Governor Hochul provides Sunday, Dec. 5, coronavirus update

NEW YORK (WWTI) — Governor Kathy Hochul updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19 on Sunday.

"With a new variant circulating in New York, the best way to stay safe this holiday season is by getting vaccinated and boosted," Governor Hochul said. "With holiday gatherings just weeks away, you can protect yourself and your loved ones by getting vaccinated and encouraging everyone in your life to do the same."   

Sunday's data is summarized briefly below:  

• Test Results Reported - 234,516   
• Total Positive - 10,411
• Percent Positive - 4.44% 
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 4.84%
• Patient Hospitalization - 3,236 (+38)
• Patients Newly Admitted - 443
• Patients in ICU - 619 (+3)
• Patients in ICU with Intubation - 333 (+5)
• Total Discharges - 217,387 (+407)
• New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 40
• Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS -  46,756 
• Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC - 57,212
• Total vaccine doses administered - 30,435,388
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours - 122,518
• Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days - 809,136
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose - 86.2%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series - 78.6%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 91.6%
• Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 81.1%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 74.7%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 67.1%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) - 79.1%
• Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) - 68.9%

Each region's 7-day average of cases per 100K population is as follows:  

Region	Thursday, December 2, 2021	Friday, December 3, 2021	Saturday, December 4, 2021
Capital Region	60.31	66.51	69.71
Central New York	56.08	61.60	70.04
Finger Lakes	66.75	73.51	78.63
Long Island	47.44	52.50	55.64
Mid-Hudson	33.17	36.88	40.14
Mohawk Valley	70.77	77.18	82.28
New York City	20.42	22.44	24.03
North Country	68.40	73.75	77.88
Southern Tier	63.26	71.33	79.30
Western New York	73.06	80.43	84.47
Statewide	39.73	43.81	46.93

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

Region	Thursday, December 2, 2021	Friday, December 3, 2021	Saturday, December 4, 2021
Capital Region	8.17%	8.05%	7.61%
Central New York	8.41%	7.98%	8.11%
Finger Lakes	10.89%	10.58%	10.32%
Long Island	5.83%	5.90%	5.95%
Mid-Hudson	4.26%	4.37%	4.51%
Mohawk Valley	9.31%	8.74%	8.49%
New York City	2.23%	2.25%	2.26%
North Country	9.67%	9.22%	8.86%
Southern Tier	6.77%	6.50%	6.03%
Western New York	11.32%	11.15%	11.10%
Statewide	4.85%	4.85%	4.84%

 
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	Thursday, December 2, 2021	Friday, December 3, 2021	Saturday, December 4, 2021
Bronx	2.15%	2.24%	2.26%
Kings	1.97%	2.04%	2.09%
New York	1.67%	1.62%	1.60%
Queens	2.94%	2.92%	2.92%
Richmond	3.71%	3.73%	3.77%

As of Saturday, December 5, 10,411 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,755,192. A geographic breakdown is as follows:  

County	Total Positive	New Positive
Albany	35,325	166
Allegany	6,238	47
Broome	29,007	154
Cattaraugus	10,379	42
Cayuga	10,015	64
Chautauqua	15,619	98
Chemung	13,290	93
Chenango	5,766	39
Clinton	8,408	59
Columbia	5,915	35
Cortland	6,242	48
Delaware	4,655	30
Dutchess	38,686	171
Erie	129,064	693
Essex	3,089	16
Franklin	5,691	61
Fulton	8,087	47
Genesee	8,992	43
Greene	5,113	35
Hamilton	527	2
Herkimer	8,647	60
Jefferson	11,798	62
Lewis	4,346	30
Livingston	7,513	54
Madison	7,654	40
Monroe	100,649	500
Montgomery	7,453	47
Nassau	230,124	926
Niagara	29,802	177
NYC	1,144,788	2,581
Oneida	34,177	184
Onondaga	61,261	392
Ontario	12,164	85
Orange	63,479	297
Orleans	5,759	29
Oswego	14,725	114
Otsego	5,615	41
Putnam	13,365	30
Rensselaer	18,059	121
Rockland	56,085	125
Saratoga	25,756	174
Schenectady	19,905	125
Schoharie	2,847	31
Schuyler	2,030	23
Seneca	3,415	15
St. Lawrence	13,412	81
Steuben	13,064	106
Suffolk	260,452	1,112
Sullivan	9,959	56
Tioga	6,604	56
Tompkins	7,693	68
Ulster	19,554	86
Warren	7,679	58
Washington	7,052	63
Wayne	10,744	86
Westchester	149,834	388
Wyoming	5,548	33
Yates	2,073	12

As of Saturday, December 5, 40 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total compiled through HERDS to 46,756. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:   

County	New Deaths
Albany	1
Bronx	1
Broome	1
Erie	5
Herkimer	1
Kings	5
Livingston	1
Monroe	3
Montgomery	2
Nassau	1
Niagara	1
Oneida	4
Onondaga	1
Orange	1
Otsego	2
Queens	1
Richmond	1
Saratoga	1
Schenectady	1
Schoharie	1
Seneca	1
Steuben	1
Suffolk	1
Ulster	1
Washington	1

As of Saturday, December 5, 20,385 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 26,815 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:

Region	Cumulative Total	Increase over past 24 hours
Capital Region	804,816	879
Central New York	618,521	298
Finger Lakes	819,991	819
Long Island	2,023,014	1,530
Mid-Hudson	1,577,065	1,373
Mohawk Valley	310,780	127
New York City	7,265,648	14,178
North Country	288,795	88
Southern Tier	416,481	277
Western New York	900,711	816
Statewide	15,025,822	20,385

People with complete vaccine series:

Region	Cumulative Total	Increase over past 24 hours
Capital Region	724,876	1,199
Central New York	565,839	980
Finger Lakes	751,224	2,748
Long Island	1,794,848	1,891
Mid-Hudson	1,378,469	2,119
Mohawk Valley	285,991	424
New York City	6,461,589	13,747
North Country	258,067	634
Southern Tier	380,606	778
Western New York	816,169	2,295
Statewide	13,417,678	26,815