New York State COVID-19 update for November 15

NEW YORK STATE (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) - Governor Kathy Hochul updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19.  Monday's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 113,955
• Total Positive - 4,572
• Percent Positive - 4.01%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.30%
• Patient Hospitalization - 1,963 (+48)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 234
• Patients in ICU - 404 (+5)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 211 (-5)
• Total Discharges - 211,578 (+188)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 27
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 46,037

The Health Electronic Response Data System is a Department of Health (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 - 58,623

This daily COVID-19 provisional death certificate data reported by NYS DOH and NYC to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (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 - 28,446,997
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 53,987
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 645,904
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 84.9%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 77.6%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 89.1%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 79.8%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 72.7%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 65.7%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 75.9%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 67.6%

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

Region	Friday, November 12, 2021	Saturday, November 13, 2021	Sunday, November 14, 2021
Capital Region	5.43%	5.56%	5.62%
Central New York	5.33%	5.58%	5.54%
Finger Lakes	8.08%	8.25%	8.44%
Long Island	3.03%	3.12%	3.33%
Mid-Hudson	2.39%	2.46%	2.55%
Mohawk Valley	6.42%	6.87%	6.76%
New York City	1.32%	1.33%	1.38%
North Country	6.45%	6.50%	6.54%
Southern Tier	4.36%	4.56%	4.61%
Western New York	7.70%	8.04%	8.19%
Statewide	3.12%	3.21%	3.30%

 
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	Friday, November 12, 2021	Saturday, November 13, 2021	Sunday, November 14, 2021
Bronx	1.17%	1.17%	1.23%
Kings	1.44%	1.43%	1.49%
New York	1.08%	1.09%	1.12%
Queens	1.41%	1.45%	1.50%
Richmond	1.77%	1.83%	1.88%

Sunday, 4,572 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,607,472. A geographic breakdown is as follows:

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	32,874	60
Allegany	5,488	22
Broome	26,738	84
Cattaraugus	8,993	32
Cayuga	9,263	23
Chautauqua	13,647	53
Chemung	12,010	30
Chenango	5,143	16
Clinton	7,537	30
Columbia	5,327	38
Cortland	5,834	7
Delaware	4,011	14
Dutchess	36,889	49
Erie	115,744	453
Essex	2,778	11
Franklin	4,896	21
Fulton	7,245	20
Genesee	7,888	31
Greene	4,665	11
Hamilton	487	1
Herkimer	7,648	18
Jefferson	10,315	30
Lewis	3,914	10
Livingston	6,520	46
Madison	6,878	25
Monroe	91,609	343
Montgomery	6,681	18
Nassau	219,935	322
Niagara	26,358	90
NYC	1,112,968	1,047
Oneida	31,043	90
Onondaga	56,228	135
Ontario	10,669	82
Orange	59,951	78
Orleans	5,049	22
Oswego	13,085	39
Otsego	4,989	6
Putnam	12,824	12
Rensselaer	16,240	46
Rockland	54,467	42
Saratoga	22,448	83
Schenectady	18,147	46
Schoharie	2,494	9
Schuyler	1,749	2
Seneca	2,950	19
St. Lawrence	11,903	23
Steuben	11,449	36
Suffolk	247,466	479
Sullivan	9,027	11
Tioga	5,878	15
Tompkins	6,978	3
Ulster	18,156	42
Warren	6,464	56
Washington	5,693	43
Wayne	9,339	44
Westchester	145,817	123
Wyoming	4,843	20
Yates	1,843	11

 Sunday, 27 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total compiled through HERDS to 46,037. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:

Deaths by County of Residence
County	New Deaths
Albany	1
Allegany	2
Bronx	1
Cattaraugus	3
Chautauqua	1
Erie	3
Genesee	2
Kings	1
Monroe	2
Montgomery	1
Niagara	1
Oneida	1
Onondaga	1
Orange	1
Putnam	1
Queens	1
Saratoga	1
Suffolk	2
Wayne	1

 
All New York State mass vaccination sites are open to eligible New Yorkers aged 12 years and older for walk-in vaccination on a first-come, first-serve basis, with 10 sites open to eligible New Yorkers aged 5 and older. People who would prefer to schedule 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 the state's 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. 

Sunday, 18,274 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 3,899 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	781,052	991	712,628	223
Central New York	603,535	608	558,556	130
Finger Lakes	797,558	697	736,000	209
Long Island	1,979,246	3,020	1,759,656	738
Mid-Hudson	1,532,330	2,234	1,352,311	505
Mohawk Valley	303,769	218	281,443	83
New York City	7,043,502	8,990	6,305,535	1,526
North Country	281,720	175	254,204	62
Southern Tier	407,768	261	372,747	131
Western New York	875,233	1,080	800,105	292
Statewide	14,605,713	18,274	13,133,185	3,899

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.