Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - NOVEMBER 16, 2021

 

85,170 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.  

"More and more New Yorkers are getting vaccinated each day, and with the winter months quickly approaching we can't get complacent now," Governor Hochul said. "With the vaccine now available to younger children, we have the opportunity to put an end to this pandemic - but we have to work together. Tell your friends, family and neighbors to get the shot today, so we all can have a safe and happy holiday season."

 

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

·         Test Results Reported - 101,484
·         Total Positive - 4,872
·         Percent Positive - 4.80%
·         7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.40%
·         Patient Hospitalization - 2,051 (+88)
·         Patients Newly Admitted - 252
·         Patients in ICU - 422 (+18)
·         Patients in ICU with Intubation - 231 (+20)
·         Total Discharges - 211,750 (+172)
·         New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 30
·         Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 46,068

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 - 58,635

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 - 28,532,167
·         Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 85,170
·         Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 668,524
·         Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 85.0%
·         Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 77.6%
·         Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 89.2%
·         Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 79.8%
·         Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 72.8%
·         Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 65.7%
·         Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 76.0%
·         Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 67.7%