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

“Today, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the first COVID-19 booster dose for five to 11-year-olds. Following approval from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New Yorkers will be able to safely provide this life-saving tool to their children,” Governor Hochul said. “In the meantime, I am calling on our parents and guardians to do what they can to keep themselves and their loved ones safe. That includes getting boosted if you haven’t already. Let’s continue to work together and take care of one another, New York.”

Tuesday’s data is summarized briefly below:   

• Cases Per 100k – 44.25
• 7-Day Average Cases Per 100k – 50.50
• Test Results Reported – 86,429
• Total Positive – 8,647
• Percent Positive – 9.42%**  
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 7.66%**
• Patient Hospitalization – 2,649 (+152)
• Patients Newly Admitted – 401
• Patients in ICU – 245 (+12)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation – 95 (+4)
• Total Discharges – 302,066 (+231)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 24
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 55,816
• Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC – 71,264
• Total vaccine doses administered – 38,689,215
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 17,081
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 151,468
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 92.6%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 83.9%  
• 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) – 87.2%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 83.3%  
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 73.3%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 82.1%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 74.3%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 90.4%  
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 77.2%  

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

REGION	Saturday, May 14, 2022	Sunday, May 15, 2022	Monday, May 16, 2022
Capital Region	55.74	56.11	57.04
Central New York	33.55	32.96	33.18
Finger Lakes	41.54	40.99	40.38
Long Island	60.36	62.41	62.72
Mid-Hudson	51.81	52.83	53.31
Mohawk Valley	44.45	43.33	41.80
New York City	42.91	43.81	47.42
North Country	38.36	39.62	38.97
Southern Tier	51.90	52.08	50.12
Western New York	61.52	60.14	59.43
Statewide	48.31	48.98	50.50

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

     

Region	Saturday, May 14, 2022	Sunday, May 15, 2022	Monday, May 16, 2022
Capital Region	12.23%	12.35%	12.28%
Central New York	8.85%	8.91%	8.89%
Finger Lakes	13.50%	13.49%	13.15%
Long Island	10.65%	10.89%	10.79%
Mid-Hudson	8.00%	8.62%	9.51%
Mohawk Valley	9.57%	9.31%	9.05%
New York City	4.51%	4.72%	5.18%
North Country	9.26%	9.57%	9.32%
Southern Tier	10.40%	10.51%	10.28%
Western New York	18.70%	18.50%	18.20%
Statewide	7.11%	7.34%	7.66%

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	Saturday, May 14, 2022	Sunday, May 15, 2022	Monday, May 16, 2022
Bronx	3.63%	3.76%	3.75%
Kings	3.75%	4.01%	5.00%
New York	5.49%	5.62%	5.94%
Queens	4.98%	5.16%	5.26%
Richmond	5.89%	6.02%	6.50%

Yesterday 8,647 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 5,297,214. A geographic breakdown is as follows: 

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	64,221	140
Allegany	9,342	11
Broome	49,434	68
Cattaraugus	16,260	23
Cayuga	17,466	21
Chautauqua	24,856	65
Chemung	22,763	26
Chenango	9,934	13
Clinton	18,223	27
Columbia	10,941	16
Cortland	11,422	7
Delaware	8,345	9
Dutchess	67,634	97
Erie	229,641	497
Essex	6,186	8
Franklin	10,137	7
Fulton	13,549	24
Genesee	14,522	20
Greene	9,175	14
Hamilton	923	–
Herkimer	14,909	7
Jefferson	21,657	38
Lewis	6,465	11
Livingston	12,429	9
Madison	14,415	19
Monroe	164,926	209
Montgomery	12,585	20
Nassau	429,832	684
Niagara	51,661	102
NYC	2,425,102	4,342
Oneida	58,773	65
Onondaga	122,458	125
Ontario	21,753	14
Orange	112,149	136
Orleans	9,192	16
Oswego	29,015	29
Otsego	10,788	32
Putnam	25,139	45
Rensselaer	34,194	66
Rockland	96,874	133
Saratoga	50,528	79
Schenectady	35,795	92
Schoharie	5,397	11
Schuyler	3,760	3
Seneca	6,434	8
St. Lawrence	22,583	30
Steuben	21,413	26
Suffolk	448,876	612
Sullivan	19,389	25
Tioga	11,800	10
Tompkins	21,399	54
Ulster	34,235	47
Warren	14,950	31
Washington	13,039	17
Wayne	18,612	15
Westchester	267,231	378
Wyoming	8,747	7
Yates	3,736	7

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	227	141	62.1%	86	37.9%
Central New York	113	64	56.6%	49	43.4%
Finger Lakes	378	149	39.4%	229	60.6%
Long Island	430	208	48.4%	222	51.6%
Mid-Hudson	236	126	53.4%	110	46.6%
Mohawk Valley	70	43	61.4%	27	38.6%
New York City	739	310	41.9%	429	58.1%
North Country	68	40	58.8%	28	41.2%
Southern Tier	138	49	35.5%	89	64.5%
Western New York	250	130	52.0%	120	48.0%
Statewide	2,649	1,260	47.6%	1,389	52.4%

Yesterday, 24 total new deaths were reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 55,816. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County	New Deaths
Albany	2
Broome	1
Columbia	1
Herkimer	1
Kings	4
Monroe	2
Nassau	1
New York	3
Onondaga	1
Ontario	1
Queens	1
Rockland	1
Suffolk	2
Tompkins	1
Westchester	2

Yesterday, 2,009 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 1,575 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	974,035	71
Central New York	651,587	58
Finger Lakes	872,146	79
Long Island	2,211,288	359
Mid-Hudson	1,730,261	243
Mohawk Valley	328,060	25
New York City	8,117,804	1,026
North Country	308,150	38
Southern Tier	445,239	39
Western New York	963,694	71
Statewide	16,602,264	2,009

People with complete vaccine series:

Region	Cumulative Total	Increase over past 24 hours
Capital Region	891,172	67
Central New York	603,357	39
Finger Lakes	810,129	72
Long Island	1,969,571	253
Mid-Hudson	1,519,604	192
Mohawk Valley	305,498	24
New York City	7,205,765	768
North Country	278,997	27
Southern Tier	407,681	42
Western New York	887,893	91
Statewide	14,879,667	1,575

Booster/Additional Shots:

Region	Cumulative Total	Increase over past 24 hours	Increase over past 7  days
Capital Region	541,601	890	8,829
Central New York	366,803	354	5,007
Finger Lakes	567,037	685	8,236
Long Island	1,295,940	2,178	19,100
Mid-Hudson	1,008,015	1,569	15,627
Mohawk Valley	189,731	201	2,734
New York City	3,332,510	4,457	42,803
North Country	171,606	287	2,497
Southern Tier	255,555	262	3,878
Western New York	605,327	617	8,168
Statewide	8,334,125	11,500	116,879