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Both Nassau and Suffolk counties reported more than 350 new COVID-19 cases, according to the latest update from the state Department of Health, as the average seven-day infection rate on Long Island rose to 3.59 percent.
Statewide, in the past three days, the positive infection rate in New York has risen from 3.30 percent to 3.47.
There have now been a total of 248,244 COVID-19 cases in Suffolk since the pandemic began in March 2020, and 220,612 in Nassau.
According to the latest update from the Department of Health, 31 new deaths were reported statewide, including two in Suffolk to bring the total number of fatalities to 3,662, while the death toll in Nassau held steady at 3,319.
Average seven-day Infection rates in the state’s 10 regions according to the latest update from the Department of Health:
- Western New York: 8.87 percent (up .35 percent);
- Finger Lakes: 8.77 percent (up .04 percent);
- Mohawk Valley: 7.21 percent (up .29 percent);
- North Country: 6.92 percent (up .19 percent);
- Central New York: 6.01 percent (up .35 percent);
- Capital Region: 5.68 percent (down .12 percent);
- Southern Tier: 4.72 percent (up .04 percent);
- Long Island: 3.59 percent (up .11 percent);
- Hudson Valley: 2.75 percent (up .05 percent);
- New York City: 1.33 percent (up .03 percent).
The latest breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Suffolk County, according. to the Department of Health as of Thursday, Nov. 18
- Brookhaven: 74,781;
- Islip: 59,459;
- Babylon: 35,070;
- Huntington: 27,994;
- Smithtown: 18,362;
- Southampton: 7,384;
- Riverhead: 4,509;
- East Hampton: 2,201;
- Southold: 2,004;
- Shelter Island: 90.
According to the latest data from the county Department of Health, the most cases in Nassau have been recorded in:
- Levittown: 7,306;
- Hempstead: 5,742;
- Hicksville: 5,565;
- Freeport: 5,230;
- Valley Stream: 4,983;
- East Meadow: 4,937;
- Oceanside: 4,371;
- Elmont: 4,295;
- Long Beach: 4,166;
- Franklin Square: 4,100;
- Glen Cove: 2,672;
- Uniondale: 3,363;
- Massapequa: 3,229;
- Woodmere: 3,136;
- Rockville Centre: 3,104;
- Baldwin: 2,949;
- Wantagh: 2,772;
- East Massapequa: 2,756;
- North Massapequa: 2,704;
- North Bellmore: 2,648;
- West Hempstead: 2,635;
- Plainview: 2,603;
- Merrick: 2,566;
- Garden City: 2,461;
- Lynbrook: 2,417;
- Mineola: 2,405;
- Massapequa Park: 2,420;
- Seaford: 2,350;
- Bethpage: 2,268.
There were 160,747 new COVID-19 tests administered in New York according to the latest update from the Department of Health, resulting in 6,114 newly confirmed infections for a 3.80 percent positive daily infection rate.
Fifty-one more COVID-19 patients were admitted into New York hospitals as the number being treated for the virus rose to 2,102 statewide.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a total of 89.3 percent of New Yorkers over the age of 18 have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 79.9 percent are fully vaccinated.
The CDC said that 76.2 percent of all New Yorkers have received at least one dose, with 67.7 percent completing the vaccination process.
As of Nov. 18, 1,982,903 (1,073 new) first doses have been administered to Long Island residents, while 1,765,376 (1,315 new) have completed the process, both among the highest rates in the state.
"In order to spend the holidays safely with our loved ones, we must stay vigilant in our fight against COVID-19," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said. "If you have not done so yet, get vaccinated. If you have a child, protect them by getting them vaccinated.
"And if you have already been vaccinated but feel at risk, get your booster shot and we can end this pandemic together."
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