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Today, after weeks of playing a leading role in advancing the Build Back Better Act, I was proud to join my House Democratic colleagues in passing this bill, which is the centerpiece of President Biden’s legislative agenda. From lowering costs for middle-class families to addressing our climate crisis, the Build Back Better Act represents a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation’s greatest asset: its people.
You may recall that last week, we made the single-largest investment in America’s infrastructure in our nation’s history by passing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the bipartisan infrastructure deal. Now that we’ve passed the Build Back Better Act in the House, we are one major step closer to investing even more in lowering costs of living while creating millions of good-paying jobs and, of course, addressing climate change.
What would this bill do?
Raise the SALT cap to $80,000 through 2031.
Establish universal child care and universal preschool.
Expand Medicare to include hearing.
Reduce carbon emissions in half by 2030, helping to avoid climate catastrophe.
Provide four weeks of paid family leave.
Extend the Child Tax Credit by another year and make the full credit permanently refundable.
Increase maximum Pell Grant awards by $555 for students at public and private non-profit institutions.
Expand access to free school meals.
Build, upgrade, and retrofit over 1.8 million affordable housing units.
Before voting to pass this historic bill, I spoke on the House floor about one of its most important provisions, universal child care, which I played a leading role in getting in the final bill. Under these child care provisions, no household in New York State making under $250,000 would pay more than seven percent of its annual income towards high-quality child care. This will be a life-line for thousands of families in Westchester and Rockland.
As this bill heads to the Senate, I will continue fighting for our communities in New York’s 17th Congressional District and work to ensure the investments laid out in the bill make it to President Biden’s desk. We’re well on our way to Building Back Better and materially improving the lives of all Americans. Passing this bill in the House today brings us so much closer in that fight.
“Getting the booster is a critical way to protect ourselves and our loved ones that goes hand in hand with washing our hands and wearing a mask,” Governor Hochul said. “80 percent of New York’s adults are vaccinated, but COVID-19 is surging in regions with lower vaccination rates. If you remain unvaccinated, get vaccinated. Get your children vaccinated. If you’ve had your vaccination, get your booster. Take every precaution necessary to keep your community safe as we head into the holiday season.”
Today’s data is summarized briefly below:
· Test Results Reported – 207,467
· Total Positive – 7,558 · Percent Positive – 3.64%
· 7-Day Average Percent Positive – 3.68% · Patient Hospitalization – 2,164 (+24) · Patients Newly Admitted – 351 · Patients in ICU – 424 (+4) · Patients in ICU with Intubation – 219 (+4) · Total Discharges – 212,602 (+305) · New deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 33 · Total deaths reported by healthcare facilities through HERDS – 46,165
The Health Electronic Response Data System is a NYS DOH data source that collects confirmed daily death data as reported by hospitals, nursing homes and adult care facilities only. · Total deaths reported to and compiled by the CDC – 58,789 This daily COVID-19 provisional death certificate data reported by NYS DOH and NYC to the CDC includes those who died in any location, including hospitals, nursing homes, adult care facilities, at home, in hospice and other settings. · Total vaccine doses administered – 28,868,533 · Total vaccine doses administered over past 24 hours – 129,085 · Total vaccine doses administered over past 7 days – 689,644 · Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose – 85.2% · Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series – 77.8% · Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 89.5% · Percent of New Yorkers ages 18 and older with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 80.1% · Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose – 73.2% · Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series – 65.9% · Percent of all New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose (CDC) – 76.5% · Percent of all New Yorkers with completed vaccine series (CDC) – 67.8%
Each region’s 7-day average percentage of positive test results reported over the last three days is as follows:
Region
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Capital Region
5.68%
6.18%
6.69%
Central New York
6.01%
6.32%
6.33%
Finger Lakes
8.77%
8.87%
8.74%
Long Island
3.59%
3.74%
3.84%
Mid-Hudson
2.75%
2.75%
2.77%
Mohawk Valley
7.21%
7.36%
7.59%
New York City
1.44%
1.47%
1.54%
North Country
6.92%
7.07%
6.94%
Southern Tier
4.72%
4.88%
5.05%
Western New York
8.87%
9.30%
9.48%
Statewide
3.47%
3.58%
3.68%
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
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Bronx
1.27%
1.34%
1.40%
Kings
1.56%
1.53%
1.60%
New York
1.13%
1.15%
1.18%
Queens
1.58%
1.67%
1.79%
Richmond
2.07%
2.19%
2.32%
Yesterday, 7,558 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in New York State, bringing the total to 2,633,987. A geographic breakdown is as follows:
County
Total Positive
New Positive
Albany
33,316
114
Allegany
5,669
47
Broome
27,208
149
Cattaraugus
9,336
84
Cayuga
9,412
34
Chautauqua
14,017
113
Chemung
12,274
72
Chenango
5,278
52
Clinton
7,684
44
Columbia
5,436
28
Cortland
5,921
24
Delaware
4,137
49
Dutchess
37,201
101
Erie
118,219
669
Essex
2,840
35
Franklin
5,056
44
Fulton
7,449
56
Genesee
8,124
61
Greene
4,741
24
Hamilton
500
3
Herkimer
7,870
64
Jefferson
10,672
108
Lewis
4,015
25
Livingston
6,757
59
Madison
7,030
36
Monroe
93,377
463
Montgomery
6,849
41
Nassau
221,437
407
Niagara
27,026
171
NYC
1,118,066
1,541
Oneida
31,720
160
Onondaga
57,247
285
Ontario
11,018
91
Orange
60,561
160
Orleans
5,190
36
Oswego
13,437
80
Otsego
5,079
32
Putnam
12,905
30
Rensselaer
16,540
74
Rockland
54,756
70
Saratoga
23,037
183
Schenectady
18,479
84
Schoharie
2,532
14
Schuyler
1,795
17
Seneca
3,025
16
St. Lawrence
12,192
80
Steuben
11,744
92
Suffolk
249,417
621
Sullivan
9,174
39
Tioga
6,069
60
Tompkins
7,088
25
Ulster
18,403
83
Warren
6,724
109
Washington
6,056
135
Wayne
9,624
66
Westchester
146,400
145
Wyoming
4,964
35
Yates
1,894
18
Yesterday, 33 New Yorkers died due to COVID-19, bringing the total compiled through HERDS to 46,165. A geographic breakdown is as follows, by county of residence:
Deaths by County of Residence
County
New Deaths
Albany
1
Allegany
1
Broome
4
Cattaraugus
1
Chemung
2
Delaware
1
Erie
4
Livingston
2
Manhattan
1
Nassau
1
Niagara
1
Oneida
4
Onondaga
2
Oswego
1
Rensselaer
1
Richmond
1
Schuyler
1
Suffolk
2
Sullivan
1
Washington
1
All New York State mass vaccination sites are open to eligible New Yorkers aged 12 years and older for walk-in vaccination on a first-come, first-serve basis, with 10 sites open to eligible New Yorkers aged 5 and older. People who would prefer to schedule an appointment at a state-run mass vaccination site can do so on the Am I Eligible App or by calling 1-833-NYS-4-VAX. People may also contact their local health department, pharmacy, doctor or hospital to schedule appointments where vaccines are available, or visit vaccines.gov to find information on vaccine appointments near them.
New Yorkers looking to schedule vaccine appointments for 5-11-year-old children are encouraged to contact their child’s pediatrician, family physician, county health departments, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), rural health centers, or pharmacies that may be administering the vaccine for this age group. Parents and guardians can visit vaccines.gov, text their ZIP code to 438829, or call 1-800-232-0233 to find nearby locations. Make sure that the provider offers the Pfizer-BioNTechCOVID-19 vaccine, as the other COVID-19 vaccines are not yet authorized for this age group.
Visit our new website for parents and guardians for new information, frequently asked questions and answers, and resources specifically designed for parents and guardians of this age group.
Yesterday, 32,889 New Yorkers received their first vaccine dose, and 12,373 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
People with complete vaccine series
Region
Cumulative Total
Increase over past 24 hours
Cumulative Total
Increase over past 24 hours
Capital Region
788,168
1,136
713,869
334
Central New York
607,939
1,024
559,218
179
Finger Lakes
803,562
1,586
737,518
333
Long Island
1,985,950
2,507
1,768,133
1,179
Mid-Hudson
1,541,276
2,989
1,356,513
751
Mohawk Valley
305,791
384
282,177
173
New York City
7,097,133
20,482
6,333,151
8,758
North Country
284,058
567
254,842
162
Southern Tier
410,221
615
373,516
213
Western New York
881,549
1,599
801,468
291
Statewide
14,705,647
32,889
13,180,405
12,373
The COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker Dashboard is available to update New Yorkers on the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. The New York State Department of Health requires vaccinating facilities to report all COVID-19 vaccine administration data within 24 hours; the vaccine administration data on the dashboard is updated daily to reflect the most up-to-date metrics in the state’s vaccination effort. New York State Department of Health-reported data from NYSIIS and CIR differs slightly from federally-reported data, which is inclusive of federally-administered doses and other minor differences. Both numbers are included in the release above.
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FOLLOW-UP: DR. RICCA TOLD WPCNR THIS AFTERNOON MORE OPPORTUNTIIES FOR WHITE PLAINS 5-12’s TO BE VACCINATED ARE COMING UP. DR. RICCA SAID:
“Yes, there is a great deal of parent/guardian request for vaccination opportunity. Those that are not interested need not participate. While we don’t know what the ultimate percentage will be, we continue to see high interest in the opportunities. Another one will be forthcoming on Saturday, November 27th (it’s not been announced yet.)“
