In "Red Zone" focus areas included as part of New York's Cluster Action Initiative, the positivity rate for test results reported Saturday, Oct. 17 was 3.19 percent - down from 4.34 the day before.
Here are positivity testing rates for the last three days on Long Island:
- Thursday, Oct. 15: 1.1 percent
- Friday, Oct. 16: 1.0 percent
- Saturday, Oct. 17: 1.1 percent
There were 102 new COVID-19 cases reported in Nassau County with another 88 positive cases in Suffolk County.
There were seven deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State on Sunday, with none on Long Island -- bringing the total to 25,644 during the pandemic.
Here is overall state data for Saturday:
- Patient Hospitalization: 913 (-16)
- Patients Newly Admitted: 118
- Number ICU: 200 (+5)
- Number ICU with Intubation: 102 (-1)
- Total Discharges: 78,362 (+127)
- Deaths: 7
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