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There were 2,002 new cases in Suffolk County and another 1,742 in Nassau for a total of 3,744.
The positive infection rate on Long Island the last three days is as follows.
- Wednesday, Jan. 6: 9.51 percent
- Thursday, Jan. 7: 9.68 percent
- Friday, Jan. 8: 9.70 percent
There are a total of 1,544 hospitalizations on Long Island as of Saturday, with approximately 26 percent of hospital beds still available in Nassau and Suffolk.
There are currently 698 COVID-19 patients being treated in 850 Long Island ICU units, with 18 percent of those beds still available. That's a six-percent decline in the number of ICU beds available from a week ago.
A new daily record high of 258,031 COVID tests were administered in New York State on Friday.
There were 23 newly reported COVID-related deaths on Long Island - 15 in Suffolk County and eight in Nassau County, and 188 statewide. There have now been 31,519 COVID deaths statewide during the pandemic.
Here is statewide data for Friday:
- Test Results Reported - 258,031
- Total Positive - 16,943
- Percent Positive - 6.57%
- Patient Hospitalization - 8,527 (-34)
- Patients Newly Admitted - 1,075
- Number ICU - 1,428 (-47)
- Number ICU with Intubation - 876 (-36)
- Total Discharges - 109,035 (+891)
- Deaths - 188
- Total Deaths - 31,519
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