NEW YORK (WWTI) — Governor Kathy Hochul updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress combating COVID-19 on Sunday.
“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%
Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
| Region | Thursday, September 16, 2021 | Friday, September 17, 2021 | Saturday, September 18, 2021 |
| Capital Region | 4.21% | 4.12% | 3.99% |
| Central New York | 5.03% | 4.99% | 4.84% |
| Finger Lakes | 4.94% | 4.93% | 4.95% |
| Long Island | 3.97% | 3.92% | 3.85% |
| Mid-Hudson | 3.41% | 3.36% | 3.07% |
| Mohawk Valley | 4.64% | 4.55% | 4.27% |
| New York City | 2.06% | 2.07% | 2.00% |
| North Country | 5.80% | 5.85% | 5.93% |
| Southern Tier | 3.20% | 3.33% | 3.41% |
| Western New York | 4.96% | 4.75% | 4.89% |
| Statewide | 3.09% | 3.07% | 2.99% |
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 | Thursday, September 16, 2021 | Friday, September 17, 2021 | Saturday, September 18, 2021 |
| Bronx | 2.16% | 2.03% | 1.94% |
| Kings | 2.32% | 2.36% | 2.18% |
| New York | 1.55% | 1.55% | 1.55% |
| Queens | 2.15% | 2.16% | 2.16% |
| Richmond | 2.58% | 2.62% | 2.59% |
Yesterday, 5,275 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,355,168. A geographic breakdown is as follows:
| County | Total Positive | New Positive |
| Albany | 28,239 | 75 |
| Allegany | 3,981 | 14 |
| Broome | 21,557 | 71 |
| Cattaraugus | 6,675 | 30 |
| Cayuga | 7,828 | 46 |
| Chautauqua | 10,796 | 122 |
| Chemung | 8,956 | 67 |
| Chenango | 4,148 | 15 |
| Clinton | 5,585 | 56 |
| Columbia | 4,608 | 28 |
| Cortland | 4,783 | 38 |
| Delaware | 3,017 | 12 |
| Dutchess | 33,589 | 73 |
| Erie | 98,475 | 266 |
| Essex | 1,929 | 7 |
| Franklin | 3,444 | 25 |
| Fulton | 5,232 | 16 |
| Genesee | 6,017 | 34 |
| Greene | 3,919 | 22 |
| Hamilton | 407 | 0 |
| Herkimer | 5,937 | 13 |
| Jefferson | 7,370 | 44 |
| Lewis | 3,159 | 28 |
| Livingston | 5,140 | 23 |
| Madison | 5,338 | 20 |
| Monroe | 77,583 | 219 |
| Montgomery | 5,023 | 10 |
| Nassau | 205,748 | 357 |
| Niagara | 22,005 | 73 |
| NYC | 1,050,368 | 1,755 |
| Oneida | 25,527 | 87 |
| Onondaga | 45,436 | 207 |
| Ontario | 8,464 | 36 |
| Orange | 54,237 | 90 |
| Orleans | 3,589 | 12 |
| Oswego | 9,496 | 58 |
| Otsego | 4,130 | 8 |
| Putnam | 11,765 | 23 |
| Rensselaer | 13,180 | 54 |
| Rockland | 50,600 | 103 |
| Saratoga | 18,312 | 58 |
| Schenectady | 15,162 | 39 |
| Schoharie | 2,054 | 4 |
| Schuyler | 1,264 | 9 |
| Seneca | 2,444 | 12 |
| St. Lawrence | 8,774 | 59 |
| Steuben | 8,285 | 52 |
| Suffolk | 226,321 | 444 |
| Sullivan | 7,765 | 25 |
| Tioga | 4,368 | 8 |
| Tompkins | 5,889 | 48 |
| Ulster | 16,239 | 44 |
| Warren | 4,646 | 21 |
| Washington | 3,870 | 16 |
| Wayne | 6,868 | 32 |
| Westchester | 140,362 | 158 |
| Wyoming | 3,884 | 7 |
| Yates | 1,381 | 2 |
Yesterday, 31 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 44,165. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:
| County | New Deaths |
| Bronx | 1 |
| Broome | 2 |
| Chemung | 2 |
| Chenango | 1 |
| Erie | 3 |
| Greene | 1 |
| Herkimer | 1 |
| Kings | 3 |
| Livingston | 2 |
| Madison | 1 |
| Manhattan | 1 |
| Oneida | 2 |
| Onondaga | 1 |
| Ontario | 1 |
| Queens | 2 |
| Rockland | 1 |
| Saratoga | 1 |
| Seneca | 1 |
| Suffolk | 3 |
| Ulster | 1 |
Yesterday, 25,971 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 24,785 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:
| Region | Cumulative Total | Increase over past 24 hours |
| Capital Region | 740,599 | 624 |
| Central New York | 578,794 | 495 |
| Finger Lakes | 750,483 | 753 |
| Long Island | 1,831,667 | 3,877 |
| Mid-Hudson | 1,428,909 | 2,049 |
| Mohawk Valley | 288,739 | 360 |
| New York City | 6,470,872 | 16,020 |
| North Country | 268,371 | 222 |
| Southern Tier | 384,436 | 331 |
| Western New York | 819,349 | 1,240 |
| Statewide | 13,562,219 | 25,971 |
People with complete vaccine series:
| Region | Cumulative Total | Increase over past 24 hours |
| Capital Region | 680,824 | 636 |
| Central New York | 537,008 | 641 |
| Finger Lakes | 699,073 | 726 |
| Long Island | 1,621,423 | 4,159 |
| Mid-Hudson | 1,267,030 | 2,089 |
| Mohawk Valley | 267,101 | 338 |
| New York City | 5,728,370 | 14,372 |
| North Country | 241,995 | 234 |
| Southern Tier | 354,916 | 402 |
| Western New York | 752,479 | 1,188 |
| Statewide | 12,150,219 | 24,785 |