Two-thirds of adults in New York have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the latest federal data.

At the same time, hospitalizations statewide are down to 1,143 patients, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday. The total is the lowest since Oct. 31.

�Our numbers have been trending in the right direction – reaching a record low since the start of this pandemic – and they continue to do so because of what the people of this state have done,� the Democratic governor said in a statement.

On the vaccine front, about 46% of 20 million residents are fully vaccinated, according to data as of Friday from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The national average is at 40%.

The rates of full vaccination vary widely across New York, with some rates higher in less-populated parts of central New York, including 68% in Hamilton County. That�s in contrast to 36% in Brooklyn and 34% in the Bronx.

Rates are lower in several western, rural New York counties: 28% in Allegany and 35% in Wyoming and Orleans.

(AP)