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After several days of seeing the infection rate drop, the average seven-day positive rate jumped from 4.17 percent to 4.31 percent in the latest update provided by the state Department of Health over the weekend.
The statewide infection is also on the rise, up to 3.29 percent, down slightly as other regions in the state contend with variants of the virus.
In Suffolk, 467 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed in the latest update, bringing the cumulative total to 215,876, while Nassau saw 327 new cases, as the total hit 197,786 since the pandemic began in March last year.
Four new virus-related fatalities were reported in both Suffolk and Nassau, as the death toll rose to 3,455 and 3,213, respectively.
Other new COVID-19 deaths were reported in Albany and Erie counties (three each), Kings, Orange, and Westchester counties (two each), with individual deaths in the Bronx, Cayuga, Manhattan, Montgomery, Ontario, Schuyler, and Ulster counties.
Average seven-day Infection rates in the state’s 10 regions according to the latest update from the Department of Health:
- Mohawk Valley: 4.61 percent (up .19 percent);
- Capital Region: 4.56 percent (up .05 percent);
- North Country: 4.52 percent;
- Finger Lakes: 4.44 percent (up .04 percent);
- Long Island: 4.31 percent (up .01 percent);
- Central New York: 4.13 percent (down .28 percent);
- Western New York: 4.04 percent (down .06 percent);
- Hudson Valley: 3.67 percent (up .05 percent);
- Southern Tier: 3.54 percent (down .03 percent);
- New York City: 2.53 percent (down .05 percent).
At the beginning of July, no single region had an infection rate above 1.50 percent.
The latest breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Suffolk County, according. to the Department of Health as of Monday, Aug. 30:
- Brookhaven: 63,143;
- Islip: 52,592;
- Babylon: 30,723;
- Huntington: 24,669;
- Smithtown: 15,398;
- Southampton: 6,325;
- Riverhead: 3,885;
- East Hampton: 1,909;
- Southold: 1,770;
- Shelter Island: 78.
According to the latest data from the county Department of Health, the most cases in Nassau County have been recorded in:
- Levittown: 6,197;
- Hempstead: 5,004;
- Hicksville: 4,925;
- Freeport: 4,606;
- Valley Stream: 4,458;
- East Meadow: 4,266;
- Elmont: 3,835;
- Oceanside: 3,756;
- Franklin Square: 3,599;
- Long Beach: 3,598;
- Glen Cove: 3,283;
- Uniondale: 3,018;
- Massapequa: 2,662;
- Baldwin: 2,600;
- Rockville Centre: 2,588;
- Woodmere: 2,364;
- Wantagh: 2,356;
- North Bellmore: 2,275;
- North Massapequa: 2,271;
- Plainview: 2,257;
- West Hempstead: 2,239;
- Bellmore: 2,085;
- Merrick: 2,158;
- Mineola: 2,143;
- East Massapequa: 2,095;
- Garden City: 2,093;
- Lynbrook: 2,082;
- Seaford: 2,013;
- Massapequa Park: 2,005.
There were 149,124 COVID-19 tests administered in New York according to the latest update from the Department of Health, resulting in 4,246 newly confirmed infections for a 2.85 percent daily infection rate, down slightly from the previous day.
One hundred and three COVID-19 patients were discharged from New York hospitals as the number being treated dipped to 2,148 statewide, down over the weekend.
A total of 79.4 percent of New Yorkers over the age of 18 have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 71.4 percent are fully vaccinated. Officials said that 64.7 percent of all New Yorkers have received at least one dose, with 59.8 percent completing the vaccination process.
As of Aug. 30, 1,738,545 (4,654 new) first doses have been administered to Long Island residents, while 1,545,826 (3,472 new) have completed the process, both among the highest rates in the state.
"As the Delta variant makes its way through communities across the country, it's crucial we keep doing everything we can to keep each other safe from the COVID virus," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said. "Wear a mask and, if you haven't already, get your vaccine as soon as you can. The vaccine is the best way to protect yourselves and your loved ones."
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