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COVID-19: Long Island Sees Increases In Cases, Infection Rate; Latest Breakdown By Community COVID-19: Long Island Sees Increases In Cases, Infection Rate; Latest Breakdown By Community
Covid-19: Long Island Sees Increases In Cases, Infection Rate; Latest Breakdown By Community Long Island continues to see a rise in new COVID-19 infections as the region and state continue to see the positive infection rate climbing after plateauing following the winter surge of the virus. In the past week, the average seven-day average COVID-19 positive infection rate on Long Island rose from 1.91 percent on Monday, March 21 to 2.54 of those tested on Monday, March 28, according to the latest update from the state Department of Health. The rise marks the seventh-straight day that Long Island has seen its infection rate climbing. Statewide, the positivity rate is also surging, up …

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COVID-19: Long Island Continues Downward Trend In Positive Cases; New Breakdown By Community COVID-19: Long Island Continues Downward Trend In Positive Cases; New Breakdown By Community
Covid-19: Long Island Continues Downward Trend In Positive Cases; New Breakdown By Community The positive COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island continues to decline, though multiple new virus-related deaths were reported in both Nassau and Suffolk counties in the latest update from the Department of Health. After spiking above 4.15 percent recently, the average seven-day average positive infection rate for those tested for COVID-19 on Long Island has dipped for the fourth straight day, from 2.99 percent on Friday, Oct. 1 to 2.82 percent of those tested on Monday, Oct. 4. Statewide, the positive infection rate is also dropping, from 2.45 percent to 2.34 percent during the same…

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COVID-19: Long Island Positive-Test Rate Stays Steadily High; New Breakdown By Community COVID-19: Long Island Positive-Test Rate Stays Steadily High; New Breakdown By Community
Covid-19: Long Island Positive-Test Rate Stays Steadily High; New Breakdown By Community The positive COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island is back below 4 percent after peaking over the past week as the Delta variant of the virus continues to plague the country. For the past three days, the average seven-day COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island has dropped, from 4.01 percent on Sunday, Aug. 22, to 3.98 percent the following day, to 3.92 percent in the latest data released by the state Department of Health.  The statewide infection rate has also fallen, from 3.16 percent to 3.13 percent over the same time frame. In Suffolk, 420 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed in…

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COVID-19: Long Island Infection Rate Drops Sharply; New Breakdown Of Cases by Community COVID-19: Long Island Infection Rate Drops Sharply; New Breakdown Of Cases by Community
Covid-19: Long Island Infection Rate Drops Sharply; New Breakdown Of Cases by Community The positive COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island dropped sharply after peaking above 4.5 percent last week. Long Island reported a 3.50 percent positivity rate for those tested on Wednesday, April 14, down from 3.71 percent from the day before and from 4.05 percent as recently as Friday, April 9. Statewide, the positivity rate is approaching 3 percent, down from 3.6 percent to 3.05 percent during that same stretch, the lowest in a month. Four new virus-related fatalities were reported in both Nassau and Suffolk in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 3,106 and 3,307 respectively. T…

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COVID-19: Long Island Sees Decrease In New Cases; Here's New Breakdown By Community COVID-19: Long Island Sees Decrease In New Cases; Here's New Breakdown By Community
Covid-19: Long Island Sees Decrease In New Cases; Here's New Breakdown By Community Both Nassau and Suffolk saw less than 1,000 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases each as the COVID-19 positive infection rate continues to drop following a post-holiday surge in both categories last month. The New York State Department of Health was reporting 919 new COVID-19 cases in Nassau, with another 839 in Suffolk, bringing the total on Long Island to 1,758 newly infected parties. A total of 143,498 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Suffolk since the pandemic began last year, while 128,735 have been reported in Nassau. Over the weekend, the average seven-day positive infection rate drop…

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COVID-19: 'That's Just Arrogance,' Says De Blasio Of Cuomo's Threat For Vaccine Rollout Fines COVID-19: 'That's Just Arrogance,' Says De Blasio Of Cuomo's Threat For Vaccine Rollout Fines
Covid-19: 'That's Just Arrogance,' Says De Blasio Of Cuomo's Threat For Vaccine Rollout Fines Tensions are running high in New York, as Mayor Bill de Blasio rebuffed Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s threat to fine hospitals that fail to administer allocations of COVID-19 vaccines in a timely manner. This week, Cuomo called out some New York hospitals for their slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, with some administering less than a third of the doses allocated to them, while less than half of the doses distributed statewide have been utilized. In response, Cuomo implemented a “seven-day use it or lose it” mandate for hospitals while threatening hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of fines for t…

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