Governor Hochul Provides September 17th Update to New Yorkers on State’s Progress Combating COVID-19

• by Urban CNY News
• September 18, 2021

64,055 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours 34 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Thursday     Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress combating COVID-19. “New Yorkers continue to battle COVID-19 every single day in hospitals and homes across our state, and we have to vaccinate more people to curb the spread of this terrible virus,” Governor Hochul said. “We’re taking decisive action to keep New Yorkers safe in schools and other facilities, but increasing the vaccination rate will push us across the finish line for good. The vaccine is safe, free and effective, and millions of New Yorkers have taken it, so I urge everyone who hasn’t yet received their shot to do so right away.” Today’s data is summarized briefly below: Test Results Reported – 213,002 Total Positive – 5,781 Percent Positive – 2.71% 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 3.09% Patient Hospitalization – 2,395 (+21) Patients Newly Admitted – 313 Patients in ICU – 567 (+5) Patients in ICU with Intubation – 314 (+9) Total Discharges – 197,326 (+256) New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 34 Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 44,104 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 – 56,184 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 – 24,563,158 Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 64,055 Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 374,115 Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 79.7% Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 72.0% Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 82.2% Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 73.7% Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 67.4% Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 60.6% Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 69.6% Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 62.1% Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows: Region Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Thursday, September 16, 2021 Capital Region 4.43% 4.26% 4.21% Central New York 5.27% 5.37% 5.03% Finger Lakes 4.57% 4.95% 4.94% Long Island 4.09% 4.06% 3.97% Mid-Hudson 3.57% 3.54% 3.41% Mohawk Valley 4.44% 4.64% 4.64% New York City 2.11% 2.12% 2.06% North Country 5.66% 5.63% 5.80% Southern Tier 3.21% 3.37% 3.20% Western New York 4.78% 5.02% 4.96% Statewide 3.11% 3.16% 3.09% Each New York City borough’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows: Borough in NYC Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Thursday, September 16, 2021 Bronx 2.32% 2.23% 2.16% Kings 2.25% 2.34% 2.32% New York 1.55% 1.59% 1.55% Queens 2.23% 2.20% 2.15% Richmond 2.94% 2.76% 2.58% Yesterday, 5,781 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,344,525. A geographic breakdown is as follows: County Total Positive New Positive Albany 28,073 69 Allegany 3,946 20 Broome 21,369 100 Cattaraugus 6,622 27 Cayuga 7,760 35 Chautauqua 10,622 85 Chemung 8,837 65 Chenango 4,112 14 Clinton 5,464 33 Columbia 4,558 10 Cortland 4,727 28 Delaware 2,990 33 Dutchess 33,437 95 Erie 98,063 250 Essex 1,914 22 Franklin 3,376 29 Fulton 5,204 19 Genesee 5,959 19 Greene 3,876 10 Hamilton 404 1 Herkimer 5,905 10 Jefferson 7,285 54 Lewis 3,123 6 Livingston 5,102 17 Madison 5,302 9 Monroe 77,196 197 Montgomery 4,978 12 Nassau 205,019 477 Niagara 21,881 62 NYC 1,046,531 1,908 Oneida 25,360 109 Onondaga 45,101 217 Ontario 8,405 28 Orange 54,045 108 Orleans 3,566 22 Oswego 9,402 68 Otsego 4,110 11 Putnam 11,705 29 Rensselaer 13,084 46 Rockland 50,441 81 Saratoga 18,186 36 Schenectady 15,071 33 Schoharie 2,041 6 Schuyler 1,253 7 Seneca 2,422 19 St. Lawrence 8,646 102 Steuben 8,179 54 Suffolk 225,365 702 Sullivan 7,717 29 Tioga 4,344 18 Tompkins 5,795 27 Ulster 16,145 39 Warren 4,602 25 Washington 3,837 23 Wayne 6,804 40 Westchester 140,025 166 Wyoming 3,868 13 Yates 1,371 7 Yesterday, 34 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 44,104. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: County New Deaths Broome 1 Dutchess 2 Erie 2 Kings 7 Livingston 1 Nassau 3 Niagara 1 Oneida 2 Onondaga 1 Queens 4 Rockland 1 Saratoga 1 Schenectady 1 St. Lawrence 3 Suffolk 2 Wayne 1 Westchester 1 All New York State mass vaccination sites are open to eligible New Yorkers for walk-in vaccination on a first-come, first-serve basis. People who would prefer to schedule an appointment at a state-run mass vaccination site can do so on the Am I Eligible App or by calling 1-833-NYS-4-VAX. People may also contact their local health department, pharmacy, doctor or hospital to schedule appointments where vaccines are available, or visit vaccines.gov to find information on vaccine appointments near them. Yesterday, 35,723 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 30,149 completed their vaccine series. A geographic breakdown of New Yorkers who have been vaccinated by region is as follows: People with at least one vaccine dose People with complete vaccine series Region Cumulative Total Increase over past 24 hours Cumulative Total Increase over past 24 hours Capital Region 739,002 904 679,163 928 Central New York 577,621 698 535,770 702 Finger Lakes 748,741 1,440 697,452 1,081 Long Island 1,822,584 6,026 1,612,310 5,622 Mid-Hudson 1,424,140 2,746 1,262,387 2,715 Mohawk Valley 288,055 457 266,344 450 New York City 6,435,295 21,019 5,698,477 16,366 North Country 267,684 301 241,301 398 Southern Tier 383,605 614 354,022 636 Western New York 816,782 1,518 750,054 1,251 Statewide 13,503,509 35,723 12,097,280 30,149 The COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker Dashboard is available to update New