August 22, 2021
Albany, NY

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

45,609 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

21 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"COVID-19 remains a serious threat to New Yorkers, and with the Delta variant spreading, the key to success is getting as many people vaccinated as we can," Governor Cuomo said. "Millions of New Yorkers have taken the vaccine, sites are open across the state and the shot is free and effective. I urge everyone eligible who hasn't gotten their shot yet to do so without delay."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported - 144,065

  • Total Positive - 4,340
  • Percent Positive - 3.01%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.14%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 1,953 (-25)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 275
  • Patients in ICU - 404 (-3)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 185 (+1)
  • Total Discharges - 190,656 (+275)
  • Deaths - 21
  • Total Deaths - 43,376
  • Total vaccine doses administered - 23,232,993
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 45,609
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 333,016
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 75.6%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 68.9%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 78.4%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 70.5%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 63.7%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 57.5%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 66.1%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 59.0%

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

Region

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Friday, August 20, 2021

Saturday, August 21, 2021

Capital Region

4.39%

4.33%

4.24%

Central New York

4.30%

4.46%

4.55%

Finger Lakes

3.96%

4.00%

4.07%

Long Island

4.07%

4.06%

4.05%

Mid-Hudson

3.37%

3.40%

3.36%

Mohawk Valley

3.47%

3.46%

3.39%

New York City

2.57%

2.55%

2.55%

North Country

4.38%

4.08%

4.23%

Southern Tier

3.34%

3.17%

3.26%

Western New York

3.27%

3.36%

3.47%

Statewide

3.13%

3.12%

3.14%

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

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Friday, August 20, 2021

Saturday, August 21, 2021

Bronx

2.86%

2.86%

2.84%

Kings

2.69%

2.62%

2.58%

New York

2.01%

2.02%

2.09%

Queens

2.68%

2.69%

2.65%

Richmond

3.39%

3.19%

3.09%

Yesterday, 4,340 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,219,940. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

26,231

60

Allegany

3,647

6

Broome

19,523

43

Cattaraugus

5,973

16

Cayuga

6,883

37

Chautauqua

9,333

26

Chemung

8,084

16

Chenango

3,777

10

Clinton

4,979

9

Columbia

4,269

8

Cortland

4,196

29

Delaware

2,603

4

Dutchess

31,340

86

Erie

93,163

148

Essex

1,737

4

Franklin

2,756

18

Fulton

4,651

13

Genesee

5,585

9

Greene

3,598

10

Hamilton

350

4

Herkimer

5,457

10

Jefferson

6,473

12

Lewis

2,929

3

Livingston

4,694

18

Madison

4,798

13

Monroe

72,715

164

Montgomery

4,511

11

Nassau

195,039

353

Niagara

20,753

36

NYC

1,001,408

1,842

Oneida

23,548

36

Onondaga

41,364

108

Ontario

7,768

20

Orange

51,184

120

Orleans

3,254

5

Oswego

8,143

31

Otsego

3,718

12

Putnam

11,162

28

Rensselaer

12,067

28

Rockland

48,734

61

Saratoga

16,757

54

Schenectady

14,113

30

Schoharie

1,832

5

Schuyler

1,127

4

Seneca

2,118

7

St. Lawrence

7,163

27

Steuben

7,230

21

Suffolk

212,400

425

Sullivan

7,143

13

Tioga

4,019

10

Tompkins

4,790

27

Ulster

14,910

57

Warren

4,070

8

Washington

3,370

5

Wayne

6,158

24

Westchester

135,446

151

Wyoming

3,672

3

Yates

1,225

2

Yesterday, 21 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 43,376. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Broome

1

Chenango

2

Dutchess

1

Erie

2

Kings

4

Monroe

1

Nassau

1

Onondaga

1

Orange

2

Oswego

1

Queens

1

Rensselaer

1

Suffolk

1

Tioga

1

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, 28,142 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 19,016 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

713,010

957

657,410

686

Central New York

558,899

709

521,039

472

Finger Lakes

721,404

917

675,763

640

Long Island

1,704,454

4,533

1,520,845

3,028

Mid-Hudson

1,350,043

2,541

1,202,991

1,554

Mohawk Valley

278,242

321

257,753

206

New York City

6,005,303

16,452

5,344,370

11,046

North Country

258,081

214

235,016

174

Southern Tier

369,892

380

343,402

317

Western New York

785,146

1,118

725,514

893

Statewide

12,744,474

28,142

11,484,103

19,016

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

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

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