ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State on Friday reported its lowest seven-day COVID positive-test rate, 1.44 percent, since last July 20.
The daily statewide positivity rate has been under 2 percent for more than two straight weeks, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Here is the full COVID data the state provided Friday:
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- Test Results Reported – 152,272
- Total Positive – 2,107
- Percent Positive – 1.38 percent
- 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 1.44 percent
- Patient Hospitalization – 1,245 (-34)
- Patients Newly Admitted – 133
- Patients in ICU – 199 (-14)
- Patients in ICU with Intubation – 122 (-2)
- Total Discharges – 287,957 (+188)
- New deaths reported by health-care facilities – 17
And here is the latest vaccination data from the state:
- Total vaccine doses administered – 37,197,482
- Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 16,363
- Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 109,477
- Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 95.0 percent
- Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 85.8 percent
- Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 82.0 percent
- Percent of New Yorkers ages 12-17 with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 72.0 percent
- Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 89.2 percent
- Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 75.8 percent
