New York’s COVID hospitalizations fall to lowest level since last October

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State on Friday reported that the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 fell by 54 in the latest day to 916, the lowest mark since Oct. 17 of last year.

New York State’s 7-day statewide positivity rate dipped to 0.56 percent — the 60th straight day of decline, down 84 percent from the latest peak of 3.57 percent on April 4, and down 93 percent from the post-holiday peak of 7.94 percent on Jan. 4. New York’s 7-day average positivity rate is the lowest of any state in the country for the third consecutive day, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

Here’s the full breakdown of the state’s latest virus statistics:

• Test Results Reported – 187,686
• Total Positive – 779
• Percent Positive – 0.42%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 0.56%
• Patient Hospitalization – 916 (-54)
• Patients Newly Admitted – 114
• Patients in ICU – 232 (-13)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation – 134 (-9)
• Total Discharges – 182,730 (+128)
• Deaths – 15
• Total Deaths – 42,760
• Total vaccine doses administered – 19,316,094
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 89,424
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 500,355
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 65.9%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 57.9%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 54.2%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 46.5%

Locally, the 7-day average positivity rates for COVID tests reported Friday are as follows: Central New York (1.02%), Mohawk Valley (0.80%), North Country (0.77%), and Southern Tier (0.55%).