Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - NOVEMBER 28, 2021

 

71,547 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

31 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"We're entering a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic where it's more important than ever for every eligible New Yorker to get vaccinated," Governor Hochul said. "Cases are rising throughout New York State, and the new Omnicron variant poses a very real threat to the progress we've made. Vaccines are our best way to protect all our families this holiday season — so please get your shot today."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 145,189
• Total Positive - 6,147
• Percent Positive - 4.23%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 4.05%
• Patient Hospitalization - 2,756 (+60)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 399
• Patients in ICU - 538 (+25)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 298 (+18)
• Total Discharges - 215,000 (+314)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 31
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 46,443

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 - 56,793

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 - 29,626,252
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 71,547
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 538,920
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 85.7%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 78.3%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 90.3%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 80.5%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 74.0%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 66.3%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 77.5%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 68.2%