September 21, 2021
Albany, NY

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

39,453 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

41 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"The way out of this pandemic is to get as many New Yorkers vaccinated as possible, and New York continues to take steps to put more shots in arms," Governor Hochul said. "We're launching new mask requirements and pop-up sites to help children and their families stay healthy, especially in under vaccinated communities. Getting your shot is safe, free and effective, and it's the best tool we have to defeat this pandemic for good, so don't delay and get your shot immediately."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported - 143,765
  • Total Positive - 5,242
  • Percent Positive - 3.65%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.98%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,402 (+69)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 266
  • Patients in ICU - 547 (-10)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 325 (-2)
  • Total Discharges - 198,353 (+188)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 41
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 44,238

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 - 56,309

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 - 24,745,580
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 39,453
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 358,037
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 80.3%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 72.4%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 82.8%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 74.3%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 67.9%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 61.0%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 70.1%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 62.7%

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

Region

Saturday, September 18, 2021

Sunday, September 19, 2021

Monday, September 20, 2021

Capital Region

3.99%

3.91%

4.01%

Central New York

4.84%

4.73%

4.99%

Finger Lakes

4.95%

4.87%

4.84%

Long Island

3.85%

3.84%

3.80%

Mid-Hudson

3.07%

3.07%

3.09%

Mohawk Valley

4.27%

4.61%

5.08%

New York City

2.00%

1.97%

1.95%

North Country

5.93%

5.83%

5.91%

Southern Tier

3.41%

3.42%

3.45%

Western New York

4.89%

4.71%

4.85%

Statewide

2.99%

2.95%

2.98%

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

Saturday, September 18, 2021

Sunday, September 19, 2021

Monday, September 20, 2021

Bronx

1.94%

1.88%

1.88%

Kings

2.18%

2.16%

2.12%

New York

1.55%

1.52%

1.52%

Queens

2.16%

2.11%

2.08%

Richmond

2.59%

2.53%

2.49%

Yesterday, 5,242 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State,bringing the total to 2,363,842. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

28,365

86

Allegany

4,000

14

Broome

21,664

58

Cattaraugus

6,710

28

Cayuga

7,907

61

Chautauqua

10,909

94

Chemung

9,021

30

Chenango

4,168

12

Clinton

5,655

40

Columbia

4,632

19

Cortland

4,811

17

Delaware

3,056

13

Dutchess

33,716

83

Erie

98,871

243

Essex

1,934

2

Franklin

3,512

37

Fulton

5,298

51

Genesee

6,045

17

Greene

3,938

14

Hamilton

407

0

Herkimer

5,989

17

Jefferson

7,442

52

Lewis

3,177

13

Livingston

5,163

11

Madison

5,386

30

Monroe

77,896

193

Montgomery

5,076

44

Nassau

206,372

401

Niagara

22,094

63

NYC

1,053,268

1,631

Oneida

25,714

125

Onondaga

45,732

211

Ontario

8,507

21

Orange

54,422

97

Orleans

3,611

8

Oswego

9,588

47

Otsego

4,162

17

Putnam

11,808

29

Rensselaer

13,276

67

Rockland

50,818

102

Saratoga

18,388

46

Schenectady

15,251

52

Schoharie

2,072

7

Schuyler

1,277

5

Seneca

2,467

10

St. Lawrence

8,864

33

Steuben

8,342

33

Suffolk

227,181

607

Sullivan

7,787

14

Tioga

4,385

9

Tompkins

5,926

25

Ulster

16,310

36

Warren

4,684

27

Washington

3,926

41

Wayne

6,939

35

Westchester

140,626

145

Wyoming

3,901

10

Yates

1,396

9

Yesterday, 41 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 44,238. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County

New Deaths

Bronx

2

Chautauqua

1

Columbia

1

Cortland

1

Dutchess

1

Erie

1

Genesee

2

Herkimer

1

Kings

6

Manhattan

1

Nassau

7

Oneida

2

Onondaga

2

Orange

1

Putnam

1

Queens

3

Saratoga

1

Schenectady

1

Steuben

1

Suffolk

4

Wayne

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, 21,646 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 19,457 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

741,892

844

682,234

842

Central New York

579,700

556

537,957

543

Finger Lakes

751,863

849

700,357

774

Long Island

1,838,374

4,095

1,626,987

3,286

Mid-Hudson

1,433,052

2,585

1,270,797

2,184

Mohawk Valley

289,212

280

267,703

364

New York City

6,492,959

10,768

5,748,886

9,675

North Country

268,854

339

242,496

332

Southern Tier

384,972

344

355,503

384

Western New York

821,281

986

754,318

1,073

Statewide

13,602,159

21,646

12,187,238

19,457

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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