Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19 - DECEMBER 13, 2021

62,934 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours    

46 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"The vaccine is the first and best line of defense we have against this virus," Governor Hochul said. "With the holiday travel season upon us and friends and family gathering together indoors, it's more important than ever that we stay vigilant and take the necessary precautions to keep ourselves and each other safe. Get the vaccine if you haven't already, get the booster if you have, and make sure your loved ones do the same." 

Today's data is summarized briefly below:  

• Test Results Reported - 179,704
• Total Positive - 8,993
• Percent Positive - 5.00%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 4.62%
• Patient Hospitalization - 3,683 (+109)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 445
• Patients in ICU - 736 (+43)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 399 (+11)
• Total Discharges - 220,524 (+330)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 46
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 47,183 
  
  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 - 59,990 
  
  
  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 - 31,361,706
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 62,934
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 846,658
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 86.8% 
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 79.0%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 93.4%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 82.0%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 75.4%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 67.9%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 81.0%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 70.4%