Sunday, December 19, 2021

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

 

136,402 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

58 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Over the Last Two Days


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

"We must stay vigilant against the winter COVID-19 surge by taking the proper precautions against the spread of this virus," Governor Hochul said. "This is not March of 2020, we are not defenseless. We have the tools to protect ourselves and the vulnerable loves ones in our families: Get vaccinated, get the booster and wear a mask when indoors or in large gatherings. Don't take a chance during the winter surge."

Today's data is summarized briefly below: 

  • Test Results Reported - 267,422
  • Total Positive - 22,478
  • Percent Positive - 8.41%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 6.88%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 3,880 (-29)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 542
  • Patients in ICU - 761 (+16)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 448 (+11)
  • Total Discharges - 223,318 (+540)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 58
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 47,551

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 - 60,253

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 - 32,372,596
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 136,402
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 1,073,824
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 88.0% 
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 79.9% 
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 94.3%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 82.3% 
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 76.6% 
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 68.9% 
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 82.0% 
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 70.9%

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