December 5, 2021
Albany, NY

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

122,518 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

40 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"With a new variant circulating in New York, the best way to stay safe this holiday season is by getting vaccinated and boosted," Governor Hochul said. "With holiday gatherings just weeks away, you can protect yourself and your loved ones by getting vaccinated and encouraging everyone in your life to do the same."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported - 234,516
  • Total Positive - 10,411
  • Percent Positive - 4.44%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 4.84%
  • Patient Hospitalization - 3,236 (+38)
  • Patients Newly Admitted - 443
  • Patients in ICU - 619 (+3)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation - 333 (+5)
  • Total Discharges - 217,387 (+407)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 40
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 46,756

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 - 57,212

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 - 30,435,388
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 122,518
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 809,136
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 86.2%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 78.6%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 91.6%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 81.1%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 74.7%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 67.1%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 79.1%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 68.9%

Each region's 7-day average of cases per 100K population is as follows:

Region Thursday, December 2, 2021 Friday, December 3, 2021 Saturday, December 4, 2021
Capital Region 60.31 66.51 69.71
Central New York 56.08 61.60 70.04
Finger Lakes 66.75 73.51 78.63
Long Island 47.44 52.50 55.64
Mid-Hudson 33.17 36.88 40.14
Mohawk Valley 70.77 77.18 82.28
New York City 20.42 22.44 24.03
North Country 68.40 73.75 77.88
Southern Tier 63.26 71.33 79.30
Western New York 73.06 80.43 84.47
Statewide 39.73 43.81 46.93

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

Region Thursday, December 2, 2021 Friday, December 3, 2021 Saturday, December 4, 2021
Capital Region 8.17% 8.05% 7.61%
Central New York 8.41% 7.98% 8.11%
Finger Lakes 10.89% 10.58% 10.32%
Long Island 5.83% 5.90% 5.95%
Mid-Hudson 4.26% 4.37% 4.51%
Mohawk Valley 9.31% 8.74% 8.49%
New York City 2.23% 2.25% 2.26%
North Country 9.67% 9.22% 8.86%
Southern Tier 6.77% 6.50% 6.03%
Western New York 11.32% 11.15% 11.10%
Statewide 4.85% 4.85% 4.84%

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, December 2, 2021 Friday, December 3, 2021 Saturday, December 4, 2021
Bronx 2.15% 2.24% 2.26%
Kings 1.97% 2.04% 2.09%
New York 1.67% 1.62% 1.60%
Queens 2.94% 2.92% 2.92%
Richmond 3.71% 3.73% 3.77%

Yesterday, 10,411 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,755,192. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

CountyTotal PositiveNew Positive
Albany35,325166
Allegany6,23847
Broome29,007154
Cattaraugus10,37942
Cayuga10,01564
Chautauqua15,61998
Chemung13,29093
Chenango5,76639
Clinton8,40859
Columbia5,91535
Cortland6,24248
Delaware4,65530
Dutchess38,686171
Erie129,064693
Essex3,08916
Franklin5,69161
Fulton8,08747
Genesee8,99243
Greene5,11335
Hamilton5272
Herkimer8,64760
Jefferson11,79862
Lewis4,34630
Livingston7,51354
Madison7,65440
Monroe100,649500
Montgomery7,45347
Nassau230,124926
Niagara29,802177
NYC1,144,7882,581
Oneida34,177184
Onondaga61,261392
Ontario12,16485
Orange63,479297
Orleans5,75929
Oswego14,725114
Otsego5,61541
Putnam13,36530
Rensselaer18,059121
Rockland56,085125
Saratoga25,756174
Schenectady19,905125
Schoharie2,84731
Schuyler2,03023
Seneca3,41515
St. Lawrence13,41281
Steuben13,064106
Suffolk260,4521,112
Sullivan9,95956
Tioga6,60456
Tompkins7,69368
Ulster19,55486
Warren7,67958
Washington7,05263
Wayne10,74486
Westchester149,834388
Wyoming5,54833
Yates2,07312

Yesterday, 40 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total compiled through HERDS to 46,756. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County New Deaths
Albany 1
Bronx 1
Broome 1
Erie 5
Herkimer 1
Kings 5
Livingston 1
Monroe 3
Montgomery 2
Nassau 1
Niagara 1
Oneida 4
Onondaga 1
Orange 1
Otsego 2
Queens 1
Richmond 1
Saratoga 1
Schenectady 1
Schoharie 1
Seneca 1
Steuben 1
Suffolk 1
Ulster 1
Washington 1

All New York State mass vaccination sites are open to eligible New Yorkers aged 12 years and older for walk-in vaccination on a first-come, first-serve basis, with 10 sites open to eligible New Yorkers aged 5 and older. 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.

New Yorkers looking to schedule vaccine appointments for 5-11-year-old children are encouraged to contact their child's pediatrician, family physician, county health departments, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), rural health centers, or pharmacies that may be administering the vaccine for this age group. Parents and guardians can visit vaccines.gov, text their ZIP code to 438829, or call 1-800-232-0233 to find nearby locations. Make sure that the provider offers the Pfizer-BioNTechCOVID-19 vaccine, as the other COVID-19 vaccines are not yet authorized for this age group.

Visit our website for parents and guardians for new information, frequently asked questions and answers, and resources specifically designed for parents and guardians of this age group.

Yesterday, 20,385 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 26,815 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 804,816 879 724,876 1,199
Central New York 618,521 298 565,839 980
Finger Lakes 819,991 819 751,224 2,748
Long Island 2,023,014 1,530 1,794,848 1,891
Mid-Hudson 1,577,065 1,373 1,378,469 2,119
Mohawk Valley 310,780 127 285,991 424
New York City 7,265,648 14,178 6,461,589 13,747
North Country 288,795 88 258,067 634
Southern Tier 416,481 277 380,606 778
Western New York 900,711 816 816,169 2,295
Statewide 15,025,822 20,385 13,417,678 26,815

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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