Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - OCTOBER 6, 2021

 

67,900 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

32 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

 

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

"My number one priority is getting everyone vaccinated, especially those in healthcare settings. If we can get shots to everyone who needs them, we can keep our businesses open and safe," Governor Hochul said. "We made incredible progress ever since the pandemic started, and I urge everyone to schedule your first shot if you haven't gotten it yet, and take your second dose when you can. Together, we can keep our neighbors and family safe."

 

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 195,894
• Total Positive - 5,672
• Percent Positive - 2.90%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.37%
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,250 (+19)
• Patients Newly Admitted -329
• Patients in ICU - 524 (+5)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 293 (+5)
• Total Discharges -  202,257 (+263)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 32
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 44,735

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 - 56,992

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 - 25,635,101
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 67,900
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 457,871
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 82.2%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 74.2%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 84.9%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 76.1%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 69.6%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 62.7%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 71.9%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 64.3%