September 18, 2021
Albany, NY

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

58,712 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

27 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19.

"We are continuing to partner with localities and health providers to make sure the vaccine is accessible in every part of the state," Governor Hochul said. "We know the vaccine works, and we know that by not taking it you are many times more vulnerable to the most severe symptoms of COVID-19. If you still need to get your shot, you need to do so for your safety and the safety of everyone around you."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported - 197,275
  • Total Positive - 5,368
  • Percent Positive - 2.72%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.07%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,382 (-13)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 322
  • Patients in ICU - 557 (-10)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 312 (-2)
  • Total Discharges - 197,629 (+303)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 27
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 44,133

The Health Electronic Response Data System is a NYS DOH data source that collects confirmed daily death data as reported by hospitals, nursing homes and adult care facilities only.

  • Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC - 56,184

This daily COVID-19 provisional death certificate data reported by NYS DOH and NYC to the CDC includes those who died in any location, including hospitals, nursing homes, adult care facilities, at home, in hospice and other settings.

  • Total vaccine doses administered - 24,621,870
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 58,712
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 366,081
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 79.9%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 72.1%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 82.4%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 73.9%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 67.6%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 60.7%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 69.7%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 62.3%

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

Region

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Thursday, September 16, 2021

Friday, September 17, 2021

Capital Region

4.26%

4.21%

4.12%

Central New York

5.37%

5.03%

4.99%

Finger Lakes

4.95%

4.94%

4.93%

Long Island

4.06%

3.97%

3.92%

Mid-Hudson

3.54%

3.41%

3.36%

Mohawk Valley

4.64%

4.64%

4.55%

New York City

2.12%

2.06%

2.07%

North Country

5.63%

5.80%

5.85%

Southern Tier

3.37%

3.20%

3.33%

Western New York

5.02%

4.96%

4.75%

Statewide

3.16%

3.09%

3.07%

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

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Thursday, September 16, 2021

Friday, September 17, 2021

Bronx

2.23%

2.16%

2.03%

Kings

2.34%

2.32%

2.36%

New York

1.59%

1.55%

1.55%

Queens

2.20%

2.15%

2.16%

Richmond

2.76%

2.58%

2.62%

Yesterday, 5,368 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,349,893. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

28,164

91

Allegany

3,967

21

Broome

21,486

117

Cattaraugus

6,645

23

Cayuga

7,782

22

Chautauqua

10,674

52

Chemung

8,889

52

Chenango

4,133

21

Clinton

5,529

65

Columbia

4,580

22

Cortland

4,745

18

Delaware

3,005

15

Dutchess

33,516

79

Erie

98,209

146

Essex

1,922

8

Franklin

3,419

43

Fulton

5,216

12

Genesee

5,983

24

Greene

3,897

21

Hamilton

407

3

Herkimer

5,924

19

Jefferson

7,326

41

Lewis

3,131

8

Livingston

5,117

15

Madison

5,318

16

Monroe

77,364

168

Montgomery

5,013

35

Nassau

205,391

372

Niagara

21,932

51

NYC

1,048,613

2,082

Oneida

25,440

80

Onondaga

45,229

128

Ontario

8,428

23

Orange

54,147

102

Orleans

3,577

11

Oswego

9,438

36

Otsego

4,122

12

Putnam

11,742

37

Rensselaer

13,126

42

Rockland

50,497

56

Saratoga

18,254

68

Schenectady

15,123

52

Schoharie

2,050

9

Schuyler

1,255

2

Seneca

2,432

10

St. Lawrence

8,715

69

Steuben

8,233

54

Suffolk

225,877

512

Sullivan

7,740

23

Tioga

4,360

16

Tompkins

5,841

46

Ulster

16,195

50

Warren

4,625

23

Washington

3,854

17

Wayne

6,836

32

Westchester

140,204

179

Wyoming

3,877

9

Yates

1,379

8

Yesterday, 27 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 44,133. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Bronx

1

Broome

1

Chautauqua

1

Erie

1

Genesee

1

Kings

3

Manhattan

3

Monroe

3

Nassau

1

Oneida

1

Onondaga

2

Otsego

1

Queens

3

Steuben

1

Suffolk

2

Sullivan

1

Tioga

1

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, 32,739 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 28,154 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

739,975

973

680,188

1,025

Central New York

578,299

678

536,367

597

Finger Lakes

749,730

989

698,347

895

Long Island

1,827,790

5,206

1,617,264

4,954

Mid-Hudson

1,426,860

2,720

1,264,941

2,554

Mohawk Valley

288,379

324

266,763

419

New York City

6,454,852

19,557

5,713,998

15,521

North Country

268,149

465

241,761

460

Southern Tier

384,105

500

354,514

492

Western New York

818,109

1,327

751,291

1,237

Statewide

13,536,248

32,739

12,125,434

28,154

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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