ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) — Governor Andrew Cuomo updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress combatting COVID-19 on Saturday.  

“New Yorkers fought long and hard and sacrificed a lot to get to where we are today – where we are not just surviving but living life,” Cuomo said. “But our fight is not over, and we know this because the Delta variant continues to infect more and more people, particularly those who are still unvaccinated. We cannot risk throwing away all of our hard-won progress, so I urge everyone who still needs their shot to get it right away and help protect themselves, their neighbors and their loved ones.”

Saturday’s data is summarized briefly below:

Test Results Reported – 119,566

·     Total Positive – 3,050

·     Percent Positive – 2.55%

·     7-Day Average Percent Positive – 2.40%

·     Patient Hospitalization – 699 (+42)

·     Patients Newly Admitted – 135

·     Patients in ICU – 136 (+2)

·     Patients in ICU with Intubation – 52 (-4)

·     Total Discharges – 186,790 (+95)

·     Deaths – 5

·     Total Deaths – 43,079

·     Total vaccine doses administered – 22,254,804

·     Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 42,284

·     Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 256,193

·     Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 72.4%

·     Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 66.9%

·     Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 75.2%

·     Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 68.5%

·     Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 60.5%

·     Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 55.6%

·     Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 62.9%

·     Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 57.0% 

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: 

Friday, 3,050 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,133,627. A geographic breakdown is as follows:  
  

Friday, five New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 43,079. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence: 

Friday, 25,843 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 18,376 completed their vaccine series. A geographic breakdown of New Yorkers who have been vaccinated by region is as follows: