July 21, 2021
Albany, NY

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

35,832 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

5 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"Getting vaccinated is more crucial now than it's ever been before. As the Delta variant makes its way through the nation, it is the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones against the virus," Governor Cuomo said. "The vaccine is safe, effective, free and accessible. There's no excuse not to get yours as soon as possible. This is steadily becoming a pandemic amongst the unvaccinated - utilize the weapon we have."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported - 83,082
  • Total Positive - 1,452
  • Percent Positive - 1.75%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 1.41%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 462 (+38)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 96
  • Patients in ICU - 100 (+11)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 36 (+3)
  • Total Discharges - 186,006 (+61)
  • Deaths - 5
  • Total Deaths - 43,041
  • Total vaccine doses administered - 21,881,692
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 35,832
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 234,252
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 71.3%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 66.0%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 74.0%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 67.5%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 59.5%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 54.8%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 61.8%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 56.1%

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

Region

Sunday, July 18, 2021

Monday, July 19, 2021

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Capital Region

1.75%

1.81%

1.89%

Central New York

1.00%

1.06%

1.14%

Finger Lakes

1.01%

1.10%

1.14%

Long Island

1.61%

1.66%

1.80%

Mid-Hudson

0.99%

0.99%

1.10%

Mohawk Valley

0.81%

0.96%

0.94%

New York City

1.27%

1.32%

1.42%

North Country

0.94%

0.92%

0.87%

Southern Tier

0.69%

0.69%

0.79%

Western New York

1.42%

1.55%

1.56%

Statewide

1.26%

1.31%

1.41%

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

Sunday, July 18, 2021

Monday, July 19, 2021

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Bronx

1.24%

1.29%

1.33%

Kings

1.24%

1.31%

1.41%

New York

1.19%

1.23%

1.35%

Queens

1.24%

1.28%

1.37%

Richmond

1.87%

1.93%

2.08%

Yesterday, 1,452 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,112,913. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

24,842

11

Allegany

3,572

1

Broome

18,718

3

Cattaraugus

5,758

2

Cayuga

6,380

3

Chautauqua

8,984

2

Chemung

7,821

4

Chenango

3,524

2

Clinton

4,867

0

Columbia

4,104

4

Cortland

3,945

1

Delaware

2,407

3

Dutchess

29,656

15

Erie

90,050

41

Essex

1,615

1

Franklin

2,570

2

Fulton

4,445

2

Genesee

5,450

1

Greene

3,434

5

Hamilton

316

0

Herkimer

5,231

3

Jefferson

6,215

0

Lewis

2,829

0

Livingston

4,547

0

Madison

4,596

2

Monroe

69,502

21

Montgomery

4,269

0

Nassau

185,373

138

Niagara

20,142

5

NYC

949,279

870

Oneida

22,744

0

Onondaga

39,242

14

Ontario

7,448

5

Orange

48,667

39

Orleans

3,136

2

Oswego

7,664

3

Otsego

3,475

0

Putnam

10,662

3

Rensselaer

11,314

3

Rockland

47,258

11

Saratoga

15,511

13

Schenectady

13,259

9

Schoharie

1,719

3

Schuyler

1,083

0

Seneca

2,020

0

St. Lawrence

6,693

0

Steuben

6,992

3

Suffolk

202,585

125

Sullivan

6,722

1

Tioga

3,857

3

Tompkins

4,379

2

Ulster

14,013

9

Warren

3,722

5

Washington

3,178

0

Wayne

5,811

0

Westchester

130,528

56

Wyoming

3,608

0

Yates

1,182

1

Yesterday, 5 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 43,041. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence

County

New Deaths

Bronx

1

Kings

1

Nassau

1

Onondaga

1

Suffolk

1

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, 19,626 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 18,116 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

679,761

787

635,686

639

Central New York

537,958

590

506,944

633

Finger Lakes

690,349

863

654,176

852

Long Island

1,570,938

3,079

1,434,335

2,785

Mid-Hudson

1,262,042

2,358

1,146,199

1,916

Mohawk Valley

266,391

390

250,198

374

New York City

5,529,640

10,033

5,042,700

9,414

North Country

249,368

254

228,995

248

Southern Tier

352,787

395

331,243

317

Western New York

751,386

877

695,927

938

Statewide

11,890,620

19,626

10,926,403

18,116

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.

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