August 29, 2021
Albany, NY

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

50,264 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.

"As the Delta variant makes its way through communities across the country, it's crucial we keep doing everything we can to keep each other safe from the COVID virus," Governor Hochul said. "Wear a mask and, if you haven't already, get your vaccine as soon as you can. The vaccine is the best way to protect yourselves and your loved ones."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported - 149,124
  • Total Positive - 4,246
  • Percent Positive - 2.85%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.29%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,148 (-103)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 258
  • Patients in ICU - 445 (-20)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 222 (+2)
  • Total Discharges - 192,453 (+342)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 27
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 43,533

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 - 23,583,419
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 50,264
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 350,426
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 76.7%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 69.7%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 79.4%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 71.4%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 64.7%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 58.3%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 67.0%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 59.8%

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

Region

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Friday, August 27, 2021

Saturday, August 28, 2021

Capital Region

4.63%

4.51%

4.56%

Central New York

4.79%

4.41%

4.13%

Finger Lakes

4.50%

4.40%

4.44%

Long Island

4.17%

4.30%

4.31%

Mid-Hudson

3.60%

3.62%

3.67%

Mohawk Valley

4.43%

4.42%

4.61%

New York City

2.55%

2.58%

2.53%

North Country

4.09%

4.52%

4.52%

Southern Tier

3.55%

3.57%

3.54%

Western New York

4.16%

4.13%

4.04%

Statewide

3.30%

3.32%

3.29%

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 26, 2021

Friday, August 27, 2021

Saturday, August 28, 2021

Bronx

2.94%

2.98%

2.97%

Kings

2.66%

2.69%

2.62%

New York

2.03%

2.06%

1.97%

Queens

2.51%

2.47%

2.46%

Richmond

3.24%

3.35%

3.37%

Yesterday, 4,246 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,252,752. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

26,732

73

Allegany

3,703

11

Broome

19,937

56

Cattaraugus

6,095

12

Cayuga

7,071

25

Chautauqua

9,617

23

Chemung

8,250

17

Chenango

3,860

11

Clinton

5,065

14

Columbia

4,348

8

Cortland

4,322

8

Delaware

2,655

7

Dutchess

31,884

79

Erie

94,277

137

Essex

1,772

7

Franklin

2,877

22

Fulton

4,832

27

Genesee

5,697

12

Greene

3,670

14

Hamilton

358

0

Herkimer

5,567

14

Jefferson

6,629

18

Lewis

2,955

6

Livingston

4,785

18

Madison

4,892

6

Monroe

73,933

183

Montgomery

4,645

17

Nassau

197,786

327

Niagara

20,973

36

NYC

1,014,538

1,626

Oneida

23,943

43

Onondaga

42,182

79

Ontario

7,906

14

Orange

51,953

156

Orleans

3,307

12

Oswego

8,421

16

Otsego

3,806

11

Putnam

11,300

17

Rensselaer

12,315

37

Rockland

49,138

48

Saratoga

17,139

39

Schenectady

14,380

31

Schoharie

1,879

7

Schuyler

1,139

0

Seneca

2,165

6

St. Lawrence

7,442

48

Steuben

7,384

29

Suffolk

215,876

467

Sullivan

7,290

17

Tioga

4,077

10

Tompkins

5,072

92

Ulster

15,237

40

Warren

4,177

11

Washington

3,440

6

Wayne

6,304

23

Westchester

136,818

169

Wyoming

3,696

3

Yates

1,241

1

Yesterday, 27 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 43,533. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence

County

New Deaths

Albany

3

Bronx

1

Cayuga

1

Erie

3

Kings

2

Manhattan

1

Montgomery

1

Nassau

4

Ontario

1

Orange

2

Schuyler

1

Suffolk

4

Ulster

1

Westchester

2

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, 27,866 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 23,810 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

721,112

922

663,620

731

Central New York

564,756

779

525,411

565

Finger Lakes

729,501

925

682,252

858

Long Island

1,738,545

4,654

1,545,826

3,472

Mid-Hudson

1,374,039

2,813

1,219,757

2,003

Mohawk Valley

281,065

367

260,064

292

New York City

6,111,131

15,138

5,429,272

14,442

North Country

260,706

314

236,675

171

Southern Tier

374,128

527

346,339

340

Western New York

794,546

1,447

732,359

936

Statewide

12,949,529

27,886

11,641,575

23,810

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.

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

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