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In Nassau County, there have been 35,854 positive COVID-19 tests, which have now resulted in 1,700 deaths, County Executive Laura Curran announced. There have been 33,664 confirmed cases in Suffolk, leading to the death of 1,177 residents.
There are currently 1,292 Nassau County residents hospitalized with COVID-19, down 76 in the past 24 hours. Suffolk’s numbers dipped below 1,000 for the first time in April, down to 970 COVID-19 patients, with 114 patients discharged in the past day.
"Good news," Curran said. "In addition to a big drop in the (percentage) of residents testing positive for COVID-19, Nassau has now had 14 consecutive days of declining hospitalizations – key CDC protocols for Phase 1 reopening.
"Our hard work is paying off - let's keep moving forward together."
In Nassau, Hempstead still had the highest volume of cases (1,764), followed by Freeport (1,288), Elmont (1,065), Valley Stream (975), Uniondale (941), Levittown (850), Hicksville (833), East Meadow (756), Glen Cove (695), Franklin Square (669), Long Beach (633), Baldwin (571), Woodmere (515), and North Valley Stream (505).
In Suffolk, Islip has become the first town to exceed 10,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, ahead of Brookhaven (7,288), Babylon (5,610), Huntington (4,060), and Smithtown (1,851). More than 150 cases were also reported in Southampton, Riverhead, Southold, and East Hampton.
As hospitalization rate and capacity continue to drop, the counties can soon look to begin the process of slowly reopening their economies.
According to the CDC, there must be a downturn in hospitalization for at least two weeks, and hospital capacity must remain below 70 percent as a precaution.
According to the New York State Department of Health, there have been 304,372 positive COVID-19 cases that have resulted in more than 18,000 fatalities, though the virus appears to be stabilizing statewide with hospitalizations and intubations down.
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