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

 

96,049 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours    

77 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide

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

“With just three days left in the year, let's make a New Year's resolution to beat this pandemic in 2022," Governor Hochul said. “Let's start by celebrating New Year's safely this weekend. Before visiting friends and family, please get yourself tested and make sure you are vaccinated and boosted, if eligible. Please remember to wear a mask when gathering with others. If we all do what’s right, we can make 2022 a very different year from the hardships we've had to endure so far.”

Today's data is summarized briefly below.

· Test Results Reported – 210,996

· Total Positive – 40,780

· Percent Positive – 19.33%

· 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 13.36%

· Patient Hospitalization - 6,173 (+647)

· Patients Newly Admitted – 1,148

· Patients in ICU - 945 (+32)

· Patients in ICU with Intubation - 519 (+18)

· Total Discharges - 227,712 (+457)

· New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 77

· Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 48,150

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 - 61,084

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 – 33,229,440

· Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 96,049

· Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 680,721

· Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 88.7% 

· Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 80.4% 

· Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 95.0%

· Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 82.7%

· Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 77.5%

· Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 69.5% 

· Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 83.4%

· Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 71.5%