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

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

"We must stay vigilant against the winter COVID-19 surge by taking the proper precautions against the spread of this virus," Governor Hochul said. "This is not March of 2020, we are not defenseless. We have the tools to protect ourselves and the vulnerable loves ones in our families: Get vaccinated, get the booster and wear a mask when indoors or in large gatherings. Don't take a chance during the winter surge."

Today's data is summarized briefly below: 

• Test Results Reported - 267,422
• Total Positive - 22,478
• Percent Positive - 8.41%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 6.88%
• Patient Hospitalization - 3,880 (-29)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 542
• Patients in ICU - 761 (+16)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 448 (+11)
• Total Discharges - 223,318 (+540)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 58
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 47,551

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 - 60,253

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 - 32,372,596
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 136,402
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 1,073,824
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 88.0% 
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 79.9% 
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 94.3%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 82.3% 
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 76.6% 
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 68.9% 
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 82.0% 
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 70.9%

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

Region	Thursday, December 16, 2021	Friday, December 17, 2021	Saturday, December 18, 2021
Capital Region	58.15	59.25	59.87
Central New York	64.62	67.44	68.16
Finger Lakes	55.35	57.62	56.81
Long Island	87.01	93.69	102.76
Mid-Hudson	58.04	63.30	68.83
Mohawk Valley	75.56	76.30	77.04
New York City	65.95	79.12	92.92
North Country	62.30	59.40	57.08
Southern Tier	102.54	103.99	110.44
Western New York	59.73	58.00	56.22
Statewide	67.84	75.29	83.26

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

Region	Thursday, December 16, 2021	Friday, December 17, 2021	Saturday, December 18, 2021
Capital Region	6.59%	6.67%	6.93%
Central New York	7.55%	8.20%	8.20%
Finger Lakes	8.18%	8.26%	8.31%
Long Island	8.19%	8.73%	9.32%
Mid-Hudson	5.48%	5.76%	6.08%
Mohawk Valley	8.00%	8.20%	8.71%
New York City	4.39%	5.23%	6.04%
North Country	8.04%	7.61%	7.57%
Southern Tier	6.97%	6.76%	7.26%
Western New York	9.24%	9.05%	9.09%
Statewide	5.73%	6.29%	6.88%

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 16, 2021	Friday, December 17, 2021	Saturday, December 18, 2021
Bronx	3.83%	4.73%	5.53%
Kings	4.25%	5.12%	6.00%
New York	4.49%	5.45%	6.36%
Queens	4.53%	5.24%	5.99%
Richmond	5.26%	5.71%	5.98%

Yesterday, 22,478 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total compiled by HERDS to 2,940,194. A geographic breakdown is as follows:  

County	Total Positive	New Positive	Total Omicron Cases Confirmed Statewide: 192*
Albany	37,566	187	-
Allegany	6,717	31	-
Broome	31,273	193	1
Cattaraugus	11,076	54	-
Cayuga	10,720	55	-
Chautauqua	16,803	84	-
Chemung	14,227	68	-
Chenango	6,334	37	-
Clinton	9,109	63	-
Columbia	6,418	38	-
Cortland	6,719	40	-
Delaware	5,131	36	-
Dutchess	41,055	216	1
Erie	136,795	373	-
Essex	3,395	22	-
Franklin	6,123	25	-
Fulton	8,672	40	-
Genesee	9,660	30	-
Greene	5,548	38	-
Hamilton	575	2	-
Herkimer	9,418	51	-
Jefferson	12,629	20	-
Lewis	4,608	17	-
Livingston	8,064	24	-
Madison	8,387	46	-
Monroe	106,459	374	-
Montgomery	7,945	26	-
Nassau	245,792	2,023	8
Niagara	31,978	95	-
NYC	1,221,190	12,404	41
Oneida	36,590	135	4
Onondaga	65,258	297	1
Ontario	13,203	67	-
Orange	67,162	368	-
Orleans	6,201	24	-
Oswego	16,039	69	-
Otsego	6,242	40	-
Putnam	14,320	105	-
Rensselaer	19,438	107	-
Rockland	58,283	271	-
Saratoga	27,915	139	-
Schenectady	21,078	63	-
Schoharie	3,199	19	-
Schuyler	2,264	29	-
Seneca	3,718	21	-
St. Lawrence	14,519	79	-
Steuben	14,052	51	-
Suffolk	278,108	1,950	16
Sullivan	10,752	64	-
Tioga	7,186	41	-
Tompkins	10,321	556	117
Ulster	20,722	80	-
Warren	8,340	59	-
Washington	7,735	51	-
Wayne	11,666	56	-
Westchester	157,296	983	3
Wyoming	5,936	33	-
Yates	2,265	9	-
Unknown	-	-	-

Over the last two days, 58 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 47,551. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:     

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	1
Allegany	1
Bronx	3
Chautauqua	3
Erie	5
Genesee	1
Herkimer	3
Jefferson	1
Kings	8
Manhattan	3
Monroe	2
Nassau	2
Niagara	3
Oneida	1
Onondaga	6
Ontario	1
Orange	1
Putnam	1
Queens	5
Rockland	2
Saratoga	1
Suffolk	4

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 new 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, 30,413 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 17,668 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	929,630	1,360	848,806	190
Central New York	624,350	495	576,548	410
Finger Lakes	829,663	644	765,858	908
Long Island	2,056,176	1,668	1,826,290	1,454
Mid-Hudson	1,607,328	2,545	1,409,594	2,593
Mohawk Valley	314,125	143	290,222	149
New York City	7,452,887	22,252	6,583,933	10,781
North Country	291,968	197	262,713	103
Southern Tier	422,350	164	386,715	184
Western New York	913,187	945	834,349	896
Statewide	15,441,664	30,413	13,785,028	17,668

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 above.