Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - OCTOBER 12, 2021

 

40,233 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

35 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday 

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

"Millions of New Yorkers have been vaccinated and life is returning to a semblance of normalcy, but COVID-19 still threatens our communities and New Yorkers every single day," Governor Hochul said. "We have to increase the vaccination rate even further to successfully protect our neighbors and loved ones from this virus and put the pandemic in the rear view mirror. Getting vaccinated is safe, free and effective, so I urge everyone to get their shots right away."

  

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 111,564
• Total Positive - 3,376
• Percent Positive - 3.03%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.52%
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,148 (+50)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 221
• Patients in ICU - 467 (+1)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 259 (+3)
• Total Discharges - 203,812 (+167)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 35
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 44,939

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 - 57,151 

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 - 25,968,644
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 40,233
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 401,443
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 82.7%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 74.8%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 85.1%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 76.3%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 70.1%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 63.2%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 72.2%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 64.5%