Governor Cuomo Announces 7-Day Average COVID-19 Positivity Rate Drops to New Low

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the statewide 7-day average positivity rate dropped to 0.67 percent yesterday, a new low.

The Governor also announced that more than 19 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in New York State.

"We continue to make progress and we are on the verge of defeating COVID-19 for good, but it's vital that we continue to get as many shots in arms as we can," Governor Cuomo said. "We're establishing new pop-up sites across the state and are offering incentives to encourage those who haven't yet received a shot to take it. New Yorkers have fought this terrible virus every step of the way through an unimaginably difficult time, and there is a light at the end of the tunnel, but getting everyone vaccinated as soon as possible is critical to New York's future public health and economic recovery."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 71,242
• Total Positive - 494
• Percent Positive - 0.69%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 0.67%
• Patient Hospitalization - 1,032 (-36)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 89
• Patients in ICU - 252 (-8)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 150 (-5)
• Total Discharges - 182,294 (+119)
• Deaths - 18
• Total Deaths - 42,715
• Total vaccine doses administered - 19,044,632
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 48,015
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 603,390
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 65.2%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 56.9%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 53.6%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 45.7%

Each region's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

Each New York City borough's 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:

Yesterday, 494 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,085,190. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

Yesterday, 18 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 42,715. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

All New York State mass vaccination sites are now 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, 21,535 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 29,082 completed their vaccine series. A geographic breakdown of New Yorkers who have been vaccinated by region is as follows:

The COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker Dashboard is available to update New Yorkers on the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. The New York State Department of Health requires vaccinating facilities to report all COVID-19 vaccine administration data within 24 hours; the vaccine administration data on the dashboard is updated daily to reflect the most up-to-date metrics in the state's vaccination effort.