725	929	5,839
Finger Lakes	560,374	1,573	9,041
Long Island	1,279,249	2,409	16,965
Mid-Hudson	994,590	2,202	15,489
Mohawk Valley	187,455	458	2,995
New York City	3,296,361	6,654	41,380
North Country	169,531	422	2,882
Southern Tier	252,296	619	4,328
Western New York	598,406	1,247	9,506
Statewide	8,235,147	17,901	117,281