Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State's Progress Combating COVID-19

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

"There's no doubt that the Delta variant is real - you can see it in the numbers - but we have been through this before and we know how to keep it under control," Governor Cuomo said. "The vaccine is the weapon that will win the war against COVID, and to get our vaccination rates up even more and protect New Yorkers from the Delta variant we are now requiring all patient-facing health care workers in state hospitals to get vaccinated by Labor Day. All State workers will also be required to get vaccinated, and those who do not will be required to be tested for COVID-19 on a weekly basis. It's smart, it's fair, it's in everyone's interest and it will put us one step closer to defeating this beast once and for all."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 98,944
• Total Positive - 2,203
• Percent Positive - 2.23%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.04%
• Patient Hospitalization - 591 (+6)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 111
• Patients in ICU - 126 (+8)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 50 (+5)
• Total Discharges - 186,488 (+9)
• Deaths - 7
• Total Deaths - 43,068
• Total vaccine doses administered - 22,109,711
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 26,063
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 228,019
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 72.0%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 66.5%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 74.8%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 68.2%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 60.1%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 55.3%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 62.6%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 56.7%

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, 2,203 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,125,333. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

Yesterday, 7 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 43,068. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

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, 14,263 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 13,075 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. New York State Department of Health-reported data from NYSIIS and CIR differs slightly from federally-reported data, which is inclusive of federally-administered doses and other minor differences. Both numbers are included in the release above.