October 15, 2021
Albany, NY

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

66,510 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

30 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"COVID-19 is still a threat to many New Yorkers who haven't been vaccinated yet, and even through we've made progress on getting shots in arms, the vaccination rate needs to continue going up," Governor Hochul said. "We're operating convenient vaccination sites across the state, getting the word out to the 12 to 16 age group and offering exciting incentives to get the shot, but the buck stops with New Yorkers. Each and every eligible New Yorker should get vaccinated right away to protect their friends, families and communities."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported - 236,861
  • Total Positive - 5,693
  • Percent Positive - 2.40%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.50%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,112 (+7)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 289
  • Patients in ICU - 458 (-2)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 255 (+5)
  • Total Discharges - 204,619 (+254)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 30
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 45,045

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 - 57,288

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 - 26,157,135
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 66,510
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 379,842
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 83.0%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 75.1%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 85.4%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 76.6%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 70.3%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 63.5%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 72.4%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 64.8%

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

RegionTuesday, October 12, 2021Wednesday, October 13, 2021Thursday, October 14, 2021
Capital Region3.69%3.76%3.79%
Central New York5.29%5.31%5.47%
Finger Lakes4.75%4.84%4.89%
Long Island2.77%2.72%2.75%
Mid-Hudson2.55%2.43%2.36%
Mohawk Valley5.13%5.09%5.29%
New York City1.34%1.30%1.29%
North Country5.76%6.00%6.14%
Southern Tier4.05%4.07%4.01%
Western New York4.62%4.59%4.62%
Statewide2.53%2.52%2.50%

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 NYCTuesday, October 12, 2021Wednesday, October 13, 2021Thursday, October 14, 2021
Bronx1.16%1.18%1.12%
Kings1.75%1.62%1.59%
New York0.94%0.93%0.94%
Queens1.28%1.24%1.24%
Richmond1.55%1.56%1.67%

Yesterday, 5,693 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,475,659. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

CountyTotal PositiveNew Positive
Albany30,319105
Allegany4,48828
Broome23,903115
Cattaraugus7,48271
Cayuga8,51333
Chautauqua12,19950
Chemung10,59994
Chenango4,59438
Clinton6,56131
Columbia4,94921
Cortland5,23717
Delaware3,47321
Dutchess35,30661
Erie104,904365
Essex2,20115
Franklin4,12828
Fulton6,17332
Genesee6,83244
Greene4,31916
Hamilton4300
Herkimer6,60635
Jefferson8,55156
Lewis3,52314
Livingston5,60514
Madison6,03642
Monroe83,033266
Montgomery5,80646
Nassau213,093286
Niagara23,62161
NYC1,084,4251,386
Oneida28,146150
Onondaga50,966329
Ontario9,18359
Orange56,959158
Orleans4,25134
Oswego11,27299
Otsego4,48520
Putnam12,38527
Rensselaer14,51774
Rockland52,71176
Saratoga19,88481
Schenectady16,39672
Schoharie2,2548
Schuyler1,48613
Seneca2,70513
St. Lawrence10,21596
Steuben9,83377
Suffolk237,506534
Sullivan8,32535
Tioga4,94643
Tompkins6,40318
Ulster17,12029
Warren5,30029
Washington4,49035
Wayne7,94456
Westchester143,201101
Wyoming4,30917
Yates1,55819

Yesterday, 30 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 45,045. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

CountyNew Deaths
Bronx1
Broome1
Cattaraugus1
Cortland1
Dutchess1
Erie3
Herkimer1
Kings2
Monroe1
Oneida1
Onondaga2
Orleans1
Oswego2
Queens4
Richmond1
Saratoga1
Schenectady2
Suffolk4

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 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, 15,631 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 21,691 acompleted their vaccine series. A geographic breakdown of New Yorkers who have been vaccinated by region is as follows:

People with at least one vaccine dosePeople with complete vaccine series
RegionCumulative
Total
Increase over past 24 hoursCumulative
Total
Increase over past 24 hours
Capital Region757,515630697,186653
Central New York590,612425548,741500
Finger Lakes770,796642718,195901
Long Island1,907,5172,4071,696,9993,636
Mid-Hudson1,477,0601,4951,314,0661,997
Mohawk Valley296,211260274,657358
New York City6,785,2388,4716,048,52411,772
North Country274,687290248,936277
Southern Tier394,185351364,632467
Western New York846,360660776,5971,130
Statewide14,100,18115,63112,688,53321,691

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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