August 28, 2021
Albany, NY

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

61,932 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

26 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"We are continuing to monitor the numbers and consulting with health experts, but we need everyone to do their part," Governor Hochul said. "We came together to help keep each other safe at the height of the pandemic, and we have to keep that collective spirit going while this virus and its Delta variant remain a threat. Get vaccinated, wear a mask, follow the basic safety guidelines - that's how we beat the virus."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported - 179,342
  • Total Positive - 5,524
  • Percent Positive - 3.08%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.32%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,251 (+21)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 303
  • Patients in ICU - 465 (+19)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 220 (+0)
  • Total Discharges - 192,111 (+269)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 26
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 43,504

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 - 55,453

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 - 23,533,155
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 61,932
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 345,771
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 76.6%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 69.5%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 79.3%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 71.2%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 64.6%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 58.2%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 66.9%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 59.6%

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

Region

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Friday, August 27, 2021

Capital Region

4.10%

4.63%

4.51%

Central New York

4.00%

4.79%

4.41%

Finger Lakes

4.22%

4.50%

4.40%

Long Island

4.15%

4.17%

4.30%

Mid-Hudson

3.50%

3.60%

3.62%

Mohawk Valley

4.06%

4.43%

4.42%

New York City

2.55%

2.55%

2.58%

North Country

4.04%

4.09%

4.52%

Southern Tier

3.16%

3.55%

3.57%

Western New York

3.79%

4.16%

4.13%

Statewide

3.18%

3.30%

3.32%

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, August 25, 2021

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Friday, August 27, 2021

Bronx

3.01%

2.94%

2.98%

Kings

2.63%

2.66%

2.69%

New York

2.01%

2.03%

2.06%

Queens

2.53%

2.51%

2.47%

Richmond

3.17%

3.24%

3.35%

Yesterday, 5,524 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,248,506. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

26,659

90

Allegany

3,692

4

Broome

19,881

72

Cattaraugus

6,083

29

Cayuga

7,046

28

Chautauqua

9,594

55

Chemung

8,233

31

Chenango

3,849

11

Clinton

5,051

28

Columbia

4,340

8

Cortland

4,314

24

Delaware

2,648

5

Dutchess

31,805

87

Erie

94,140

199

Essex

1,765

4

Franklin

2,855

27

Fulton

4,805

24

Genesee

5,685

20

Greene

3,656

11

Hamilton

358

3

Herkimer

5,553

16

Jefferson

6,611

31

Lewis

2,949

3

Livingston

4,767

12

Madison

4,886

17

Monroe

73,750

174

Montgomery

4,628

14

Nassau

197,459

439

Niagara

20,937

31

NYC

1,012,912

2,310

Oneida

23,900

58

Onondaga

42,103

117

Ontario

7,892

24

Orange

51,797

124

Orleans

3,295

3

Oswego

8,405

49

Otsego

3,795

17

Putnam

11,283

22

Rensselaer

12,278

41

Rockland

49,090

70

Saratoga

17,100

52

Schenectady

14,349

34

Schoharie

1,872

10

Schuyler

1,139

1

Seneca

2,159

8

St. Lawrence

7,394

46

Steuben

7,355

32

Suffolk

215,409

557

Sullivan

7,273

19

Tioga

4,067

13

Tompkins

4,980

67

Ulster

15,197

64

Warren

4,166

19

Washington

3,434

15

Wayne

6,281

18

Westchester

136,649

231

Wyoming

3,693

3

Yates

1,240

3

Yesterday, 26 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 43,504. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence

County

New Deaths

Allegany

1

Chautauqua

1

Erie

2

Kings

4

Livingston

1

Manhattan

2

Monroe

1

Nassau

1

Niagara

1

Onondaga

1

Orange

2

Otsego

1

Queens

2

Richmond

1

St. Lawrence

1

Suffolk

1

Sullivan

1

Tompkins

1

Westchester

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, 35,598 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 28,371 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

720,190

1,373

662,889

1,036

Central New York

563,977

946

524,846

823

Finger Lakes

728,576

1,497

681,394

1,034

Long Island

1,733,891

5,766

1,542,354

4,304

Mid-Hudson

1,371,226

4,148

1,217,754

3,032

Mohawk Valley

280,698

510

259,772

400

New York City

6,095,993

18,535

5,414,830

15,735

North Country

260,392

479

236,504

262

Southern Tier

373,601

732

345,999

558

Western New York

793,099

1,612

731,423

1,187

Statewide

12,921,643

35,598

11,617,765

28,371

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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