August 16, 2021
Albany, NY

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

32,309 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

11 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"We continue to fight COVID-19 across the state each and every day, but vaccinations are the key to our success and more New Yorkers need to get their shots," Governor Cuomo said. "We've maintained vaccination sites conveniently located throughout New York State, and residents can make appointments or simply walk in to get their shots. I implore anyone who is eligible and hasn't yet taken the vaccine to do so right away—it's a safe step we can all take to protect our families, friends and all New Yorkers."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported - 99,005
  • Total Positive - 3,575
  • Percent Positive - 3.61%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.09%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 1,722 (+72)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 217
  • Patients in ICU - 362 (+7)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 134 (-4)
  • Total Discharges - 189,188 (+162)
  • Deaths - 11
  • Total Deaths - 43,259
  • Total vaccine doses administered - 22,932,286
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 32,309
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 309,258
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose- 74.7%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series- 68.2%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 77.6%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 69.9%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 62.7%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 56.9%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 65.2%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 58.4%

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

Region

Friday, August 13, 2021

Saturday, August 14, 2021

Sunday, August 15, 2021

Capital Region

4.47%

4.52%

4.58%

Central New York

4.34%

4.49%

4.67%

Finger Lakes

4.13%

4.07%

4.25%

Long Island

3.69%

3.69%

3.84%

Mid-Hudson

3.18%

3.25%

3.16%

Mohawk Valley

3.97%

3.79%

3.77%

New York City

2.64%

2.60%

2.58%

North Country

3.80%

3.88%

4.23%

Southern Tier

3.82%

3.65%

3.72%

Western New York

3.22%

3.24%

3.30%

Statewide

3.09%

3.06%

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

Friday, August 13, 2021

Saturday, August 14, 2021

Sunday, August 15, 2021

Bronx

3.04%

3.12%

3.08%

Kings

2.60%

2.57%

2.51%

New York

2.10%

2.01%

2.02%

Queens

2.75%

2.74%

2.74%

Richmond

3.72%

3.71%

3.67%

Yesterday, 3,575 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State,bringing the total to 2,192,336. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

25,847

39

Allegany

3,627

5

Broome

19,285

31

Cattaraugus

5,897

4

Cayuga

6,672

26

Chautauqua

9,208

10

Chemung

7,996

9

Chenango

3,705

11

Clinton

4,952

4

Columbia

4,211

7

Cortland

4,091

12

Delaware

2,560

7

Dutchess

30,866

60

Erie

92,300

96

Essex

1,695

10

Franklin

2,663

10

Fulton

4,576

5

Genesee

5,528

8

Greene

3,553

6

Hamilton

335

0

Herkimer

5,388

6

Jefferson

6,395

13

Lewis

2,910

4

Livingston

4,625

8

Madison

4,722

7

Monroe

71,759

142

Montgomery

4,416

7

Nassau

192,601

347

Niagara

20,594

19

NYC

989,451

1,506

Oneida

23,296

29

Onondaga

40,711

90

Ontario

7,684

22

Orange

50,506

70

Orleans

3,217

4

Oswego

7,994

17

Otsego

3,637

5

Putnam

11,003

10

Rensselaer

11,859

31

Rockland

48,385

30

Saratoga

16,437

29

Schenectady

13,870

44

Schoharie

1,812

3

Schuyler

1,101

1

Seneca

2,086

2

St. Lawrence

6,994

30

Steuben

7,123

15

Suffolk

209,612

476

Sullivan

7,021

20

Tioga

3,974

6

Tompkins

4,656

12

Ulster

14,572

20

Warren

3,966

14

Washington

3,317

5

Wayne

6,042

19

Westchester

134,167

146

Wyoming

3,652

1

Yates

1,214

5

Yesterday, 11 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 43,259. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Chemung

1

Erie

1

Kings

1

Manhattan

1

Nassau

1

Orange

1

Oswego

1

Queens

3

Westchester

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, 19,773 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 13,394completed 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

Increase over past 24 hours

Cumulative

Increase over past 24 hours

Total

Total

Capital Region

705,036

632

652,348

385

Central New York

554,110

388

517,817

252

Finger Lakes

713,997

649

670,701

445

Long Island

1,673,607

2,672

1,500,036

2,236

Mid-Hudson

1,329,548

1,887

1,189,825

1,359

Mohawk Valley

275,499

218

255,884

143

New York City

5,902,197

12,042

5,280,154

7,743

North Country

256,028

135

233,420

74

Southern Tier

366,448

332

341,082

209

Western New York

778,056

818

719,686

548

Statewide

12,554,526

19,773

11,360,953

13,394

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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Albany: (518) 474 - 8418
New York City: (212) 681 - 4640

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