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

142,265 Vaccine Doses Administered Over Last 24 Hours    

55 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide Yesterday

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

"As the weather gets colder and New Yorkers gather indoors with friends and family to enjoy the holiday season we must ensure that we remain vigilant and keep COVID-19 infections from moving in the wrong direction," Governor Hochul said. "The way out of this pandemic is clear — get the vaccine if you have not yet, get your second

dose if you've only had one, and get the booster if you've had both. Encourage your loved ones to get vaccinated and mask up and we'll be enjoying a post-pandemic New York in no time."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:  

• Test Results Reported - 268,372
• Total Positive - 11,203
• Percent Positive - 4.17%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 4.78%
• Patient Hospitalization - 3,546 (+48)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 499
• Patients in ICU - 680 (+24)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 364 (0)
• Total Discharges - 219,296 (+420)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 55
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 47,015

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 - 59,784

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 - 31,046,551
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 142,265
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 881,917
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 86.6%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 78.9%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 92.3%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 81.4%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 75.2%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 67.6%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 79.9%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 69.5%

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

REGION	Tuesday, December 7, 2021	Wednesday, December 8, 2021	Thursday, December 9, 2021
Capital Region	69.37	66.57	63.93
Central New York	71.57	70.67	69.19
Finger Lakes	76.86	75.92	72.68
Long Island	59.66	60.03	60.74
Mid-Hudson	42.85	43.35	43.63
Mohawk Valley	85.25	83.04	80.57
New York City	26.99	30.21	31.43
North Country	75.35	72.90	69.39
Southern Tier	80.90	80.07	78.44
Western New York	82.47	79.05	77.68
Statewide	48.96	49.83	49.81

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

REGION	Tuesday, December 7, 2021	Wednesday, December 8, 2021	Thursday, December 9, 2021
Capital Region	7.03%	7.02%	6.73%
Central New York	7.78%	7.77%	7.71%
Finger Lakes	9.58%	9.59%	9.12%
Long Island	6.04%	6.09%	6.20%
Mid-Hudson	4.63%	4.56%	4.57%
Mohawk Valley	8.38%	8.58%	8.21%
New York City	2.35%	2.55%	2.52%
North Country	8.27%	8.36%	7.67%
Southern Tier	6.00%	6.14%	6.03%
Western New York	10.66%	10.46%	10.19%
Statewide	4.75%	4.78%	4.66%

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

BOROUGH	Tuesday, December 7, 2021	Wednesday, December 8, 2021	Thursday, December 9, 2021
Bronx	2.39%	2.68%	2.59%
Kings	2.32%	2.48%	2.47%
New York	1.60%	1.68%	1.77%
Queens	2.89%	3.14%	3.01%
Richmond	3.88%	4.28%	4.16%

Yesterday, 11,203 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total compiled by HERDS to 2,803,007. A geographic breakdown is as follows:  

County	Total Positive	New Positive	Total Omicron Cases Confirmed Statewide: 23*
Albany	36,117	212	-
Allegany	6,431	41	-
Broome	29,703	167	1
Cattaraugus	10,654	60	-
Cayuga	10,280	72	-
Chautauqua	16,069	97	-
Chemung	13,634	81	-
Chenango	5,953	30	-
Clinton	8,619	52	-
Columbia	6,107	33	-
Cortland	6,422	49	-
Delaware	4,840	36	-
Dutchess	39,381	142	-
Erie	132,352	766	-
Essex	3,205	28	-
Franklin	5,852	38	-
Fulton	8,313	55	-
Genesee	9,251	54	-
Greene	5,244	32	-
Hamilton	543	4	-
Herkimer	8,961	70	-
Jefferson	12,162	69	-
Lewis	4,429	15	-
Livingston	7,714	49	-
Madison	7,908	64	-
Monroe	103,052	524	-
Montgomery	7,649	44	-
Nassau	233,888	926	-
Niagara	30,645	211	-
NYC	1,158,422	3,111	15
Oneida	34,994	180	2
Onondaga	62,668	296	-
Ontario	12,561	76	-
Orange	64,559	281	-
Orleans	5,952	43	-
Oswego	15,177	127	-
Otsego	5,863	49	-
Putnam	13,630	65	-
Rensselaer	18,581	134	-
Rockland	56,632	121	-
Saratoga	26,517	167	-
Schenectady	20,354	124	-
Schoharie	2,987	27	-
Schuyler	2,103	22	-
Seneca	3,514	14	-
St. Lawrence	13,833	104	-
Steuben	13,481	112	-
Suffolk	265,204	1,172	4
Sullivan	10,212	62	-
Tioga	6,814	46	-
Tompkins	7,949	103	-
Ulster	19,961	112	-
Warren	7,874	42	-
Washington	7,303	52	-
Wayne	11,073	52	-
Westchester	151,550	441	1
Wyoming	5,723	33	-
Yates	2,138	14	-

* 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.

Yesterday, 55 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 47,015. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:    

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Allegany	1
Bronx	2
Broome	2
Cattaraugus	2
Chautauqua	2
Columbia	1
Delaware	1
Dutchess	1
Erie	7
Essex	1
Jefferson	1
Kings	1
Monroe	4
Nassau	1
Niagara	2
Oneida	3
Orange	1
Otsego	2
Queens	3
Rockland	1
Saratoga	1
Schenectady	1
Seneca	1
Steuben	3
Suffolk	3
Tompkins	2
Ulster	1
Washington	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, 23,042 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 23,437 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	809,324	873	732,178	1,556
Central New York	620,466	274	570,139	984
Finger Lakes	823,937	765	756,877	1,191
Long Island	2,034,275	2,129	1,808,415	3,943
Mid-Hudson	1,587,745	1,989	1,390,914	2,819
Mohawk Valley	311,961	265	287,593	309
New York City	7,329,765	15,025	6,512,420	9,938
North Country	289,959	238	259,849	437
Southern Tier	418,560	403	383,338	689
Western New York	905,553	1,081	823,126	1,571
Statewide	15,131,545	23,042	13,524,849	23,437

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.