Governor Kathy Hochul updated the states progress combating COVID-19

New York — On Sunday Governor Kathy Hochul updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress combating COVID-19.

“COVID-19 remains a threat to New Yorkers across the state, and it’s critical that we take decisive action to vaccinate more people and slow the spread,” Governor Hochul said. “We continue to implement important masking requirements to protect children and families, but getting shots in arms is the key to a safe and healthy future. Vaccines are available for free at convenient sites and millions of people have taken them, so I urge all New Yorkers who haven’t to get vaccinated immediately.”

Sunday’s data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported – 207,697
• Total Positive – 5,275
• Percent Positive – 2.54%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 2.99%
• Patient Hospitalization – 2,295 (-87)
• Patients Newly Admitted – 285
• Patients in ICU – 545 (-12)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation – 320 (+8)
• Total Discharges – 197,959 (+330)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 31
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 44,165
• Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC – 56,184
• Total vaccine doses administered – 24,671,208
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 49,338
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 362,240
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 80.0%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 72.2%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 82.5%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 74.0%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 67.7%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 60.9%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 69.9%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 62.4%