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CNY tops all New York regions in getting COVID vaccines into arms

Nearly 87,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have so far been administered in the five-county Central New York region out of more than 95,000 doses received, a 91 percent rate, the state reported Tuesday.

The region — which encompasses Onondaga, Madison, Oswego, Cayuga, and Cortland counties — tops all regions in New York state in the percentage of does received that have been administered. Western New York ranks second at 82 percent and the Finger Lakes region is third at 78 percent.

The statewide percentage is 74 percent. In all, nearly 1.4 million vaccine doses have made it into arms in the state, out of almost 1.9 million doses received.

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The current vaccine distribution and administration breakdown by region follows:

Region	Total Doses Received (1st and 2nd)	Total Doses Administered (1st and 2nd)	% of Total Doses Administered/Received (1st and 2nd)
Capital Region	117,640	90,552	77%
Central New York	95,265	86,958	91%
Finger Lakes	118,250	91,793	78%
Long Island	229,520	172,500	75%
Mid-Hudson	179,475	122,017	68%
Mohawk Valley	53,070	30,460	57%
New York City	842,025	602,083	72%
North Country	50,945	33,581	66%
Southern Tier	52,300	39,862	76%
Western New York	130,160	107,173	82%
Statewide	1,868,650	1,376,979	74%