October 23, 2021
Albany, NY

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

59,830 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

37 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"We've worked hard and already hit a milestone of eighty-five percent of adult New Yorkers with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and we need to keep it up to get that number even higher," Governor Hochul said. "Every day the people of this great state show that they know what to do to keep themselves and their loved ones safe and healthy. Getting the vaccine is free, easy, and effective. If you haven't already, get yours today."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported - 208,561
  • Total Positive - 4,338
  • Percent Positive - 2.08%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.15%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 2,048 (-18)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 239
  • Patients in ICU - 461 (+1)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 250 (+3)
  • Total Discharges - 206,570 (+233)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 37
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 45,316

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 - 57,617

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 - 26,587,435
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 59,830
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 365,588
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 83.5%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 75.9%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 86.6%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 77.9%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 70.8%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 64.2%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 73.4%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 66.0%

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

Region

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Friday, October 22, 2021

Capital Region

3.75%

3.66%

3.62%

Central New York

5.18%

4.80%

4.27%

Finger Lakes

4.62%

4.59%

4.61%

Long Island

2.46%

2.34%

2.23%

Mid-Hudson

2.07%

2.02%

1.93%

Mohawk Valley

4.74%

4.42%

4.10%

New York City

1.15%

1.10%

1.07%

North Country

5.82%

5.57%

5.20%

Southern Tier

3.39%

3.33%

3.22%

Western New York

4.96%

4.60%

4.57%

Statewide

2.30%

2.20%

2.15%

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, October 20, 2021

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Friday, October 22, 2021

Bronx

0.97%

0.96%

0.92%

Kings

1.40%

1.38%

1.34%

New York

0.82%

0.75%

0.71%

Queens

1.10%

1.05%

1.05%

Richmond

1.73%

1.59%

1.53%

Yesterday, 4,338 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,507,829. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County

Total Positive

New Positive

Albany

31,020

105

Allegany

4,661

20

Broome

24,657

105

Cattaraugus

7,817

65

Cayuga

8,702

28

Chautauqua

12,500

51

Chemung

11,021

55

Chenango

4,715

9

Clinton

6,787

37

Columbia

5,037

12

Cortland

5,380

23

Delaware

3,585

11

Dutchess

35,740

69

Erie

106,959

381

Essex

2,347

20

Franklin

4,328

28

Fulton

6,412

47

Genesee

7,082

44

Greene

4,410

9

Hamilton

439

1

Herkimer

6,861

30

Jefferson

8,983

59

Lewis

3,636

15

Livingston

5,780

25

Madison

6,251

31

Monroe

84,784

252

Montgomery

6,022

29

Nassau

214,772

202

Niagara

24,170

94

NYC

1,092,348

874

Oneida

28,822

102

Onondaga

52,355

189

Ontario

9,423

45

Orange

57,712

92

Orleans

4,384

29

Oswego

11,764

56

Otsego

4,606

14

Putnam

12,529

20

Rensselaer

14,902

63

Rockland

53,233

55

Saratoga

20,424

82

Schenectady

16,876

97

Schoharie

2,322

21

Schuyler

1,546

2

Seneca

2,757

11

St. Lawrence

10,664

66

Steuben

10,245

60

Suffolk

240,189

312

Sullivan

8,511

13

Tioga

5,162

32

Tompkins

6,549

23

Ulster

17,327

27

Warren

5,542

41

Washington

4,667

26

Wayne

8,251

49

Westchester

143,776

59

Wyoming

4,418

11

Yates

1,667

10

Yesterday, 37 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 45,316. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence

County

New Deaths

Allegany

1

Bronx

1

Broome

1

Cattaraugus

1

Chenango

2

Erie

3

Franklin

1

Greene

1

Kings

2

Monroe

1

Montgomery

1

Nassau

3

Niagara

1

Onondaga

3

Orange

1

Orleans

1

Oswego

2

Queens

3

Rensselaer

2

Richmond

1

Saratoga

1

Schenectady

1

Suffolk

2

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, 13,053 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 17,673 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

761,567

472

701,442

495

Central New York

593,052

338

551,794

405

Finger Lakes

774,751

585

723,630

603

Long Island

1,921,217

927

1,716,272

2,048

Mid-Hudson

1,487,093

803

1,325,354

1,309

Mohawk Valley

297,807

207

276,718

279

New York City

6,847,634

8,405

6,132,311

10,828

North Country

276,115

203

250,634

200

Southern Tier

396,278

348

367,091

384

Western New York

851,113

765

783,992

1,122

Statewide

14,206,627

13,053

12,829,238

17,673

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

Contact us by phone:

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

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