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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.

Long Island has been doing as much testing as any downstate region.

Long Island has been doing as much testing as any downstate region.

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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:

  • Nassau: 736,453 tested - 45,906 positive cases (6.2 percent);
  • Suffolk: 744,304 tested - 45,843 positive cases (6.2 percent).

A breakdown of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Suffolk County:

  • Islip: 13,635;
  • Brookhaven: 10,900;
  • Babylon: 7,503;
  • Huntington: 5,711;
  • Smithtown: 2,853;
  • Southampton: 1,209;
  • Riverhead: 814;
  • Southold: 421;
  • East Hampton: 261;
  • Shelter Island: 9.

The most confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nassau County, by municipality:

  • Hempstead: 2,441;
  • Freeport: 1,805;
  • Elmont: 1,462;
  • Uniondale: 1,425;
  • Valley Stream: 1,285;
  • Levittown: 1,196;
  • Hicksville: 1,128;
  • East Meadow: 1,033;
  • Glen Cove: 994;
  • Franklin Square: 899;
  • Long Beach: 844;
  • Baldwin: 752;
  • Woodmere: 703.

Comparatively, here are the same figures for other downstate counties for the entire pandemic:

  • Rockland: 150,100 tests - 14,617 positive cases (9.7 percent)
  • Orange: 144,682 tested - 11,676 positive cases (8.1 percent);
  • Bronx: 726,172 tested - 52,371 positive cases (7.2 percent);
  • Queens: 1,083,225 tested - 71,309 positive cases (6.6 percent);
  • Westchester: 595,995 tested - 37,601 positive cases (6.3 percent);
  • Richmond: 254,863 tested - 15,642 positive cases (6.1 percent);
  • Sullivan: 26,580 tested - 1,580 positive cases (5.9 percent);
  • Kings: 1,191,621 tested - 66,468 positive cases (5.6 percent);
  • Putnam: 41,804 tested - 1,564 positive cases (3.7 percent);
  • New York: 952,461 tested - 32,835 positive cases (3.4 percent);
  • Dutchess: 153,211 tested - 5,006 positive cases (3.3 percent);
  • Ulster: 84,806 tested - 2,225 positive cases (2.6 percent).

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