The Latest: Two-thirds of NY adults have at least one shot

ALBANY, N.Y. — The latest federal data shows that two-thirds of adults in New York state have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

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.

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 40%.

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MORE ON THE VIRUS OUTBREAK:

— Just in time to plan summer vacations, Europe sees dramatic drop in coronavirus cases

— More states ease lingering virus rules as vaccine rates rise

— Vietnam finds new virus variant that is a hybrid of India, UK strains

— Chinese city locks down neighborhood after virus upsurge

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HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma state agencies will be barred from requiring a mask or coronavirus vaccination as a condition of being allowed to enter a state building or office under an executive order signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt.

“It is time to return to normal,” Stitt said in a statement after signing the order Friday. It takes effect Tuesday.

The order does not apply in medical settings with patients.

Stitt refused to issue a statewide mask mandate, but in November required masks to be worn inside state buildings, an order that was lifted in March.

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