August 19, 2021
Albany, NY

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

55,856 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

17 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"New Yorkers who have not yet received their vaccination are leaving themselves, their communities, and their loved ones at heightened risk of contracting COVID, especially with the ongoing spread of the Delta variant," Governor Cuomo said. "We have made so much progress thus far and now is not the time to rest. There are no more excuses - the vaccine is safe, effective and free. If you haven't already, now is the time get vaccinated as soon as possible."


Today's data is summarized briefly below:

· Test Results Reported - 169,710
· Total Positive - 5,138
· Percent Positive - 3.03%
· 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.15%
· Patient Hospitalization - 1,937 (+49)
· Patients Newly Admitted - 303
· Patients in ICU - 391 (+10)
· Patients in ICU with Intubation - 169 (+12)
· Total Discharges - 189,854
· Deaths - 17
· Total Deaths - 43,318
· Total vaccine doses administered - 23,076,850
· Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 55,856
· Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 320,484
· Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 75.1%
· Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 68.5%
· Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 77.9%
· Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 70.2%
· Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 63.2%
· Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 57.2%
· Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 65.6%
· Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 58.6%

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

Region

Monday, August 16, 2021

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Capital Region

4.55%

4.61%

4.70%

Central New York

4.76%

4.71%

4.67%

Finger Lakes

4.20%

4.14%

4.07%

Long Island

3.90%

3.94%

3.96%

Mid-Hudson

3.25%

3.25%

3.36%

Mohawk Valley

3.67%

3.48%

3.35%

New York City

2.60%

2.62%

2.59%

North Country

4.18%

4.40%

4.46%

Southern Tier

3.75%

3.91%

3.86%

Western New York

3.27%

3.37%

3.28%

Statewide

3.13%

3.16%

3.15%

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

Monday, August 16, 2021

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Bronx

3.07%

2.98%

2.91%

Kings

2.53%

2.67%

2.67%

New York

2.07%

2.08%

2.04%

Queens

2.79%

2.74%

2.71%

Richmond

3.61%

3.46%

3.41%

Yesterday, 5,138 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,205,778. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

26,017

52

Allegany

3,635

2

Broome

19,414

49

Cattaraugus

5,924

12

Cayuga

6,781

36

Chautauqua

9,260

21

Chemung

8,040

17

Chenango

3,738

12

Clinton

4,962

7

Columbia

4,235

4

Cortland

4,136

18

Delaware

2,583

14

Dutchess

31,087

86

Erie

92,688

133

Essex

1,720

14

Franklin

2,700

13

Fulton

4,607

12

Genesee

5,559

9

Greene

3,568

4

Hamilton

341

3

Herkimer

5,421

22

Jefferson

6,438

17

Lewis

2,919

3

Livingston

4,651

16

Madison

4,748

7

Monroe

72,206

167

Montgomery

4,459

17

Nassau

193,731

407

Niagara

20,671

30

NYC

995,432

2,380

Oneida

23,415

35

Onondaga

41,016

104

Ontario

7,719

8

Orange

50,837

112

Orleans

3,233

8

Oswego

8,058

25

Otsego

3,679

15

Putnam

11,081

26

Rensselaer

11,955

29

Rockland

48,569

72

Saratoga

16,580

64

Schenectady

13,996

53

Schoharie

1,820

4

Schuyler

1,110

5

Seneca

2,099

3

St. Lawrence

7,081

28

Steuben

7,168

19

Suffolk

210,935

515

Sullivan

7,092

28

Tioga

4,000

10

Tompkins

4,719

22

Ulster

14,749

66

Warren

4,036

26

Washington

3,353

11

Wayne

6,092

17

Westchester

134,833

243

Wyoming

3,664

4

Yates

1,218

2

Yesterday, 17 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 43,318. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence

County

New Deaths

Bronx

4

Chautauqua

1

Chenango

1

Dutchess

1

Kings

2

Monroe

1

Orange

1

Queens

1

Rensselaer

1

Suffolk

3

Warren

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, 36,234 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 21,943 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

709,004

1,484

654,903

851

Central New York

556,434

1,001

519,416

575

Finger Lakes

717,827

1,582

673,362

989

Long Island

1,689,247

5,422

1,510,690

3,736

Mid-Hudson

1,340,401

3,746

1,196,843

2,207

Mohawk Valley

276,831

483

256,819

290

New York City

5,949,460

19,916

5,309,422

11,366

North Country

256,979

399

234,238

301

Southern Tier

368,083

743

342,163

457

Western New York

781,556

1,458

722,636

1,171

Statewide

12,645,822

36,234

11,420,492

21,943

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.

Contact the Governor's Press Office

Contact us by phone:

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

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