Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - AUGUST 24, 2021

 

35,937 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

3,199 New Positives Yesterday

 Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19.

"Fighting COVID-19 and the Delta variant is a top priority for this administration, and although we're implementing new masking requirements to keep everyone safe, vaccination is the key to our future," Governor Hochul said. "Millions of New Yorkers have taken the vaccine, but far too many remain unvaccinated and that's why we continue to operate convenient sites across the state. Getting vaccinated helps your family, friends and community, so get your shot today."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 88,918
• Total Positive - 3,199
• Percent Positive - 3.60%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.13%
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,103 (+86)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 265
• Patients in ICU - 416 (+9)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 204 (+16)
• Total Discharges - 191,027 (+181)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 11
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 43,415
  • The Health Electronic Response Data System is a NYS DOH data source that collects confirmed daily death data as reported by hospitals, nursing homes and adult care facilities only.

• Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC - 55,395
  • This daily COVID-19 provisional death certificate data reported by NYS DOH and NYC to the CDC includes those who died in any location, including hospitals, nursing homes, adult care facilities, at home, in hospice and other settings.

• Total vaccine doses administered - 23,298,566
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 35,937
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 329,805
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 75.8%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 69.0%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 78.7%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 70.7%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 63.9%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 57.7%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 66.3%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 59.2%