Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers On State Vaccination Program, and State's Progress During COVID-19 Pandemic JANUARY 24, 2021

As all of Week 6 Allocation Arrives, as of 11AM today, New York's Health Care Distribution Sites Have Administered 88% of First Doses Received from Federal Government

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 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's vaccination program. The total week 6 federal allocation of vaccine delivery to providers will be complete today. Delivery of the week 7 allocation from the federal government does not begin until the middle of this week. As of 11am today, New York's health care distribution sites have received 1,304,050 first doses and administered 88 percent or 1,144,070 first dose vaccinations.

“As our week six allocation finishes arriving to providers today, New York has already administered 88 percent of its first doses, demonstrating once again that the problem we face is lack of supply from the federal government,” Governor Cuomo said. “We have the operational capacity to do over 100,000 doses a day — we just need the dosages. In the meantime, the state will continue working around the clock to get shots into arms quickly, and providers must continue administering to their assigned priority populations in order to ensure equity of distribution during this time of limited supply.”

New York's vast distribution network and large population of eligible individuals far exceed the vaccine supply coming from the federal government. While the federal government has increased eligibility for the vaccine to include 7 million New Yorkers, the federal supply of vaccines has actually decreased. Due to limited supply, New Yorkers are encouraged to remain patient and are advised not to show up at vaccination sites without an appointment.

Vaccination program numbers are for doses distributed and delivered to New York for the state’s vaccination program, and do not include those reserved for the federal government’s Long Term Care Facility program. A breakdown of the data based on numbers reported to New York State as of 11AM today is as follows: 

STATEWIDE BREAKDOWN

• First Doses Received - 1,304,050

• First Doses Administered - 1,144,070

• Second Doses Received - 564,600

• Second Doses Administered - 139,929

8,613 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide

1,527 Patients in the ICU; 997 Intubated

Statewide Positivity Rate is 5.09%

160 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday

 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

"I have high hopes for New York as we enter this new year with a new administration, but New Yorkers have to do their part," Governor Cuomo said. "The COVID war still needs to be fought, and while many feel COVID fatigue, that is a luxury we cannot afford. If we tire before the enemy, the enemy wins - it's that simple. I am confident that we can defeat this and rebuild stronger than ever before. Until that day comes, I encourage all New Yorkers to keep fighting the good fight together - wear a mask, social distance and avoid gatherings."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 249,955
• Total Positive - 12,720
• Percent Positive - 5.09%
• Patient Hospitalization - 8,613 (-189)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 1,021
• Hospital Counties - 57
• Number ICU - 1,527 (-35)
• Number ICU with Intubation - 997 (-26)
• Total Discharges - 121,923 (+1,022)
• Deaths - 160
• Total Deaths - 34,069