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COVID-19: Long Island Infection Rate Among State's Highest; New Breakdown, Latest Data COVID-19: Long Island Infection Rate Among State's Highest; New Breakdown, Latest Data
Covid-19: Long Island Infection Rate Among State's Highest; New Breakdown, Latest Data The number of COVID-19 patients in ICU or intubated is at the lowest rate since the post-holiday spike of the virus in New York, though Long Island remains among the most infected regions in the state. New York has averaged 548 cases for every 100,000 residents over the past two weeks, the second-highest rate in the country, behind New Jersey’s 647 cases. According to the latest data from the state Department of Health, the average seven-day positive infection rate on Long Island rose from 4.34 percent on Thursday, March 25 to 4.37 percent on Saturday, March 27. The infection rate is the s…

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State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Long Island Woman State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Long Island Woman
State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Long Island Woman An alert has been issued by New York State Police investigators on Long Island as they attempt to track down a woman who has been wanted for more than three years following her arrest for DWI. Aisha Butt, age 28, was arrested by New York State Police troopers out of East Meadow on Sept. 1, 2015 on Long Island for alleged intoxicated driving and for possession of a controlled substance. Butt later failed to make a court appearance and a bench warrant was issued for her arrest on Jan. 18, 2017. Police described Butt as being 5-foot-2 weighing approximately 110 pounds with brown hair and bro…

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COVID-19: NY's Positive-Test Rate Lowest Since November; Here's New Breakdown For Long Island COVID-19: NY's Positive-Test Rate Lowest Since November; Here's New Breakdown For Long Island
Covid-19: NY's Positive-Test Rate Lowest Since November; Here's New Breakdown For Long Island The average seven-day positive COVID-19 infection rate in New York has hit its lowest mark since late November, though Long Island continues to have the state's highest numbers. On Long Island, the positive infection rate has dropped below 5 percent to 4.58 percent, the lowest its been in weeks, though it is still the highest in New York, ahead of the mid-Hudson Valley (4.47 percent) and New York City (4.39 percent).  Statewide, the positivity rate has dipped to 3.71 percent, the lowest since Nov. 28. "The numbers continue to trend in a good direction because New Yorkers are taking th…

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COVID-19: Long Island Has Highest Hospitalization, Positivity Rates In NY; Latest Breakdown COVID-19: Long Island Has Highest Hospitalization, Positivity Rates In NY; Latest Breakdown
Covid-19: Long Island Has Highest Hospitalization, Positivity Rates In NY; Latest Breakdown New York is coming out the other side of the post-holiday COVID-19 surge, though Long Island continues to raise red flags with the highest hospitalization and positivity rate out of the state's 10 regions. Hundreds of new infections were reported in both Nassau and Suffolk, though both counties have seen an improvement after there was a surge following the holiday season. There have now been 145,115 positive COVID-19 cases in Suffolk out of 2.53 million tests administered countywide, according to the state Department of Health. In Nassau, there have been 130,386 confirmed cases out of 2.5 m…

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