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Covid-19: Long Island Sees New Increases In Cases, Positivity Rate; Latest Totals By County
Long Island has seen new increases in both the positivity rate for COVID-19 testing and the number of new cases, according to newly released data on Sunday, Nov. 8.
The positive testing rate in all focus areas under New York State's micro-cluster strategy is 3.72 percent, and outside the focus zone areas is 2.23 percent.
Within the focus areas, 11,672 test results were reported Saturday, Nov. 7, yielding 435 positives.
In the remainder of the state, not counting these focus areas, 133,970 test results were reported, yielding 2,993 positives.
Here are positivity testing r…
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Long Island Cases By Municipality
Long Island saw a small spike in COVID-19 overnight, with nearly 250 newly reported cases, though testing was ramped up.
In Nassau, the state Department of Health is reporting on Wednesday, Oct. 21, a total of 133 new positive cases out of 7,970 tested in the past 24 hours.
In Suffolk, there were 113 new cases out of 7,837 who were tested for the virus, with the infection rate in both counties jumping slightly.
There have now been 48,864 positive COVID-19 cases out of 988,035 tests administered in Nassau, and 48,234 confirmed cases in Suffolk out of 1,000,400 tests that have been administe…
Covid-19: Long Island Sees Uptick In Positive Testing Rate, Cases; Latest County Totals
Long Island saw an uptick in both cases and the positivity rate for COVID-19 testing, according to newly released data on Friday, Oct. 2.
A total of 119,493 test results were reported to New York State on Thursday, Oct. 1 — a new record high.
In the top 20 "hotspot" zip codes, 6,703 tests were conducted, yielding 429 positives or a 6.4 positivity rate.
In the remainder of the state, 112,790 were conducted yielding 1,169 positives or a 1.03 percent positivity rate.
Here are positivity testing rates for the last three days on Long Island:
Tuesday, Sept. 29: 1.3 perc…
Covid-19: Long Island Sees New Uptick In Cases, Positive Testing Rate; Latest Totals By County
Long Island saw another new uptick in the positivity rate for COVID-19 testing, according to newly released data on Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Of a total of 75,087 test results reported on Tuesday, Sept. 15 to New York State, 652, or 0.87 percent, were positive.
Here are positivity testing rates for the last five days on Long Island:
Friday, Sept. 11: 1.4 percent
Saturday, Sept. 12: 1.2 percent
Sunday, Sept. 13: 0.9 percent
Monday, Sept. 14: 1.2 percent
Tuesday, Sept. 15: 1.3 percent
In Nassau County, 66 new cases were confirmed on Tuesday (down 11 from a day earlier) with another 58 in Su…
Covid-19: Here's Long Island Positive Testing Rate; Latest Totals By County
Long Island saw another slight downturn in the positivity rate for COVID-19 testing, according to newly released data on Monday, Sept. 14.
Of a total of 63,358 test results reported on Sunday, Sept. 13 to New York State, 583, or 0.92 percent, were positive.
Here are positivity testing rates for the last five days on Long Island:
Wednesday, Sept. 9: 1.0 percent
Thursday, Sept. 10: 1.3 percent
Friday, Sept. 11: 1.4 percent
Saturday, Sept. 12: 1.2 percent
Sunday, Sept. 13: 0.9 percent
In Nassau County, 52 new cases were confirmed on Sunday (down 26 from a day earlier) with an…
Covid-19: Here's Long Island Positive Testing Rate; Latest Totals By County
Long Island saw a slight downturn in the positivity rate for COVID-19 testing, according to newly released data on Sunday, Sept. 13.
Of a total of 72,668 test results reported on Saturday, Sept. 12 to New York State yesterday, 725, or 0.99 percent, were positive.
Here are positivity testing rates for the last five days on Long Island:
Tuesday, Sept. 8: 1.8 percent
Wednesday, Sept. 9: 1.0 percent
Thursday, Sept. 10: 1.3 percent
Friday, Sept. 11: 1.4 percent
Saturday, Sept. 12: 1.2 percent
In Nassau County, 78 new cases were confirmed on Saturday (down five from a day earlier) wi…
Covid-19: Long Island Sees Another Uptick In Positive Testing Rate; Latest Totals By County
Long Island has seen a new uptick in the positivity rate for COVID-19 testing, according to newly released data on Saturday, Sept. 12.
Of a total of 102,925 test results reported on Friday, Sept. 11 to New York State, 849, or 0.82 percent, were positive.
Here are positivity testing rates for the last five days on Long Island:
Monday, Sept. 7: 1.5 percent
Tuesday, Sept. 8: 1.8 percent
Wednesday, Sept. 9: 1.0 percent
Thursday, Sept. 10: 1.3 percent
Friday, Sept. 11: 1.4 percent
In Nassau County, 83 new cases were confirmed on Friday (down 22 from a day earlier) with another 81 in Suff…
Covid-19: New Antibody Test Results Released For Long Island For First Time In Six Weeks
With New York continuing to ramp up novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing, it was determined that in the past six weeks, the number of patients testing positive for the virus’ antibodies has slightly increased.
New York State surveyed more than 12,000 people between Friday, May 1, and Saturday, June 13, for antibodies, which found that 13.4 percent of those tested are now testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies, up 1.1 percent from the beginning of the tests.
On Long Island, 11.4 percent tested positive as of May 1, jumping 2.7 percent to 14.1 as of June 13.
“We’ve been doing more testing …
