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COVID-19: Long Island Infection Rate Among State's Highest; New Breakdown, Latest Data COVID-19: Long Island Infection Rate Among State's Highest; New Breakdown, Latest Data
Covid-19: Long Island Infection Rate Among State's Highest; New Breakdown, Latest Data The number of COVID-19 patients in ICU or intubated is at the lowest rate since the post-holiday spike of the virus in New York, though Long Island remains among the most infected regions in the state. New York has averaged 548 cases for every 100,000 residents over the past two weeks, the second-highest rate in the country, behind New Jersey’s 647 cases. According to the latest data from the state Department of Health, the average seven-day positive infection rate on Long Island rose from 4.34 percent on Thursday, March 25 to 4.37 percent on Saturday, March 27. The infection rate is the s…