Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - OCTOBER 2, 2021

 

91,507 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

22 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday 

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

"We're working to protect New Yorkers from the continued spread of COVID-19, and the vaccine is the central tool in that ongoing effort," Governor Hochul said. "New York State is taking action to keep our children, parents and families safe from this terrible virus, but there's more we have to do. Getting New Yorkers vaccinated is vital to rebuilding our economy and fostering a healthier future for all of us, so I urge everyone who hasn't taken the shot yet to do so immediately."

  

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 221,209
• Total Positive - 4,701
• Percent Positive - 2.13%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.45%
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,177 (+8)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 288
• Patients in ICU - 525 (+5)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 285 (-10)
• Total Discharges - 201,343 (+264)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 22
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 44,610

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 - 56,758

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 - 25,370,944
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 91,507
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 405,196
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 81.8%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 73.7%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 84.3%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 75.6%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 69.2%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 62.2%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 71.4%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 63.8%