Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - OCTOBER 3, 2021

107,640 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

30 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"New Yorkers continue to battle COVID-19 every day across our state, and we can't sit idly by and accept that situation—we have to continue fighting this virus," Governor Hochul said. "The vaccine is the way forward, and we have to get as many eligible New Yorkers to take the shot as soon as we possibly can. New York State maintains numerous convenient vaccination sites and we have ample supply, so don't hesitate to get your shot right away."

 

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 194,919
• Total Positive - 4,584
• Percent Positive - 2.35%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.44%
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,151 (-26)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 246
• Patients in ICU - 525 (+0)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 285 (+0)
• Total Discharges - 201,610 (+267)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 30
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 44,641

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 - 25,478,584
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 107,640
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 456,925
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 82.0%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 73.9%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 84.4%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 75.7%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 69.4%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 62.4%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 71.5%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 63.9%