(WBEN Buffalo, NY) New Covid numbers from Friday are out from New York State and they have both some good and bad indicators.
Over 80-percent of New Yorkers have gotten at least one dose of a vaccine.
Twenty-eight more people died from Covid on Friday, two of them in Erie County.
The 7-day positivity rate continue to climb statewide to 3.28-percent. The positivity rate in Western New York is even higher at 4.25-percent.
Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19.
"We continue to keep a close eye on the numbers, and while we know we've come a long way in beating back the virus and getting a good number of New Yorkers vaccinated, our work is not yet done, my friends," Governor Hochul said. "COVID is still out there, and we cannot get complacent because we all know what it's capable of. If you still need to get vaccinated, it's imperative that you do so as soon as possible because your safety and the safety of others is on the line."
Today's data is summarized briefly below:
Test Results Reported - 157,302Total Positive - 5,030Percent Positive - 3.20%7-Day Average Percent Positive - 3.28%Patient Hospitalization - 2,359 (+5)Patients Newly Admitted - 298Patients in ICU - 532 (+8)Patients in ICU with Intubation - 260 (+0)Total Discharges - 193,930 (+252)New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 28Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS - 43,697
