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Covid-19: Long Island Infection Rate Rises Again; New Rundown Of Cases By Community
Thirteen new COVID-19-related deaths were confirmed on Long Island in the latest data released by the state, as the infection rate rose for the fourth straight day.
According to the Department of Health, there were eight new COVID-19 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 3,170 since the pandemic began, while five new deaths brought the total in Nassau to 2,992.
In Suffolk, 652 new infections were confirmed, bringing the total in the county to 171,950 since the pandemic began last year. Nassau reported 623 new cases, as the total hit 157,985.
The average seven-day infection rat…
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Community, Other Data
The positive COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island continues dropping after dipping below 6 percent for the first time in weeks, though it is still the highest in the state.
There were 757 new COVID-19 infections confirmed in Nassau on Thursday, Feb. 4, bringing the total to 132,301 since the pandemic began last year. Suffolk reported 771 new infections, for a total of 147,064.
As of Friday, Feb. 5, there were 1,382 COVID-19 patients hospitalized on Long Island, representing 0.05 percent of the region's population, the highest rate in New York. There is currently 36 percent of hospital bed…
Covid-19: Long Island Sees 2.8K-Plus New Cases; Latest Breakdown By Community
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations continues to pile up on Long Island, where there were more than 2,800 new cases, according to the latest data from the state Department of Health.
In Suffolk County, 1,439 new COVID-19 cases were reported from tests taken on on Thursday, Jan. 21, according to the state Department of Health. There were 1,364 new infections in Nassau.
The number of new cases is the highest of any region in the state outside of New York City, where there were 6,307 new cases reported during the same timeframe.
There were 19 new COVID-19 fatalities reported in Suffolk, b…
Covid-19: Long Island Sees 2.4K-Plus New Cases, Increase In Positive-Test Rate; Latest Data
Long Island saw more than 2,400 newly reported COVID-19 cases, as well as a slight increase in the positive-test rate, according to data released by the New York State Department of Health on Monday, Jan. 17.
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There were 1,362 new cases in Suffolk County and another 1,110 in Nassau for a total of 2,472.
The positive infection rate on Long Island for the last three days is as follows.
Friday, Jan. 15: 8.06 percent
Saturday, Jan. 16: 7.81 percent
Sunday, Jan. 17: 7.84 perce…
Covid-19: Long Island Sees 3.7K-Plus New Cases, Another Increase In Infection Rate; Latest Data
Long Island saw a new increase in the COVID-19 positive infection rate, along with more than 3,700 newly reported cases, according to data released by the New York State Department of Health on Saturday, Jan. 9.
There were 2,002 new cases in Suffolk County and another 1,742 in Nassau for a total of 3,744.
The positive infection rate on Long Island the last three days is as follows.
Wednesday, Jan. 6: 9.51 percent
Thursday, Jan. 7: 9.68 percent
Friday, Jan. 8: 9.70 percent
There are a total of 1,544 hospitalizations on Long Island as of Saturday, with approximately 26 percent of…
Covid-19: Long Island Sees Nearly 2,700 New Cases, Another Increase In Infection Rate
Long Island saw a new increase in the COVID-19 positive infection rate, along with nearly 2,700 newly reported cases, according to data released by the New York State Department of Health on Sunday, Jan 3.
There were 1,516 new cases in Suffolk County and another 1,166 in Nassau for a total of 2,682.
The positive infection rate on Long Island the last six days is as follows.
Monday, Dec. 28: 6.85 percent
Tuesday, Dec. 29: 7.49 percent
Wednesday, Dec. 30: 8.04 percent
Thursday, Dec. 31: 8.42 percent
Friday, Jan. 1: 8.82 percent
Saturday, Jan. 2: percent 9.11 percent
The…
Covid-19: Long Island Sees 3,400-Plus New Cases, Increase In Infection Rate; Totals By County
Long Island saw a new increase in the COVID-19 positive infection rate, along with more than 3,400 new cases, according to data released by the New York State Department of Health on Friday, Jan. 1.
There were 1,874 new cases in Suffolk County and another 1,556 in Nassau for a total of 3,430.
The positive infection rate on Long Island the last four days is as follows.
Monday, Dec. 28: 6.85 percent
Tuesday, Dec. 29: 7.49 percent
Wednesday, Dec. 30: 8.04 percent
Thursday, Dec. 31:8.42 percent
There are a total of 1,443 hospitalizations on Long Island as of Friday, Jan. 1 with appr…
Covid-19: Long Island Sees 1,800-Plus New Cases; Here's Latest Breakdown By Community
There were 1,834 newly confirmed COVID-19 reported on Long Island as both Nassau and Suffolk Counties continue to combat the second wave of the virus that's swept through the fall.
According to the latest data from the state Department of Health, There were 1,075 new cases in Suffolk, bringing the total to 72,118 since the pandemic began, while an additional 759 infections were reported in Nassau, as the total reached 68,737 as of Friday, Dec. 11.
Overall infection rates of those tested on Long Island held steady at 4.3 percent in Nassau and 4.4 percent in Suffolk.
The infection rate on Lo…
Covid-19: Long Island Sees New Increase In Cases; Here's Latest Rundown By County
Both Nassau and Suffolk County saw nearly 325 new COVID-19 cases as the virus continues to spread throughout the region, state, and country.
The state Department of Health announced that there were 321 new cases in Suffolk in the past 24 hours, and 322 in Nassau after seeing single and double-digit rises in new cases over the summer and earlier in the fall.
There have now been 52,065 COVID-19 cases reported in Suffolk out of 1.2 million tested. In Nassau, 1,192,246 tests have been administered, resulting in 52,897 confirmed cases.
In Suffolk, the overall infection rate has hit 4.3 percent,…
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Breakdown Of Long Island Cases By Town
Long Island saw less than 200 new COVID-19 cases as Nassau and Suffolk county officials continue combating the pandemic.
In Nassau, the state Department of Health is reporting 88 new positive cases out of 7,980 tested in the past 24 hours.
In Suffolk, there were 81 new cases out of 7,801 who were tested for the virus, keeping the infection rate slightly above 1 percent, well below what some other counties and regions are experiencing in the state.
There have now been 48,272 positive COVID-19 cases out of 937,383 (5.1 percent, down from 5.5 percent) tests administered in Nassau, and 47,711 …
Covid-19: Here's How Nassau, Suffolk Rank In Cases, Positivity Testing Rate For Entire Pandemic
Once the hottest spot in the country for COVID-19 cases, New York has seen a positive infection rate around or under 1 percent for nearly six weeks.
Despite students returning to classrooms, and many employees returning to work post-Labor Day, the number of those tested for COVID-19 on Long Island hasn’t exceeded 1.5 percent in recent days.
But for the entire pandemic, starting in mid-March, the rates are much higher, due to the spike in cases through much of April.
A breakdown of the total number of tests and positive cases, by county, according to the Department of Health is as follows: …
Covid-19: Here's Brand-New Five-Day Testing Rate For Long Island
After Long Island saw an uptick in the COVID-19 test positivity rate for four straight days, the percentage declined slightly according to newly released data.
Here are the day-by-day infection rates:
Tuesday, Sept. 1: 0.8 percent
Wednesday, Sept. 2: 1.1 percent
Thursday, Sept. 3: 1.4 percent
Friday, Sept. 4: 1.5 percent
Saturday, Sept. 5: 1.1 percent
Statewide, of the 85,630 test results reported to New York State on Saturday, 729, or 0.85 percent, were positive. A day earlier, the statewide infection rate was .80 percent.
Those 729 new cases the last 24 hours bring the total …
