October 18, 2021
Albany, NY

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

16,320 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

28 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"Many New Yorkers have been vaccinated for COVID-19 and are returning to normal life, but we can't get complacent," Governor Hochul said. "We have to get more New Yorkers vaccinated, end the pandemic and revitalize our economy. Lives still hang in the balance, and I'm urging everyone who hasn't gotten a shot yet to consider their friends, families and loved ones and use the vaccine to help end this pandemic for all of us."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported - 115,785
  • Total Positive - 3,003
  • Percent Positive - 2.59%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.46%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,144 (+58)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 478
  • Patients in ICU - 464 (+14)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 256 (+9)
  • Total Discharges - 205,329 (+178)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 28
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 45,137

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 - 26,291,069
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 16,320
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 362,658
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 83.1%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 75.4%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 86.1%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 77.4%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 70.4%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 63.7%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 73.0%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 65.5%

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

RegionFriday, October 15, 2021Saturday, October 16, 2021Sunday, October 17, 2021
Capital Region3.84%3.78%3.80%
Central New York5.70%5.43%5.41%
Finger Lakes4.99%4.98%5.06%
Long Island2.75%2.69%2.68%
Mid-Hudson2.33%2.24%2.22%
Mohawk Valley5.29%5.55%5.16%
New York City1.29%1.22%1.23%
North Country6.25%6.18%6.22%
Southern Tier4.12%4.19%4.07%
Western New York4.79%4.84%4.86%
Statewide2.54%2.45%2.46%

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 NYCFriday, October 15, 2021Saturday, October 16, 2021Sunday, October 17, 2021
Bronx1.13%1.06%1.06%
Kings1.57%1.45%1.45%
New York0.95%0.91%0.89%
Queens1.23%1.17%1.20%
Richmond1.78%1.79%1.81%

Yesterday, 3,003 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,488,114. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

CountyTotal PositiveNew Positive
Albany30,58171
Allegany4,56220
Broome24,18362
Cattaraugus7,61327
Cayuga8,60018
Chautauqua12,30827
Chemung10,77232
Chenango4,64914
Clinton6,65423
Columbia4,97711
Cortland5,29410
Delaware3,52114
Dutchess35,45140
Erie105,661184
Essex2,26318
Franklin4,21839
Fulton6,24416
Genesee6,93329
Greene4,3519
Hamilton4340
Herkimer6,69423
Jefferson8,70934
Lewis3,5566
Livingston5,66819
Madison6,12432
Monroe83,708189
Montgomery5,87813
Nassau213,730127
Niagara23,85459
NYC1,087,397687
Oneida28,41871
Onondaga51,624168
Ontario9,27834
Orange57,27078
Orleans4,2855
Oswego11,50556
Otsego4,5359
Putnam12,43919
Rensselaer14,66951
Rockland52,91859
Saratoga20,08046
Schenectady16,58459
Schoharie2,2764
Schuyler1,5185
Seneca2,7193
St. Lawrence10,39238
Steuben10,01947
Suffolk238,494176
Sullivan8,42026
Tioga5,02513
Tompkins6,4652
Ulster17,20526
Warren5,38615
Washington4,54613
Wayne8,07456
Westchester143,43446
Wyoming4,3448
Yates1,60517

Yesterday, 28 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 45,137. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

CountyNew Deaths
Albany2
Bronx2
Cattaraugus1
Chautauqua1
Erie2
Herkimer1
Kings2
Monroe2
Onondaga2
Queens2
Richmond1
Saratoga1
St. Lawrence2
Suffolk3
Ulster1
Warren1
Wyoming1
Yates1

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 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.

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 Region758,765252698,628359
Central New York591,502216549,931276
Finger Lakes771,971244720,068432
Long Island1,911,9701,0431,704,2061,675
Mid-Hudson1,479,9876421,317,900883
Mohawk Valley296,716122275,406188
New York City****
North Country275,120112249,615171
Southern Tier394,918115365,537161
Western New York847,964427779,318842
Statewide****

*due to an error with NYC CIR, data was unable to be extracted

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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