Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

 

Announces New Webpages to Provide Expanded Data on COVID-19 Variants and Breakthrough Cases

50,924 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

39 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

 The Governor today also launched two new webpages to provide expanded COVID-19 data. The first focuses on COVID-19 variants, providing public information on how we track variants, why we track variants and updated data.

The second webpage includes the COVID-19 Breakthrough Data Report, which displays COVID-19 breakthrough cases, hospitalizations and in-depth data over time.                         

The breakthrough data shows that as of September 20, 2021, the New York State Department of Health is aware of 78,416 laboratory-confirmed breakthrough cases of COVID-19 among fully-vaccinated people in New York State, which corresponds to 0.7% of fully-vaccinated people 12-years or older. Also, 5,555 hospitalizations with COVID-19 among fully-vaccinated people in New York State, which corresponds to 0.05% of the population of fully-vaccinated people 12-years or older. 

"The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over and it's critical that we continue to make progress getting shots in arms throughout the state to keep New Yorkers healthy and safe," Governor Hochul said. "We're implementing mask requirements in schools and facilities to keep children and their parents safe, but those measures alone won't defeat this pandemic—we need to get everyone who's eligible vaccinated immediately. If you haven't received your shot and are eligible, it's vitally important that you get it as soon as possible at one of the many sites located around the state."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 198,847
• Total Positive -  4,814
• Percent Positive - 2.42%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.75%
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,320 (-32)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 291
• Patients in ICU - 552 (-8)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 331 (+6)
• Total Discharges - 198,935 (+274)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 39
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 44,313

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 - 56,434

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 - 24,846,507
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 50,924
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 347,404
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 80.6%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 72.7%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 83.0%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 74.5%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 68.2%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 61.3%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 70.3%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 62.9%