New York COVID update Thursday, July 7

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – As of Thursday, July 7, the COVID-19 daily average is 8.89%. Health Officials said the total number of positive cases is 7,526 statewide.

The total number of COVID-19 hospitalizations statewide as of Wednesday is 2,255 an increase of 49. Health Officials said, statewide there have been 15 deaths reported.

According to the Health Electronic Response Data System (HERDS), the total number of deaths reported since the onset of the pandemic is now 56,652. HERDS reported that the total number of deaths by healthcare facilities is 72,218, in addition to the total number of deaths reported to and complied by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statewide.

“As we continue to monitor the numbers, I encourage all New Yorkers to keep using the tools we know that work to protect against and treat COVID-19,” Governor Kathy Hochul said. “Stay up to date on your vaccine and booster doses. If you’re a parent or guardian, talk to your pediatrician about getting your children vaccinated. Stay home if you feel sick and if you do test positive, talk to your doctor about the best treatment options for you.”

Thursday’s data is below:

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

REGION	Monday, July 4, 2022	Tuesday, July 5, 2022	Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Capital Region	14.93	14.48	13.31
Central New York	10.02	9.87	10.04
Finger Lakes	9.63	8.38	8.08
Long Island	35.72	34.88	34.69
Mid-Hudson	29.90	28.54	29.39
Mohawk Valley	11.63	10.60	10.74
New York City	39.02	37.01	38.21
North Country	10.88	10.64	10.64
Southern Tier	11.17	10.27	11.17
Western New York	11.82	11.54	12.03
Statewide	29.05	27.72	28.30

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

Region	Monday, July 4, 2022	Tuesday, July 5, 2022	Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Capital Region	7.83%	8.31%	8.31%
Central New York	5.13%	5.33%	5.69%
Finger Lakes	5.38%	5.64%	5.48%
Long Island	9.79%	10.15%	10.13%
Mid-Hudson	8.85%	8.52%	8.39%
Mohawk Valley	6.70%	6.98%	7.08%
New York City	8.97%	9.12%	9.33%
North Country	5.65%	6.71%	6.68%
Southern Tier	5.13%	5.99%	5.75%
Western New York	8.19%	8.74%	9.15%
Statewide	8.58%	8.78%	8.89%

** 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	Monday, July 4, 2022	Tuesday, July 5, 2022	Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Bronx	8.83%	9.27%	9.53%
Kings	8.40%	8.31%	8.54%
New York	8.59%	8.61%	8.81%
Queens	10.01%	10.44%	10.60%
Richmond	9.29%	9.42%	9.79%

As of Thursday, July 7, 7,526 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 5,606,578. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	67,803	30
Allegany	9,650	6
Broome	51,146	33
Cattaraugus	16,922	9
Cayuga	17,863	8
Chautauqua	25,924	14
Chemung	23,480	7
Chenango	10,294	13
Clinton	19,237	10
Columbia	11,630	8
Cortland	11,694	5
Delaware	8,787	7
Dutchess	71,655	85
Erie	238,392	125
Essex	6,554	16
Franklin	10,514	4
Fulton	14,132	6
Genesee	14,907	2
Greene	9,560	10
Hamilton	955	–
Herkimer	15,384	6
Jefferson	22,592	16
Lewis	6,603	2
Livingston	12,811	2
Madison	14,792	4
Monroe	170,687	60
Montgomery	13,104	6
Nassau	459,322	651
Niagara	53,422	44
NYC	2,588,142	4,551
Oneida	60,676	36
Onondaga	125,813	80
Ontario	22,606	12
Orange	117,847	137
Orleans	9,447	2
Oswego	29,726	18
Otsego	11,419	17
Putnam	26,704	43
Rensselaer	36,174	19
Rockland	101,713	161
Saratoga	53,246	28
Schenectady	37,835	24
Schoharie	5,628	6
Schuyler	3,892	–
Seneca	6,621	8
St. Lawrence	23,247	15
Steuben	22,217	16
Suffolk	475,720	548
Sullivan	20,511	17
Tioga	12,212	11
Tompkins	22,783	39
Ulster	36,164	36
Warren	15,892	10
Washington	13,631	9
Wayne	19,177	20
Westchester	284,848	469
Wyoming	9,017	2
Yates	3,854	3

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	95	53	55.8%	42	44.2%
Central New York	40	23	57.5%	17	42.5%
Finger Lakes	169	53	31.4%	116	68.6%
Long Island	433	195	45.0%	238	55.0%
Mid-Hudson	251	106	42.2%	145	57.8%
Mohawk Valley	33	17	51.5%	16	48.5%
New York City	1,088	433	39.8%	655	60.2%
North Country	33	18	54.5%	15	45.5%
Southern Tier	38	16	42.1%	22	57.9%
Western New York	75	35	46.7%	40	53.3%
Statewide	2,255	949	42.1%	1,306	57.9%

As of Thursday, July 7, there were 15 total new deaths reported due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 56,652. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: