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

By HOCHUL PRESS OFFICE | December 10, 2021


145,152 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours

54 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

“The surge in cases should be an alarm going off,” Governor Hochul said. “We know the tools to help stop the spread of this deadly virus and prevent people from getting seriously ill from COVID-19: Get vaccinated, get the booster shot, wear a mask. Let’s use those tools to enjoy the holidays safely and finally put this pandemic in the rear-view mirror.”

Today’s data is summarized briefly below:

  • Test Results Reported – 249,960
  • Total Positive – 12,491
  • Percent Positive – 5.00%
  • 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 4.78%
  • Patient Hospitalization – 3,498 (+9)
  • Patients Newly Admitted – 511
  • Patients in ICU – 656 (+23)
  • Patients in ICU with Intubation – 364 (+12)
  • Total Discharges – 218,876 (+467)
  • New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 54
  • Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 46,903

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 – 59,719

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 – 30,904,286
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 145,152
  • Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 899,212
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 86.5%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 78.8%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 92.1%
  • Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 81.3%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 75.1%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 67.5%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 79.7%
  • Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 69.3%

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

REGION

Monday, December 6, 2021

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Capital Region

71.74 69.37 66.57

Central New York

71.62 71.57 70.67

Finger Lakes

79.84 76.86 75.92

Long Island

58.25 59.66 60.03

Mid-Hudson

41.68 42.85 43.35

Mohawk Valley

83.87 85.25 83.04

New York City

25.69 26.99 30.21

North Country

76.48 75.35 72.90

Southern Tier

81.58 80.90 80.07

Western New York

86.75 82.47 79.05

Statewide

48.69 48.96 49.83

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

REGION

Monday, December 6, 2021

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Capital Region

7.52%

7.03%

7.02%

Central New York

7.93%

7.78%

7.77%

Finger Lakes

10.14%

9.58%

9.59%

Long Island

5.98%

6.04%

6.09%

Mid-Hudson

4.63%

4.63%

4.56%

Mohawk Valley

8.29%

8.38%

8.58%

New York City

2.35%

2.35%

2.55%

North Country

8.58%

8.27%

8.36%

Southern Tier

6.01%

6.00%

6.14%

Western New York

11.12%

10.66%

10.46%

Statewide

4.87%

4.75%

4.78%

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

BOROUGH

Monday, December 6, 2021

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Bronx

2.36%

2.39%

2.68%

Kings

2.28%

2.32%

2.48%

New York

1.62%

1.60%

1.68%

Queens

2.90%

2.89%

3.14%

Richmond

3.81%

3.88%

4.28%

Yesterday, 12,491 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total compiled by HERDS to 2,791,804. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County Total Positive New Positive Total Omicron Cases Confirmed Statewide: 19*
Albany 35,905 176
Allegany 6,390 42
Broome 29,536 178 1
Cattaraugus 10,594 80
Cayuga 10,208 59
Chautauqua 15,972 108
Chemung 13,553 93
Chenango 5,923 43
Clinton 8,567 64
Columbia 6,074 51
Cortland 6,373 65
Delaware 4,804 43
Dutchess 39,239 167
Erie 131,586 727
Essex 3,177 26
Franklin 5,814 24
Fulton 8,258 60
Genesee 9,197 62
Greene 5,212 40
Hamilton 539 6
Herkimer 8,891 53
Jefferson 12,093 71
Lewis 4,414 19
Livingston 7,665 62
Madison 7,844 55
Monroe 102,528 624
Montgomery 7,605 36
Nassau 232,962 911
Niagara 30,434 187
NYC 1,155,311 4,253 12**
Oneida 34,814 176 2
Onondaga 62,372 354
Ontario 12,485 108
Orange 64,278 259
Orleans 5,909 39
Oswego 15,050 107
Otsego 5,814 45
Putnam 13,565 57
Rensselaer 18,447 125
Rockland 56,511 149
Saratoga 26,350 169
Schenectady 20,230 105
Schoharie 2,960 22
Schuyler 2,081 23
Seneca 3,500 32
St. Lawrence 13,729 126
Steuben 13,369 105
Suffolk 264,032 1,132 3
Sullivan 10,150 66
Tioga 6,768 69
Tompkins 7,846 73
Ulster 19,849 97
Warren 7,832 62
Washington 7,251 61
Wayne 11,021 100
Westchester 151,109 366 1
Wyoming 5,690 62
Yates 2,124 17

* These case counts represent those known cases that have been confirmed by a state approved laboratory, and do not fully represent the total cases likely in the population.

**Due to over counting of cases yesterday, total has been revised down 1 case

Yesterday, 54 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 46,959. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence

County

New Deaths

Albany

1

Allegany

1

Bronx

3

Cattaraugus

1

Erie

5

Essex

1

Fulton

2

Genesee

1

Jefferson

3

Kings

4

Livingston

1

Monroe

1

Montgomery

1

Nassau

1

Niagara

4

Oneida

2

Onondaga

1

Orange

1

Orleans

1

Queens

3

Rensselaer

1

Richmond

2

Rockland

1

Saratoga

3

Schenectady

1

Schuyler

2

Steuben

1

Suffolk

1

Ulster

1

Wayne

2

Westchester

1

All New York State mass vaccination sites are open to eligible New Yorkers aged 5 and older, with walk-in vaccination available at all sites on a first-come, first-serve basis for people aged 12 and older. Information on which sites require appointments for children in the 5-11 age group is available on our website. People who prefer to make 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, 25,317 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 24,049 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 808,451 879 730,622 1,864
Central New York 620,192 424 569,155 843
Finger Lakes 823,172 1,035 755,686 1,371
Long Island 2,032,146 2,360 1,804,472 2,528
Mid-Hudson 1,585,756 2,483 1,388,095 2,539
Mohawk Valley 311,696 241 287,284 410
New York City 7,314,740 16,091 6,502,482 12,015
North Country 289,721 236 259,412 515
Southern Tier 418,157 433 382,649 512
Western New York 904,472 1,135 821,555 1,452
Statewide 15,108,503 25,317 13,501,412 24,049

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.