Covid-19: Here's Long Island Four-Day Testing Trend, Number Of New Cases In Each County

There was a decrease in positive test results for COVID-19 on Long Island, according to four-day data released Friday, July 24.

Joe Lombardi

07/24/2020 2:30 p.m.

Of the 76,507 tests conducted on Thursday, July 23 in New York State yesterday, 753, or 0.98 percent, were positive.

On Long Island, the positive percentages in the last four days are as follows:

Monday, July 20: 1.4 percent
Tuesday, July 21: 1.0 percent
Wednesday, July 22: 1.4 percent
Thursday, July 23: 0.9 percent

There were 44 new COVID-19 cases reported in Nassau County (seven less than a day earlier) with another 58 positive cases in Suffolk County (36 less than a day earlier).

There were nine deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State on Thursday, bringing the total to 25,090., with none on Long Island.

Here is overall state data for Thursday:

Patient Hospitalization - 650 (-56)
Patients Newly Admitted - 57
Number ICU - 156 (-4)
Number ICU with Intubation - 93 (+0)
Total Discharges - 72,552 (+86)
Deaths - 9
Total Deaths - 25,090

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