58°
In Nassau, the state Department of Health was reporting 74 new COVID-19 cases in Suffolk and 100 in Nassau, according to the latest data released. There have now been nearly 50,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in both Nassau and Suffolk County since the pandemic began.
There has been a total of 1,120,188 COVID-19 tests administered in Suffolk, resulting in 49,854 (4.5 percent) positive cases. In Nassau, there have been 50,702 positive cases out of 1,111,418 tests (4.6 percent).
In Suffolk, there was one new virus-related death, bringing the total to 2,022, while there were two in Nassau, bringing the COVID-19 death toll to 2,218.
In the past week, Long Island has seen a slight uptick in its positive infection rate in those tested. The latest data from the state Department of Health:
- Friday, Oct. 30: 18,246 tests administered, resulting in 242 (1.4 percent) positive cases;
- Saturday, Oct. 31: 20,181 tests administered, resulting in 283 (1.4 percent) positive cases;
- Sunday, Nov. 1: 12,741 tests administered, resulting in 179 (1.4 percent) positive cases.
- Monday, Nov. 2: 20,292 tests administered, resulting in 371 (1.8 percent) positive cases;
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: 15,193 tests administered, resulting in 174 (1.1 percent) positive cases;
A breakdown of confirmed and new COVID-19 cases in Suffolk, according to the county Department of Health as of, Nov. 4:
- Islip: 14,593;
- Brookhaven: 12,021;
- Babylon: 8,064;
- Huntington: 6,284;
- Smithtown: 3,201;
- Southampton: 1,392;
- Riverhead: 911;
- Southold: 469;
- East Hampton: 309;
- Shelter Island: 13.
The most confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nassau County are being reported the county's Department of Health have been reported in:
- Hempstead: 2,576;
- Freeport: 1,927;
- Elmont: 1,555;
- Uniondale: 1,508;
- Valley Stream: 1,399;
- Levittown: 1,382;
- Hicksville: 1,262;
- East Meadow: 1,148;
- Glen Cove: 1,109;
- Franklin Square: 974;
- Long Beach: 971;
- Woodmere: 893;
- Baldwin: 809;
- Oceanside: 761;
- Roosevelt: 755;
- North Valley Stream: 723;
- New Cassel: 725.
In the past 24 hours, there were 127,86 COVID-19 tests were administered in New York, resulting in 2,321 positive cases, a 1.81 percent infection rate. Hospitalizations are up to 1,227 and there were 14 new virus-related deaths for the third day in a row.
Since the pandemic began, New York has administered 14,900,623 COVID-19 tests, with 513,689 testing positive. A total of 25,853 New Yorkers have died since mid-March.
Click here to follow Daily Voice Suffolk and receive free news updates.
