Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

 

39,453 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

41 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday 

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

"The way out of this pandemic is to get as many New Yorkers vaccinated as possible, and New York continues to take steps to put more shots in arms," Governor Hochul said. "We're launching new mask requirements and pop-up sites to help children and their families stay healthy, especially in under vaccinated communities. Getting your shot is safe, free and effective, and it's the best tool we have to defeat this pandemic for good, so don't delay and get your shot immediately." 

  

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 143,765
• Total Positive - 5,242
• Percent Positive - 3.65%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.98%
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,402 (+69)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 266
• Patients in ICU - 547 (-10)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 325 (-2)
• Total Discharges - 198,353 (+188)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 41
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 44,238

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 - 56,309

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 - 24,745,580
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 39,453
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 358,037
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 80.3%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 72.4%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 82.8%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 74.3%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 67.9%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 61.0%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 70.1%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 62.7%