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 another 31 in Suffolk County (down 37 from the previous day).
A total of 583 new COVID cases were reported in New York on Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 444,948 during the pandemic.
There were four deaths due to COVID-19 in New York State on Sunday, with one on Long Island (in Nassau County) -- bringing the total to 25,394 during the pandemic.
Here is overall state data for Sunday:
- Patient Hospitalization - 464 (+0)
- Patients Newly Admitted - 43
- Number ICU - 143 (+12)
- Number ICU with Intubation - 59 (+5)
- Total Discharges - 75,814 (+47)
- Deaths - 4
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