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%

 

 

 

Adam Rombel: