Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - OCTOBER 17, 2021

 

52,902 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours     

36 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"The positive steps we've taken in the last few weeks are the clearest sign yet of New Yorkers' commitment to defeating this pandemic," Governor Hochul said. "Booster shots are underway, and we are laying the groundwork for getting our kids vaccinated pending final federal approval. But there is still more work to be done and New Yorkers must remain vigilant so that we move well on our way to realizing a post-COVID future." 

Today's data is summarized briefly below: 

• Test Results Reported - 208,704
• Total Positive - 4,204 
• Percent Positive - 2.01% 
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.45% 
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,086 (-29) 
• Patients Newly Admitted - 256 
• Patients in ICU - 450 (-9) 
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 247 (-14) 
• Total Discharges - 205,151 (+262) 
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 36 
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 45,109 

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 - 26,274,749
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 52,902 
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 375,527 
• 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 - 75.3% 
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 86.0% 
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 77.3% 
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 70.4% 
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 63.7% 
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 72.9% 
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 65.4%