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Covid-19: Long Island Sees Positivity Rate Uptick For Third Day In Row, New Breakdown By Town
For the third straight day, Long Island has seen an uptick in COVID-19 cases, though the state has seen a daily infection rate of under 1 percent for nearly four weeks.
Long Island reported:
1.4 percent infection rate on Thursday, Sept. 3,
1.1 percent on Wednesday, Sept. 2,
0.8 percent on Tuesday, Sept. 1.
Statewide, there were 864 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, though the infection rate was .92 percent of 93,395 newly tested New Yorkers.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made note that the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force evaluated nearly 1,300 bars and restaurants in N…