NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (WWTI) — Governor Kathy Hochul updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress combating COVID-19 on Saturday.

“We continue to keep a close eye on the numbers, and while we know we’ve come a long way in beating back the virus and getting a good number of New Yorkers vaccinated, our work is not yet done, my friends,” Hochul said. “COVID is still out there, and we cannot get complacent because we all know what it’s capable of. If you still need to get vaccinated, it’s imperative that you do so as soon as possible because your safety and the safety of others is on the line.”   

Saturday’s data is summarized briefly below: 

• Test Results Reported – 157,302
• Total Positive – 5,030
• Percent Positive – 3.20%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 3.28%
• Patient Hospitalization – 2,359 (+5)
• Patients Newly Admitted – 298
• Patients in ICU – 532 (+8)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation – 260 (+0)
• Total Discharges – 193,930 (+252)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 28
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 43,697
• Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC – 55,654
• Total vaccine doses administered – 23,921,319
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 67,962
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 388,164
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 77.8%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 70.4%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 80.3%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 72.1%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 65.6%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 59.1%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 67.9%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 60.6% 

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

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

Yesterday, 5,030 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,281,283. A geographic breakdown is as follows:  

Yesterday, 28 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 43,697. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: 

Yesterday, 40,278 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 29,262 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: