Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - OCTOBER 16, 2021

 

64,712 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours  

28 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday 

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

"We are getting closer to the season of gathering with loved ones, and the best thing you can do to keep your loved ones safe is to get your vaccination," Governor Hochul said. "We hit a vaccination milestone of eighty five percent of adult New Yorkers with their first dose, but we need to get it higher before the holiday season so we can celebrate with the best peace of mind." 

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 216,951
• Total Positive - 5,248
• Percent Positive - 2.42%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.54%
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,115 (+3)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 275
• Patients in ICU - 459 (+1)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 261 (+6)
• Total Discharges - 204,889 (+270)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 28
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 45,073

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 - 57,288

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 - 26,221,847
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 64,712
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 370,951
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 83.1%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 75.2%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 85.9%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 77.1%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 70.4%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 63.6%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 72.8%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 65.3%