Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

56,138 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

19 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday  

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

"As we continue to fight COVID-19 and work with localities and all our health providers who are operating our vaccination sites, it is important to remember that we are all in this together - every one of us." Governor Hochul said. "That's how we got through the worst phase of this pandemic, and it's how we'll get to the end of it. The vaccine works. It is our strongest weapon in this fight, and millions of New Yorkers have already taken it and are better protected as a result. Getting vaccinated is not only essential to protect your own health, but the best way to protect everyone around you."

Today's data is summarized briefly below: 

• Test Results Reported - 176,675
• Total Positive - 5,402
• Percent Positive - 3.06%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.35%
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,427 (+12)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 316
• Patients in ICU - 520 (+17)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 271 (+6)
• Total Discharges - 195,182 (+277)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 19
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 43,839

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 - 55,878 

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 - 24,130,905
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 56,138
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 342,509
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 78.4%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 70.9%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 81.0%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 72.7%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 66.2%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 59.6%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 68.5%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 61.1%