Thread by @NYCHealthCommr

Sunday review of current #COVID19 data for NYC. 🧵

Overall, our key indicators remain stable to slightly improved for September thus far, compared to a month ago.

Explore all of the numbers, in detail, at: nyc.gov/coviddata

Total cases are stable, but remain at a relatively high level. Now is not the time for us to be complacent, particularly with cooler months ahead.

When we break down case rates by vaccination status, we see a marked difference in risk depending on whether one is vaccinated versus unvaccinated. The same holds true for hospitalization rates.

Citywide, hospitalizations are down from their August peak (in this most recent wave), but not yet back to the lower levels we had seen earlier in the summer. Here is a graph that shows longer-term trends for hospitalizations.

#COVID19 vaccines have made a major difference in preventing hospitalizations and saving lives.

This week, we are likely to cross 70% of ALL New Yorkers with at least one dose of vaccine, and 63% fully vaccinated.

We have made significant strides in getting more New Yorkers vaccinated in recent weeks, by further lowering access barriers, using incentives, and advancing vaccine requirements.

This chart summarizes how recent policies and events are correlated with ⬆️ first/single doses.

~60% of first/single doses in Aug & Sep were administered to Black & Latino New Yorkers.

Despite this progress, certain demographic groups have lower vax rates, requiring a continued focus on first doses for anyone unvaccinated, even as we initiate booster doses for some groups.

Vaccination is the most critical public health intervention.

We must also maintain other precautions to curb #COVID19 spread—such as masking, ventilation, handwashing, staying home if ill, and distancing and testing as appropriate—to keep bending this curve.
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