NYS COVID update, September 16

ALBANY, N.Y. (WETM) — Gov. Kathy Hochul updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19, saying more than 58,000 vaccine doses were administered statewide in the last day. New York also had 34 COVID deaths on Wednesday, and the state has a 3.16% positivity rate.

"New York State is taking decisive action to keep children and their parents safe with new comprehensive masking requirements, but that's not enough to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind us—we need to increase the vaccination rate," Hochul said in a statement. "We're putting more energy and effort into addressing the 12- to 17-year-old population and we continue to make the vaccine available at sites across the state. Get vaccinated today and protect your friends, family, and community from COVID-19."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported: 198,053
• Total Positive: 6,729
• Percent Positive: 3.40%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive: 3.16%
• Patient Hospitalization: 2,374 (-50)
• Patients Newly Admitted: 274
• Patients in ICU: 562 (-6)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation: 305 (+3)
• Total Discharges: 197,070 (+293)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS: 34
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS: 44,070
• Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC: 56,153

This daily COVID-19 provisional death certificate data 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: 24,499,103
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours: 58,682
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days: 368,198
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose: 79.5%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series: 71.8%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC): 82.0%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC): 73.6%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose: 67.2%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series: 60.5%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC): 69.4%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC): 62.0%

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

Region	Monday, September 13, 2021	Tuesday, September 14, 2021	Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Capital Region	4.38%	4.43%	4.26%
Central New York	5.41%	5.27%	5.37%
Finger Lakes	4.58%	4.57%	4.95%
Long Island	4.18%	4.09%	4.06%
Mid-Hudson	3.56%	3.57%	3.54%
Mohawk Valley	4.66%	4.44%	4.64%
New York City	2.17%	2.11%	2.12%
North Country	5.65%	5.66%	5.63%
Southern Tier	3.20%	3.21%	3.37%
Western New York	4.88%	4.78%	5.02%
Statewide	3.16%	3.11%	3.16%

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	Monday, September 13, 2021	Tuesday, September 14, 2021	Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Bronx	2.47%	2.32%	2.23%
Kings	2.27%	2.25%	2.34%
New York	1.58%	1.55%	1.59%
Queens	2.27%	2.23%	2.20%
Richmond	3.16%	2.94%	2.76%

On Wednesday, 6,729 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,338,744. A geographic breakdown is as follows:
  

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	28,004	130
Allegany	3,926	30
Broome	21,269	91
Cattaraugus	6,595	51
Cayuga	7,725	63
Chautauqua	10,537	118
Chemung	8,772	62
Chenango	4,098	18
Clinton	5,431	44
Columbia	4,548	23
Cortland	4,699	33
Delaware	2,957	28
Dutchess	33,342	91
Erie	97,813	400
Essex	1,892	12
Franklin	3,347	28
Fulton	5,185	36
Genesee	5,940	36
Greene	3,866	14
Hamilton	403	2
Herkimer	5,895	24
Jefferson	7,231	73
Lewis	3,117	20
Livingston	5,085	25
Madison	5,293	32
Monroe	76,999	296
Montgomery	4,966	36
Nassau	204,542	480
Niagara	21,819	101
NYC	1,044,623	1,991
Oneida	25,251	134
Onondaga	44,884	288
Ontario	8,377	44
Orange	53,937	116
Orleans	3,544	23
Oswego	9,334	98
Otsego	4,099	35
Putnam	11,676	23
Rensselaer	13,038	67
Rockland	50,360	99
Saratoga	18,150	90
Schenectady	15,038	60
Schoharie	2,035	7
Schuyler	1,246	14
Seneca	2,403	28
St. Lawrence	8,544	83
Steuben	8,125	72
Suffolk	224,663	595
Sullivan	7,688	29
Tioga	4,326	15
Tompkins	5,768	35
Ulster	16,106	52
Warren	4,577	38
Washington	3,814	29
Wayne	6,764	47
Westchester	139,859	194
Wyoming	3,855	19
Yates	1,364	7

On Wednesday, 34 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 44,070. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

County	New Deaths
Allegany	1
Bronx	1
Broome	1
Chautauqua	1
Clinton	1
Dutchess	1
Erie	2
Jefferson	1
Kings	3
Monroe	3
Nassau	1
Oneida	4
Onondaga	2
Orange	2
Queens	3
St. Lawrence	1
Steuben	1
Suffolk	2
Sullivan	1
Tioga	1
Westchester	1

On Wednesday, 33,453 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 27,133 completed their vaccine series. A geographic breakdown of New Yorkers who have been vaccinated by region is as follows:

Region	People with at least one vaccine dose	Vaccinations completed over past 24 hours	Cumulative Total	Increase over past 24 hours
Capital Region	738,098	946	678,235	1,013
Central New York	576,923	663	535,068	678
Finger Lakes	747,301	1,235	696,371	1,004
Long Island	1,816,558	6,966	1,606,688	5,089
Mid-Hudson	1,421,394	3,148	1,259,672	2,857
Mohawk Valley	287,598	382	265,894	365
New York City	6,414,276	17,363	5,682,111	13,611
North Country	267,383	368	240,903	310
Southern Tier	382,991	716	353,386	653
Western New York	815,264	1,666	748,803	1,553
Statewide	13,467,786	33,453	12,067,131	27,133