Almost Half of New York COVID-19 Hospitalizations Not Due to COVID-19

A sign outside of a hospital advertises the COVID-19 vaccine in New York City on Nov. 19, 2021. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Nearly half of the patients currently in New York hospitals with COVID-19 were admitted for reasons other than the disease, the state said on Jan. 7.

Forty-three percent of the 11,548 hospitalized patients didn’t have COVID-19 listed as one of the reasons for admission, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office said.