NEW YORK – Nearly two-thirds of New York residents are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, according to the latest federal statistics.
About 12.7 million of New York’s 20 million residents are fully vaccinated, according to data released Saturday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
That’s the seventh-highest percentage of any state, behind Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Jersey.
Vaccination rates are highest in southern and eastern New York State: More than three-quarters of residents in Hamilton County in the Adirondacks are fully vaccinated.
Approximately 73% of residents are fully vaccinated in Manhattan and Queens in New York City.
However, vaccination rates are lower in western and central counties – only 38% are fully vaccinated in Allegany County, which is home to about 47,000 people.
Meanwhile, the number of people with confirmed COVID-19 in New York hospitals is declining: 2,115 as of Friday.
That’s below the peak drop of about 2,476 patients on Sept. 13.
COVID-19 hospitalization rates are highest in the Southern Tier and Mohawk Valley.
Some communities with lower vaccination rates are experiencing higher rates of hospitalization.
Approximately 53% of residents are fully vaccinated in Broome County, home to Binghamton.
County hospitals reported 92 confirmed COVID-19 patients as of Saturday, up 39% from the previous week.
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