Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - OCTOBER 23, 2021

 

59,830 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours  

37 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday   

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

"We've worked hard and already hit a milestone of eighty-five percent of adult New Yorkers with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and we need to keep it up to get that number even higher," Governor Hochul said. "Every day the people of this great state show that they know what to do to keep themselves and their loved ones safe and healthy. Getting the vaccine is free, easy, and effective. If you haven't already, get yours today."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 208,561
• Total Positive - 4,338
• Percent Positive - 2.08%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.15%
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,048 (-18)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 239
• Patients in ICU - 461 (+1)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 250 (+3)
• Total Discharges - 206,570 (+233)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 37
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 45,316

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 - 57,617

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 - 26,587,435
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 59,830
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 365,588
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 83.5%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 75.9%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 86.6%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 77.9%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 70.8%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 64.2%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 73.4%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 66.0%