Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

 

64,055 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

34 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"New Yorkers continue to battle COVID-19 every single day in hospitals and homes across our state, and we have to vaccinate more people to curb the spread of this terrible virus," Governor Hochul said. "We're taking decisive action to keep New Yorkers safe in schools and other facilities, but increasing the vaccination rate will push us across the finish line for good. The vaccine is safe, free and effective, and millions of New Yorkers have taken it, so I urge everyone who hasn't yet received their shot to do so right away."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 213,002
• Total Positive - 5,781
• Percent Positive - 2.71%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.09%
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,395 (+21)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 313
• Patients in ICU - 567 (+5)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 314 (+9)
• Total Discharges - 197,326 (+256)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 34
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 44,104

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 - 56,184

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 - 24,563,158
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 64,055
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 374,115
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 79.7%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 72.0%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 82.2%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 73.7%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 67.4%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 60.6%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 69.6%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 62.1%