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Covid-19: Long Island Sees New Uptick In Cases, Positive Testing Rate; Latest Totals By County
Long Island saw an uptick in the positivity rate for COVID-19 testing, according to newly released data on Tuesday, Sept. 22.
Of a total of 83,997 test results reported on Monday, Sept. 21 to New York State, 754, or 0.89 percent, were positive.
Here are positivity testing rates for the last three days on Long Island:
Saturday, Sept. 19: 0.9 percent
Sunday, Sept. 20: 0.9 percent
Monday, Sept. 21: 1.1 percent
In Nassau County, 66 new cases were confirmed on Monday with another 67 in Suffolk County.
A total of 754 new COVID cases were reported in New York on Monday, bringing the statewide t…