Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers On State's Progress Combating COVID-19

 

59,839 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

25 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"As we approach back to school season, it's crucial to keep our children, teachers and other school staff in our minds and get vaccinated," Governor Hochul said. "The vaccine is the best option we have when it comes to keeping ourselves and our loved ones safe. If you haven't already, go out and get your vaccination as soon as you can."

 

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 160,554
• Total Positive - 5,407
• Percent Positive - 3.37%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.18%
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,191 (+48)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 312
• Patients in ICU - 441 (+19)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 214 (+5)
• Total Discharges - 191,582 (+283)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 25
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 43,458
  • 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 - 55,440
    • 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 - 23,414,005
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 59,839
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 337,155
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 76.2%

• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 69.3%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 78.9%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 70.9%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 64.2%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 57.9%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 66.6%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 59.4%