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

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19.

The Governor also announced that pop-up vaccination sites at MTA station stops have administered more than 15,000 vaccines to date. The sites at Penn Station and Grand Central will be extended another week.

"New Yorkers are gaining ground in the fight against COVID-19 and we're getting closer to the light at the end of the tunnel, but we need everyone to get vaccinated to successfully move this state into the future. We're offering incentives and opening new pop-up sites across the state to get New Yorkers into vaccination sites and shots into arms," Governor Cuomo said. "We're providing tickets for a $5 million lottery and the chance to win a free SUNY or CUNY scholarship among other amazing incentives to convince New Yorkers to get vaccinated and protect their fellow citizens. We can defeat COVID together and rebuild our state, but getting vaccinated is the key to our success and I urge everyone who hasn't gotten the shot to do so right away."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 140,741
• Total Positive - 761
• Percent Positive - 0.54%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 0.54%
• Patient Hospitalization - 868 (-48)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 112
• Patients in ICU - 217 (-15)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 121 (-13)
• Total Discharges - 182,855 (+125)
• Deaths - 14
• Total Deaths - 42,775
• Total vaccine doses administered - 19,407,805
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 91,711
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 516,039
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 66.1%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 58.1%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 68.4%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 59.0%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 54.4%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 46.8%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 56.3%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 47.5%

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, 761 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,088,117. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

Yesterday, 14 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 42,775. 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, 39,940 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 57,431 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.