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

By HOCHUL PRESS OFFICE | December 7, 2021


79,660 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

49 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday   

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

“We have to stay vigilant as the new variant, winter weather, and more time spent indoors with friends and family increases the likelihood of the virus spreading,” Governor Hochul said. “But we are not where we were a year ago – we now have the tools to fight this pandemic and prevent New Yorkers from getting severely ill from COVID-19. Get vaccinated if you haven’t already, get your booster if you have, encourage others to get the shot, and mask up.”

Today’s data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported – 122,336
  • Total Positive – 6,078
  • Percent Positive – 4.97%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 4.82%
  • Patient Hospitalization – 3,285 (+49)
  • Patients Newly Admitted – 375
  • Patients in ICU – 621 (+2)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation – 335 (+2)
  • Total Discharges – 217,702 (+315)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 49
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 46,806

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 – 59,522

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 – 30,515,048
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 79,660
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 831,872
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 86.3%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 78.7%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 91.7%
  • 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 – 67.2%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 79.3%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 69.1%

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

Region Friday, December 3, 2021 Saturday, December 4, 2021 Sunday, December 5, 2021
Capital Region 66.51 69.71 70.43
Central New York 61.60 70.04 71.05
Finger Lakes 73.51 78.63 79.16
Long Island 52.50 55.64 55.11
Mid-Hudson 36.88 40.14 40.99
Mohawk Valley 77.18 82.28 83.34
New York City 22.44 24.03 24.44
North Country 73.75 77.88 77.91
Southern Tier 71.33 79.30 77.97
Western New York 80.43 84.47 88.58
Statewide 43.81 46.93 47.51

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

Region Friday, December 3, 2021 Saturday, December 4, 2021 Sunday, December 5, 2021
Capital Region 8.05% 7.61% 7.45%
Central New York 7.98% 8.11% 8.01%
Finger Lakes 10.58% 10.32% 10.29%
Long Island 5.90% 5.95% 5.89%
Mid-Hudson 4.37% 4.51% 4.50%
Mohawk Valley 8.74% 8.49% 8.41%
New York City 2.25% 2.26% 2.26%
North Country 9.22% 8.86% 8.81%
Southern Tier 6.50% 6.03% 5.95%
Western New York 11.15% 11.10% 11.22%
Statewide 4.85% 4.84% 4.82%

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 Friday, December 3, 2021 Saturday, December 4, 2021 Sunday, December 5, 2021
Bronx 2.24% 2.26% 2.25%
Kings 2.04% 2.09% 2.14%
New York 1.62% 1.60% 1.57%
Queens 2.92% 2.92% 2.85%
Richmond 3.73% 3.77% 3.83%

Yesterday, 6,078 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total compiled by HERDS to 2,761,270. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County Total Positive New Positive
Albany 35,437 112
Allegany 6,268 30
Broome 29,061 54
Cattaraugus 10,404 25
Cayuga 10,053 38
Chautauqua 15,708 89
Chemung 13,319 29
Chenango 5,787 21
Clinton 8,441 33
Columbia 5,940 25
Cortland 6,257 15
Delaware 4,677 22
Dutchess 38,792 106
Erie 129,728 664
Essex 3,102 13
Franklin 5,723 32
Fulton 8,120 33
Genesee 9,036 44
Greene 5,125 12
Hamilton 527 0
Herkimer 8,686 39
Jefferson 11,856 58
Lewis 4,355 9
Livingston 7,528 15
Madison 7,680 26
Monroe 101,004 355
Montgomery 7,492 39
Nassau 230,523 399
Niagara 29,939 137
NYC 1,146,309 1,521
Oneida 34,276 99
Onondaga 61,428 167
Ontario 12,223 59
Orange 63,609 130
Orleans 5,793 34
Oswego 14,784 59
Otsego 5,671 56
Putnam 13,401 36
Rensselaer 18,137 78
Rockland 56,166 81
Saratoga 25,874 118
Schenectady 19,967 62
Schoharie 2,879 32
Schuyler 2,034 4
Seneca 3,429 14
St. Lawrence 13,447 35
Steuben 13,108 44
Suffolk 260,951 499
Sullivan 9,984 25
Tioga 6,619 15
Tompkins 7,704 11
Ulster 19,624 70
Warren 7,699 20
Washington 7,083 31
Wayne 10,794 50
Westchester 150,068 234
Wyoming 5,566 18
Yates 2,075 2

Yesterday, 49 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 46,806. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County New Deaths
Albany 1
Allegany 1
Bronx 1
Broome 2
Chemung 3
Chenango 1
Erie 8
Essex 2
Genesee 1
Greene 1
Kings 3
Livingston 1
Madison 1
Monroe 3
Nassau 2
Niagara 1
Oneida 3
Onondaga 1
Orange 1
Queens 2
Rensselaer 1
Saratoga 2
Suffolk 3
Warren 1
Washington 1
Westchester 1
Wyoming 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 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, 14,236 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 17,222 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 805,228 412 725,709 833
Central New York 618,785 264 566,297 458
Finger Lakes 820,319 328 752,018 794
Long Island 2,024,147 1,133 1,796,876 2,028
Mid-Hudson 1,578,239 1,174 1,379,984 1,515
Mohawk Valley 310,889 109 286,145 154
New York City 7,275,589 9,941 6,471,525 9,936
North Country 288,917 122 258,204 137
Southern Tier 416,771 290 380,944 338
Western New York 901,174 463 817,198 1,029
Statewide 15,040,058 14,236 13,434,900 17,222

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.